Incorporate Ultrasound Guidance for Peripheral Nerve Blockade Into Your Practice Michael Aziz MD Jean-Louis Horn MD Use of ultrasound-guided, peripheral-nerve blockade has become more popular in the last 5 years….
Consider the Paramedian Approach for Thoracic Epidural Placement, Especially at the Midthoracic Level Amit Sharma MD You are scheduled to do the anesthesia for a lung resection for a 68-year-old…
Consider the Paramedian Approach for Spinal Anesthetic Placement if the Patient is in the Lateral Position Catherine Marcucci MD Moustafa M. Ahmed MD, MBBCh A spinal anesthetic may be placed…
Remember the Low-Risk and High-Yield Blocks Jennifer Vookles MD, MA You are in the midst of a busy day in the orthopedic operating rooms. You dash through the postanesthesia care…
Know the Facts and Be Ready with an Answer When A Patient Who Will Receive Spinal Anesthesia Asks “Can This Paralyze Me?” Angela M. Pennell MD Despite ongoing efforts to…
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…
