Perioperative Beta-Blocker Therapy is Indicated for High-Risk Patients Who Are Having Noncardiac Surgery, But Specific Questions Remain Unanswered Esther Sung MD Richard F. Davis MD, MBA Perioperative adverse cardiovascular events…
Understand the Utility of Preoperative Stress Testing in Suspected Heart Disease Matthew V. DeCaro MD, FACC Although stress testing is quite useful in preoperative cardiac risk stratification, it is a…
Never Fail to Report a Needlestick Injury Vidya K. Rao MD Shawn T. Beaman MD According to the World Health Organization (WHO), an estimated 3 million people worldwide suffer from…
The Same Simple Mistakes at Induction (and Emergence) Happen Over and Over Again—So Develop a Checklist, and Make it Ironclad Brandon C. Dial MD Randal O. Dull MD, PhD For…
Recognize that Transport Is One of the Most Hazardous Intervals in the Perioperative Period and Prepare Accordingly Mohammed Ojodu MD Charles D. Boucek MD Anesthesiology management includes the transport of…
Preoperative Anxiolysis: It’s Not Just “Two of Midaz” Michael P. Hutchens MD, MA William Thomas Green Morton did not meet his patient before their encounter in the Ether Dome on…
Never Rush Through A Sign-Out John T. Bryant IV MD As symbolized by the seal of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), the practice of anesthesia is a profession based…
Wash Your Hands! James W. Ibinson MD, PhD David G. Metro MD You’ve heard it since you were too young to remember: “Wash your hands!” Despite that, many anesthesia providers…
Use Meperidine with Caution Neil B. Sandson MD Meperidine (Demerol) was the first phenylpiperidine analgesic to come onto the market in the United States. Through the years it has been…
Use Extreme Caution When Administering Milrinone in Renal Failure Ying Wei Lum MD Edwin G. Avery IV MD MECHANISM OF ACTION Milrinone is a selective inhibitor of peak cAMP phosphodiesterase…
