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Author: Beth Sissons MedicalNewsToday People with migraine have an increased risk of depression. In addition, depression can also increase the risk of migraine. Although there is no clear explanation for the link between migraine and depression, they may share similar causes. Genetic factors, changes in the brain, and alterations of chemicals in the body can […]
Read MoreDG Journal Club AUTHORS: Helena Xiang et al Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2022 Dec 12 INTRODUCTION Prolonged QTc interval has been linked to risk of arrhythmias and mortality in the general population. Preoperative electrocardiography (ECG) is often obtained for patient-and procedural cardiovascular risk assessment. The aim of this study was to investigate the association of preoperative […]
Read MoreAuthors: Tung, Avery MD, FCCM et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 135(5):p 903-910, November 2022. Drs. Thomas Vetter and Avery Tung discuss the article “The Next Next Wave: How Critical Care Might Learn From COVID in Responding to the Next Pandemic” published in the November 2022 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia. Creator: Anesthesia & Analgesia Editorial Board Now […]
Read MoreASA Monitor January 2023, Vol. 87, 17. It is your first day in Guatemala, where you are scheduled to provide anesthesia as part of a medical mission. In checking your anesthesia machine on the first morning, you notice there are no gas cylinders attached to the machine. You are directed to a storage closet with multiple […]
Read MoreAuthors: Anila B Elliott, MD et al Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Intrahospital transport is a common occurrence for many hospitalized patients. Critically ill children are an especially vulnerable population who experience preventable adverse events at least once a week, on average.1 Transporting these patients throughout the hospital introduces additional hazards and increases the risk of adverse […]
Read MoreAuthors: Tricia A. Meyer et al Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Volume 38, No. 2 • June 2023 BACKGROUND Administering the wrong medication is one of the most feared complications in any field of medicine. Anesthesia professionals are some of the only providers who prescribe, prepare, and administer their own medications. Therefore, the perceived fear among anesthesia […]
Read MoreA hacking incident at a New York-based administrative services firm has resulted in a growing list of anesthesiology practices reporting breaches that so far have affected the personal information of about 430,000 people. Somnia Inc., in Harrison, New York, is a physician-owned anesthesia management services firm that also appears to have corporate or leadership ties […]
Read MoreAuthors: Julio C. Montejano, MD et al ASA Monitor January 2023, Vol. 87, 32–33. Mr. Teguo educates the anesthesia team and the future IONM technologist on proper electrode placement. The stated mission of the ASA Committee on Global Health is to enhance, support, educate, represent and collaborate for safe anesthesia practice worldwide. As an ASA Committee […]
Read MoreAuythors: David M. Feinstein, MD, MSBME; Matthew Popovich, PhD ASA Monitor January 2023, Vol. 87, 18–19. In July and August 2022, an increasing number of anesthesiologists began to notice potential and actual shortages of their preferred epidural kits. Although most anesthesiologists did not have to find substitutes for their kits, a significant number of anesthesiologists nonetheless sounded […]
Read MoreAuthors: Jonathan E. Charnin, MD, FASA; Randy W. Loftus, MD ASA Monitor January 2023, Vol. 87, 36–37. There are always opportunities to improve perioperative patient safety, but some might escape notice because the agent of harm is invisible. The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF) Committee on Infection Prevention is a multidisciplinary, multiprofessional group of experts who convene […]
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