As of November 29th, 2021, the disease known as Covid-19 had already resulted in over 5.5 million recorded deaths globally.1 Though the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic have been widespread, certain populations have faced a disproportionate risk of severe illness…
Myocardial injury after non-cardiac surgery, or MINS, is a condition that affects approximately 20% of patients who undergo major surgery [1]. Unfortunately, there is a strong association between MINS and major surgical patients’ short-term and long-term mortalities [1]. Furthermore, it…
When it was founded in 1985, the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF) was first patient safety organization in the U.S. and ignited the modern patient safety movement. The APSF’s core goal is to ensure “that no patient shall be harmed…
During rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) surgery, operating teams reattach a split sensory retina to the retinal pigment epithelium [1]. During the procedure, the anesthesiologist must ensure the safety of the patient and the comfort of the surgeon(s) [2]. From weighing…
As of July 9, 2021, a little over 600,000 Americans1 and four million people worldwide2 had died from COVID-19. Yet, according to experts, these data, as grim as they may seem, belie the true toll the coronavirus pandemic has exacted…
In addition to our dominant sensory modality of vision, there is now convincing evidence that humans are highly efficient at using their sense of olfaction. One study calculated that humans can discriminate over 1 trillion different olfactory cues and suggested…
With as many as 70% of patients reporting severe postoperative pain following this operation, arthroscopic shoulder surgery poses a significant challenge to anesthesiologists [1]. It is one of the most painful surgeries, with its associated pain intensity rivaling that of…
Aortic disease kills about 10,000 people in the US every year, and aortic aneurysms in particular are an emergent subset of aortic disease3. Aortic aneurysm rupture is often a fatal condition, and thus surgical therapies, either open surgery or endovascular repair, aim to prevent rupture…
Growing public dissatisfaction over high medical bills has put pressure on U.S. politicians to enact legislation to protect consumers. The main cause for these surprise bills are out-of-network costs. Due to physician shortages and a more widely insured population following…
An open lung ventilation approach aims to decrease alveolar de-recruitment with the application of high PEEP (positive end-expiratory pressure) and other recruitment techniques. It is used in the treatment of acute respiratory distress syndrome and other cases of lung de-recruitment [1].…