Complications of Regional Anesthesia: Don’t Touch the Needle Until You Know Them David A. Burns MD INTRODUCTION With the ever-growing number of older persons that need joint replacements and the…
Remember that the Line Isolation Monitor is Based on a Simple Principle of Electrical Safety: Make Sure the Patient Does Not Become Part of A Grounded Circuit Jeffrey D. Dillon…
Do Not Use Your Cell Phone in the Operating Room Grant T. Cravens MD Juraj Sprung MD, PhD Electronic medical devices have become a mainstay of modern health care, and…
Carbon Dioxide Absorbers Save Gas and Moisture But Create the Potential for Mechanical Hazards, Chemical Soup, or A Thermal Disaster Michael Axley MD, MS Stephen T. Robinson MD The purpose…
Scavenging Waste Gases Benefits the Staff But May Harm the Patient Terrence L. Trentman MD Why scavenge waste anesthetic gases? Since the early days of anesthesia, anesthesia providers have been…
Infusion Pumps: Great Technology When It Works Stephen T. Robinson MD Richard Botney MD Infusion pumps are invaluable devices for delivering drugs and fluids at reliable and controlled rates. They…
Cardiac Output Measurement: Do You Really Understand the Underlying Principles? Valerie Sera DDS, MD Matthew Caldwell MD Fegler introduced the thermodilution method for measuring blood flow in 1954. The introduction…
Remember that the Effects of Prone Positioning Depend on Frames Laura H. Ferguson MD Shawn T. Beaman MD Prone positioning is necessary for surgical access to the posterior spine, the…
Do Not Improvise Techniques to Warm Patients—Use Warming Devices only as Per Manufacturers’ Recommendations Jeff T. Mueller MD NORMAL THERMOREGULATION AND MONITORING STANDARDS In human beings, thermoregulatory mechanisms maintain a…
Brain Function Monitors Attempt to Link an Intraoperative Measurement with Postoperative Recall—Much Is Known and More is Unknown as Definitive Practice Parameters and “Best Use” Guidelines for These Monitors Stephen…
