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Authors: Dibash Kumar Das, PhD; Steven L. Shafer, MD, FASA ASA Monitor January 2024, Vol. 88, 1–7. The COVID-19 pandemic spurred unprecedented advances in many aspects of biomedicine. Among the most astonishing was the rapid development of mRNA vaccines, a technology for which Drs. Karikó and Weissman were awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine […]
Read MoreASA Monitor February 2024, Vol. 88, 10. A 68-year-old retired physician who has coronary artery disease is seen in the preoperative clinic before his scheduled coronary artery bypass graft. He asks about options for pain control, including nerve blocks and neuraxial techniques. According to a recent systematic review and meta-analysis, compared with general anesthesia, the use […]
Read MoreASA Monitor February 2024, Vol. 88, 16. Vaccine approval for chikungunya virus The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval to Ixchiq, marking the first vaccine for chikungunya virus. Designed for individuals aged 18 and older at an elevated risk of chikungunya virus exposure, the vaccine addresses an emerging global health threat with over […]
Read MoreAuthor: Thomas H. Locke, MD, MPH ASA Monitor February 2024, Vol. 88, 19–21. Tribal nations have a unique relationship with the U.S. government, having ceded vast stretches of land and resources in exchange for specific treaty rights, one of which is health care services. The history of how this treaty obligation has been honored by the […]
Read MoreAuthor: Patsy Newitt Becker’s ASC Review Many physicians have experienced challenges stemming from Stark law, which bans them from making referrals for Medicare-payable health services if the physician or immediate family member has a financial relationship with the entity. Here are 10 key considerations to know: 1. Congress added an Anti-Kickback Statute to the Social […]
Read MoreNot about anesthesia but I wanted to share this with our readers. Author: Marty Stempniak InnovateHealthcare Radiology Business Breast cancer incidence is rising among U.S. women under 50, according to new research published in JAMA Network Open [1]. This includes elevated diagnosis rates for non-Hispanic Black women in their 20s and 30s, before the disease is even […]
Read MoreAuthors: Amr E. Abouleish, MD, MBA, FASA. et al ASA Monitor February 2024, Vol. 88, 15. At the 2023 ASA annual meeting, the House of Delegates approved an ASA statement titled “Statement on Fundamentals of a Safe and Healthy Workplace for Anesthesiologists.” Unlike traditional ASA declarations, this unique statement doesn’t introduce new policies, but rather consolidates existing […]
Read MoreASA Monitor February 2024, Vol. 88, 12–13. Case presentation 1: A 40-year-old female who was 10 days s/p uneventful laparoscopic tubal ligation with lysis of adhesions presented with presumed sepsis and necrotizing fasciitis (fever, severe abdominal pain, odiferous fluid leak from the abdominal wall, elevated WBC and lactate, anemia, CT: free air in the abdomen, gas […]
Read MoreASA Monitor February 2024, Vol. 88, 1–11. Case presentation: A 15-year-old adolescent female was scheduled for two surgical procedures on a Monday morning. The surgeon for the second procedure uses a harmonic scalpel. The OR nursing coordinator discovered on the previous Friday that the OR had no harmonic scalpels in stock and escalated this to hospital […]
Read MoreASA Monitor February 2024, Vol. 88, 16. Norepinephrine deficiencies could reveal likelihood of Parkinson’s and Lewy body dementia In a recent National Institutes of Health (NIH) study, researchers utilized positron emission tomography (PET) scans of the heart to identify individuals at risk of developing Parkinson’s disease or Lewy body dementia. Scientists at the National Institute of […]
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