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Author: Jodi D. Sherman, MD ASA Monitor March 2024, Vol. 88, 9–10. The ASA Committee on Environmental Health is pleased to announce the release of the third edition of Greening the Operating Room and Perioperative Arena: Environmental Sustainability in Anesthesia Practice (asamonitor.pub/GORPA). This resource document is widely read and referenced by clinicians, administrators, and policymakers across […]
Read MoreAuthors: Akira Kubo, M.S. Koji Hosokawa, M.D., Ph.D. Anesthesiology April 2024. To the Editor: We read with great interest the recent article by Vlisides et al. The authors demonstrated that while intraoperative cortical connectivity measured using 16-channel electroencephalography (EEG) was not linked to postoperative cognitive function, global theta activity was associated with postoperative delirium. The potential utility […]
Read MoreAuthors: Dibash Kumar Das, PhD; Steven Shafer, MD, FASA ASA Monitor November 2023, Vol. 87, 1–5. Anesthesiologists are often at the forefront of new challenges in patient care. Anesthesiologists will be leaders in adapting health care delivery and hospital infrastructure to the escalating impacts of climate change. Climate change has led to more frequent and severe extreme […]
Read MoreAuthor: Phillip E. Vlisides, M.D. Anesthesiology April 2024. In Reply: We thank Mr. Kubo and Dr. Hosokawa for their interest in our study. Perioperative neurocognitive disorders are a major public health issue, and advancing our neurobiologic understanding of these impairments represents an important step toward prevention and management. Our team welcomes the opportunity to discuss the […]
Read MoreAuthors: Ji Wang, M.D., Ph.D. et al Anesthesiology April 2024. Type II genial tubercle fracture, associated with traumatic mandibular fracture, may cause life-threatening airway compromise. In a case of a 12-yr-old boy with traumatic comminuted mandibular fracture, after anesthesia induction, hypoxia rapidly developed due to a limited view during direct laryngoscopy, intraoral bleeding, resistance to […]
Read MoreAuthor: Riz Hatton Becker’s ASC Review Here are three major concerns plaguing the anesthesia industry. Consolidation and private equity influence Thomas Durick, MD, anesthesiologist at Columbus-based Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, told Becker’s: “As private equity firms keep buying up practices and making promises to hospital administrators they cannot keep (such as “We can reduce your […]
Read MoreAnesthesiology May 2024, Vol. 140, A13–A15. Conservative versus liberal oxygenation targets in critically ill children (Oxy-PICU): A UK multicentre, open, parallel-group, randomised clinical trial. Lancet 2024; 403:355–64. PMID: 38048787. Article Selection: Beatrice Beck-Schimmer, M.D. Image: Adobe Stock. Various clinical trials have been performed to identify the optimal oxygenation for invasively ventilated children, but it remains unclear […]
Read MoreAuthors: Manuel C. Vallejo, M.D., D.M.D. et al Anesthesiology April 2024. To the Editor: Both parturients and healthcare providers have fears of neurologic complications associated with neuraxial analgesia/anesthesia, even though the odds are 5- to 10-fold higher for obstetric-related injury. More than half of parturients want to be informed of anesthetic risks even at a […]
Read MoreAuthor: Brigette Hyacinth Linkin Healthcare Leadership Focus One of the most valuable leadership styles is servant leadership, which derives its philosophy from the basics of compassionate communication and emotional intelligence. It ensures a leader’s team members feel heard, seen and valued. This is proven to yield higher levels of job performance as well as outstanding […]
Read MoreAuthors: Susie Yoon, M.D., Ph.D. et al Anesthesiology May 2024, Vol. 140, 920–934. Background Mechanical power (MP), the rate of mechanical energy (ME) delivery, is a recently introduced unifying ventilator parameter consisting of tidal volume, airway pressures, and respiratory rates, which predicts pulmonary complications in several clinical contexts. However, ME has not been previously studied in […]
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