Informatics in Perioperative Medicine
Key Points ▪ Individual computers are connected via networks to share information across many users. ▪ Information security is about ensuring that the correct information is available only to the…
Quality Improvement in Anesthesia Practice and Patient Safety
Key Points ▪ Quality needs to be an integral characteristic of the system in which care is delivered. Improving the quality of care often requires reorganization of the way we…
Anesthesia and Analgesia in the Global Context
Abstract: More than 5 of the world’s 7 billion people lack access to safe anesthesia and surgical services. Surgical disease accounts for 30% of global disease burden, yet less than…
Perioperative Medicine
Key Points ▪ The practice of anesthesiology continues to evolve with health care for patients undergoing new and, in many cases, more complicated procedures in the operating room as well…
The Scope of Modern Anesthetic Practice
Key Points ▪ The scope of modern anesthesia practice includes preoperative evaluation and preparation; intraprocedural care; postoperative care including acute pain management; critical care, resuscitation, and retrieval; chronic pain management;…
Ultrasound-Guided Injection Technique for Hallux Valgus Deformity
Ultrasound-Guided Injection Technique for Hallux Valgus Deformity CLINICAL PERSPECTIVES Bunion, which is also known as the hallux valgus, refers to a constellation of symptoms including soft tissue swelling over the…
Ultrasound-Guided Injection Technique for Posterior Tibialis Tendonitis
Ultrasound-Guided Injection Technique for Posterior Tibialis Tendonitis CLINICAL PERSPECTIVES Posterior tibialis tendonitis is a clinical syndrome characterized by sharp, constant, and severe inner ankle pain. This painful condition is often…
Ultrasound-Guided Injection Technique for Intermetatarsal Bursitis
Ultrasound-Guided Injection Technique for Intermetatarsal Bursitis CLINICAL PERSPECTIVES Intermetatarsal bursitis refers to a constellation of symptoms including pain and tenderness over the affected intermetatarsal spaces, which radiate distally into the…
Ultrasound-Guided Injection Technique for Hammertoe Pain Syndrome
Ultrasound-Guided Injection Technique for Hammertoe Pain Syndrome CLINICAL PERSPECTIVES Hammertoe refers to a constellation of symptoms including a painful flexion deformity of the proximal interphalangeal joint with the middle and…
Ultrasound-Guided Metatarsal and Digital Nerve Block of the Foot
Ultrasound-Guided Metatarsal and Digital Nerve Block of the Foot CLINICAL PERSPECTIVES Ultrasound-guided metatarsal and digital nerve block is useful in the management of the pain subserved by the metatarsal and…
