The Anesthesia Consultant

MAY 2, 2023

The Barnes Jewish Hospital, Washington University, St. Louis Imagine this: You’re an anesthesiologist in the operating room at a busy hospital. Your patient is in mid-surgery, and you receive a call from the Anesthesia Control Tower that the patient’s blood pressure is too low, your blood transfusion replacement is inadequate, and that the patient is in danger.

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Somnia

MAY 2, 2023

Masking requirements in health care have continued longer than in the community because these settings need higher safety measures. In March 2020, the world was rocked by the COVID-19 Pandemic. It became the norm to have to wear masks on planes, trains, and public settings. Universal masking became a critical protective measure. Now, most mask mandates only remain at hospitals and in healthcare settings, but experts say it is time to walk back those policies.

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Trocar Supplies

MAY 3, 2023

The importance of preventing cross-contamination through disinfecting and cleaning surgical instruments made headlines in 2019. Between October 15, 2018 and March 31, 2019 the FDA received 159 device reports of infected duodenoscopes, snake-like cameras with a lighted end, used in procedures involving the pancreas and bile ducts. These 159 incidents resulted in 45 infections and three deaths.

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