Know What Screening Tests are Performed on Volunteer Donor Blood
Know What Screening Tests are Performed on Volunteer Donor Blood Andrew M. Gross MD Donated blood is subjected to a rigorous series of tests before it is deemed safe for…
Learn from the Care of the Combat Victim: Ask the Surgeons to Consider Damage Control Surgery for the Bleeding Patient
Learn from the Care of the Combat Victim: Ask the Surgeons to Consider Damage Control Surgery for the Bleeding Patient Surjya Sen MD Damage control surgery is defined as operative…
Use the Principles of “Damage Control Anesthesia” in the Care of the Massively Bleeding Patient and Ask the Surgeons to Implement “Damage Control Surgery” if Necessary
Use the Principles of “Damage Control Anesthesia” in the Care of the Massively Bleeding Patient and Ask the Surgeons to Implement “Damage Control Surgery” if Necessary T. Miko Enomoto MD…
Consider the Use of Tris-Hydroxymethyl Aminomethane (THAM) to Treat Refractory or Life-Threatening Metabolic Acidosis
Consider the Use of Tris-Hydroxymethyl Aminomethane (THAM) to Treat Refractory or Life-Threatening Metabolic Acidosis Leander L. Moncur MD Elliott R. Haut MD, FACS You just assumed care of a 35-year-old…
Do Not Treat Lactic Acidosis with Bicarbonate
Do Not Treat Lactic Acidosis with Bicarbonate Prasert Sawasdiwipachai MD Lactic acidosis is one type of anion-gap metabolic acidosis (AGMA). It occurs when the tissue metabolism has to undergo anaerobic…
Protect the Kidneys, Not the “UOP”
Protect the Kidneys, Not the “UOP” Michael P. Hutchens MD, MA It is axiomatic in anesthesiology that abundant, or at least physiologically normal, intraoperative urine output (UOP) is essential to…
Remember that the Synthetic Colloid Solutions Have Distinct Properties and Risk/Benefit Ratios
Remember that the Synthetic Colloid Solutions Have Distinct Properties and Risk/Benefit Ratios Ivan V. Colaizzi MD Raymond M. Planinsic MD Before an anesthesia provider can consider the colloid solutions in…
Hypertonic Saline: the “Solution” to the Solution Problem?
Hypertonic Saline: the “Solution” to the Solution Problem? Lavinia M. Kolarczyk MD Patrick J. Forte MD Analogous to the variety of beverages in your supermarket’s soda aisle, there exist numerous…
Remember that Loss of a Patent Hemodialysis Fistula in the Perioperative Period is a Serious Event for the Patient and Requires Immediate Communication with the Surgeons
Remember that Loss of a Patent Hemodialysis Fistula in the Perioperative Period is a Serious Event for the Patient and Requires Immediate Communication with the Surgeons Anagh Vora MD Steven…
Avoid Errors in Invasive Blood Pressure Measurement
Avoid Errors in Invasive Blood Pressure Measurement Michael S. N. Hogan MB, BCh Juraj Sprung MD, PhD Monitoring of a patient’s blood pressure (BP) is crucial to the safe conduct…
