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网页2024年9月18日 · Bariatric Surgery More Renoprotective Than Weight-Loss Meds. In patients with obesity who also have type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease, surgery is a better ... SEPTEMBER 16, 2024. Anesthesiology News, now in its 48th year, has been the most widely read publication for the specialty for the last 25 years.
Making the Most of Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia
网页2024年9月9日 · As anesthesiologists gain more experience with ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia, procedures will continue to evolve with the development of new nerve blocks, including those for the chest and abdominal wall, hip and more. Dr. Knauft: Our hospital has seen significant improvements in clinical and economic outcomes after implementing an …
Airway Management During Persistent Flooding Of the …
网页2024年9月20日 · Endotracheal intubation remains the standard of care when definitive control of the airway is required. 1 Unlike intubation in elective anesthesia, patients in an emergency department requiring airway access are assumed to have a full stomach and are therefore at risk for aspiration during intubation. 2 In these patients, laryngoscopy itself may cause fluids from the esophagus to flood the ...
One-Fifth of Anesthesia Malpractice Claims Are for Failure to Rescue
网页2024年9月10日 · New research has highlighted the importance that failure to rescue plays in anesthesia malpractice claims with high-severity outcomes. A study by Karen B. Domino, MD, MPH, and her colleagues at the University of Washington School of Medicine, in Seattle, has found that nearly 20% of claims for severe adverse events were associated with failure to rescue after postoperative patient deterioration.
Becoming a Leader in Anesthesiology: 10 Challenges Women Face
网页2024年1月4日 · This edition of “Current Concepts in the Management of the Difficult Airway” marks the 21st anniversary of this biannual review. A series of events could lead up to a supply chain disruption of one of our most critical medical devices. Perioperative brain health is a particular concern for older patients, families, and caregivers.
War Games: Private Anesthesia Group Versus Hospital System …
网页2024年9月17日 · Update: Stranger Than Fiction. As this article was in production, the private equity firm was fired from the largest of our three hospitals. This transition will take place Feb. 1, 2024. Out of respect for the hospital and the national anesthesia group, I will not attempt to guess as to the reason for the decision.
Regional Anesthesia and The Patient with Preexisting Neuropathy
网页2024年9月16日 · There has been growing interest among practitioners of regional anesthesia concerning its provision to people with a preexisting neurologic condition and, specifically, a history of neuropathy.. The benefits of providing regional anesthesia for patients undergoing a variety of surgical interventions have been well established. In 1999, Alon P. Winnie, MD, a pioneer of regional anesthesia and ...
Using Regional Anesthesia in Difficult Airway Patients
网页2024年9月16日 · The incidence of difficult intubation ranges from 1% to 8%, 2,4 and the incidence of failed intubation is approximately 0.05% to 0.35%. 4 While less than 1 in 5,000 routine cases fall into the “cannot ventilate, cannot intubate” category, roughly 25% to 46% of anesthesia-related deaths are associated with difficult airways. 5,6 Furthermore, the incidence of difficult mask ventilation and ...
Airway Management of Children With Rare Syndromes
网页2024年9月19日 · The gel can be applied to the lips, tongue, and palate using a gloved finger or pacifier. If biting of the scope is an issue, an oral airway placed at a 90-degree angle may prevent further biting. Figure 5. “Non-asleep” technique for airway management in children with rare syndromes.
The Supraglottic Airway Device: Its Role as an Intubating Conduit
网页2024年9月17日 · The original cLMA is now considered a first-generation SAD (1st-gen SAD) for its simplistic design (simple airway tube with a cuff). Recently introduced SADs have characteristics that improve their performance over the cLMA with the potential benefit of improved patient safety by attention to difficult SAD insertion, portal access to remove esophageal and gastric contents, and cuff ...
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