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Uncategorized Published - 31 May, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Recruitment Tailored to Individual Expectations Defines New Routines

Author: Amy Gallagher ASA Monitor April 2022, Vol. 86, 43. Newly defined pandemic-driven realities are requiring recruiters to learn new routines and new steps to select the ideal candidate with the best fit. Recruiters are striving to offer a “thriving” lifestyle, recognizing that it takes more than money to attract candidates today. In other words, it’s […]

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Uncategorized Published - 31 May, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Prone Position Minimizes the Exacerbation of Effort-dependent Lung Injury: Exploring the Mechanism in Pigs and Evaluating Injury in Rabbits

Authors: Takeshi Yoshida, M.D., Ph.D. et al  Anesthesiology May 2022, Vol. 136, 779–791. Background Vigorous spontaneous effort can potentially worsen lung injury. This study hypothesized that the prone position would diminish a maldistribution of lung stress and inflation after diaphragmatic contraction and reduce spontaneous effort, resulting in less lung injury. Methods A severe acute respiratory distress […]

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Uncategorized Published - 30 May, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Happy Memorial Day

Anesthesia Experts cannot state how grateful we are for all of the fabulous individuals who have been in our military.   Thank you so much you are our HEROS.   We hope all of our readers enjoy a fun and safe Memorial Day holiday.

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Uncategorized Published - 27 May, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Midline Shift Due to Acute Intracranial Hemorrhage in the Surgical ICU: Bedside or OR for Decompression?

Authors: Monica Lupei, MD et al  ASA Monitor April 2022, Vol. 86, 34–35. As anesthesiologists, intensivists, and surgeons in a quaternary academic medical center, we often find ourselves in situations where life-altering decisions need to be made in a complex environment with incomplete and rapidly changing information. In our estimation, this has never been truer than […]

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Uncategorized Published - 27 May, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Anesthesia Incident Reporting System (AIRS) Case 2022-04: Feedback is a Gift!

ASA Monitor April 2022, Vol. 86, 16. An anesthesia incident reporter writes: “Patient arrives and was administered a slew of sedatives and anesthesia, dropping their heart rate to the point where a new device has to be placed because the original one is now broken, and now there is no way to extract it.” This reporter […]

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Uncategorized Published - 27 May, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
SEE Question

ASA Monitor April 2022, Vol. 86, 12. A 60-year-old man with chronic back pain presents for spine surgery. According to a recent study comparing the use of conditioned open-label placebo with treatment as usual after spine surgery, which of the following outcomes is MOST likely in the conditioned open-label placebo group? □ (A) Lower postoperative […]

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Uncategorized Published - 27 May, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Use of Incident Command Concepts and the COVID-19 Pandemic

Author: Samuel H. Wald, MD, MBA, FASA ASA Monitor April 2022, Vol. 86, 27–28. Stanford Clinical Assistant Professor Praveen Kalra, MD (left), and Resident Alexandra Klein, MD (right), work with PPE trainer Dane Marin from Performance Medical Group to learn how to correctly don PPE back in 2020. The idea of crisis resource management in anesthesiology […]

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Uncategorized Published - 27 May, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
What are some after-effects of shingles?

Author: Karen Veazey MedicalNewsToday Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, is a type of rash that occurs due to the varicella-zoster virus (VZV). Although shingles usually resolve after a few weeks, complications can develop that affect the nerves, ears, eyes, or organ systems. VZV is the virus that causes chickenpox. After chickenpox resolves, the virus […]

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Uncategorized Published - 26 May, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
ACE Question

ASA Monitor April 2022, Vol. 86, 14. A patient experiences a seizure 12 hours after tumescent liposuction of the abdomen and thighs. What is the MOST likely reason for the delay in this complication? □ (A) Third-space crystalloid redistribution □ (B) Epinephrine added to the tumescent solution □ (C) Postprocedure blood loss The tumescent liposuction technique uses large volumes […]

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Uncategorized Published - 26 May, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Is Your Workplace Hazardous to Your Health?

Author: Karen S. Sibert, MD, FASA ASA Monitor April 2022, Vol. 86, 15. I found myself on the wrong side of the ether screen last week, having surgery on my left hand to release Dupuytren’s contracture, a genetic gift from my father and generations of our Viking forebears (asamonitor.pub/33BeNvR). Wondering how long it will take to […]

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