A Variety of Techniques Provide Acceptable Anesthesia for Awake Intubation of the Airway; Ultimately, the Most Important Factors Are Operator Experience and Adequate Time Chauncey T. Jones MD Awake fiber-optic…
Consider PEEP Andrea Y. Tan MD Ibtesam A. Hilmi MB, CHB, FRCA Positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) is defined as an elevation of alveolar pressure at the conclusion of passive expiration…
Basics of Airway Management—Part II (Tips and Tidbits) Catherine Marcucci MD Nabil M. Elkassabany MD Airway management is both a science and an art, and the wise anesthesia provider will…
Never Neglect the Basics of Airway Management Adam D. Niesen MD Juraj Sprung MD, PhD Establishing an adequate airway is an important task for every anesthesia provider, as is having…
Acute Pain Management Stephen M. Macres Peter G. Moore Scott M. Fishman Key Points The inadequate relief of postoperative pain has adverse physiologic effects that can contribute to significant morbidity…
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Charles W. Otto Key Points Brain adenosine triphosphate is depleted after 4 to 6 minutes of no blood flow. It returns nearly to normal within 6 minutes of…
Trauma and Burns Levon M. Capan Sanford M. Miller Kevin J. Gingrich Key Points Airway management is tailored to the type of injury, the nature and degree of airway compromise,…
Chronic Pain Management Honorio T. Benzon Robert W. Hurley Timothy Deer Asokumar Buvanendran Key Points A delta and C fibers, under normal conditions, transmit nociceptive (pain) information to the spinal…
The Renal System and Anesthesia for Urologic Surgery Mark Stafford-Smith Andrew Shaw Aaron Sandler Catherine Kuhn Key Points Renal filtration and reabsorption are susceptible to alterations by surgical illness and…
Postanesthesia Recovery Michael A. Fowler Bruce D. Spiess Key Points The postoperative planning begins with the preoperative evaluation and formation of an intraoperative anesthetic plan. The type of anesthetic (i.e.,…
