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Authors: Zachary Deutch, MD, FASA; Russ Armistead, MBA ASA Monitor November 2023, Vol. 87, 10–11. Behind every successful leader is a great support network! Pictured are members of the Armistead family cheering on the Wake Forest football team. Left to right: Mr. Armistead’s wife, daughter, granddaughter, son-in-law, and grandson. Many ASA members have interacted with members […]
Read MoreAuthor: Emily C. Raffensberger, M.S. Anesthesiology October 2023. I’m bound comfortably snug inside a cocoon of anesthesia. There’s nothing to see, to taste, to touch. Nothing hurts. Everything is starch and antiseptic. Out of the nothingness come pinpricks of sound. There is the hum of ventilation. I hear a voice say the phrase “wake up.” […]
Read MoreASA Monitor November 2023, Vol. 87, 18. Trends Flu vaccine shows strong protection again hospitalization in South America A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report released in September evaluated vaccine effectiveness during the March-September Southern Hemisphere influenza season. A human neutrophil (red) containing ingested Klebsiella pneumoniae (purple). Photo courtesy of NIAID. Based on data contributed by […]
Read MoreAuthors: William Amarquaye, PharmD et al Pract Pain Manag. 2023 March/April;22(2). With an unprecedented surge in psychostimulant-related deaths due to cross-contamination of illicitly manufactured fentanyl, here’s what prescribers and physicians need to know, including monitoring and mitigating risk, for their patients who use methamphetamine and cocaine. A Special Report. Background: It Started with Opioids The […]
Read MoreAuthors: George Tewfik, MD, MBA, FASA, CPE, MSBA et al ASA Monitor October 2023, Vol. 87, e2–e3. Picture two starkly different scenarios… In Hospital A, the regional anesthesia team mandates and directs the perioperative analgesic plan. When the acute pain attending for the day and the resident identify a patient on the OR schedule who may […]
Read MoreAuthors: Anahi Perlas, MD, FRCPC et al Anesthesiology October 2023. Background The physiology of diabetes mellitus can increase the risk of perioperative aspiration but there is limited and contradictory evidence on the incidence of “full stomach” in fasting diabetic patients. The aim of this study is to assess the baseline gastric content (using gastric ultrasound) […]
Read MoreAuthors: Emily A. Vail, MD MSc. et al Anesthesiology October 2023. Background The effects of spinal versus general anesthesia on long-term outcomes have not been well-studied. We tested the hypothesis that spinal anesthesia is associated with better long-term survival and functional recovery than general anesthesia. Methods We conducted a pre-specified analysis of long-term outcomes of […]
Read MoreAuthors: Michael F. Aziz, MD et al Anesthesiology October 2023. Background: Surgical procedures performed on patients with recent exposure to COVID-19 infection have been associated with increased mortality risk in prior studies. Accordingly, elective surgery is often delayed after infection. We aimed to compare 30-day hospital mortality and postoperative complications (acute kidney injury, pulmonary complications) […]
Read MoreAuthor: Don Goldeberg MD Pract Pain Manag. 2023 March/April;22(2). Test your clinical knowledge with five case examples on how to make a differential diagnosis for acute widespread pain. An abrupt onset of widespread musculoskeletal pain is commonly seen in primary care and specialty medicine. There are multiple potential causes for such pain, including brief self-limited […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Azizi, Paymon M. MSc et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 137(3):p 629-637, September 2023. BACKGROUND: Acute myocardial injury after noncardiac surgery, which is most often symptomatically silent, is associated with increased mortality and morbidity. However, it is not known if routine postoperative troponin testing will affect patient outcomes. METHODS: We assembled a cohort of patients who […]
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