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Trauma Training of Anesthesiologist Put to Test in War Zone OR
ISSUE: SEPTEMBER 2010 Maj. Jeffrey Rengel, MD, an anesthesiologist, returned from Afghanistan to the United States a few months ago and is currently stationed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio. The account of his removal of live ammunition from the skull of an Afghan soldier was widely reported in the U.S. media earlier this year. read more | ||||||||
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With Second Thoughts, the Patient Comes First
ISSUE: AUGUST 2010 She reminded me of my mother. Like my mother, she had a full head of snowy white hair, perfect teeth and a pleasantly confused facial expression. Like my mother, her loving children saw in her a tower of strength holding the family together until the ravages of Alzheimer’s destroyed her mind. And, like my mother, her left wrist bore a red bracelet that in bold black capital letters proclaimed DNR/DNI. Do Not Resuscitate. Do Not Intubate. read more | ||||||||
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Multiuse and Multidose Drug Vials: Where Is the Liability?
ISSUE: JUNE 2010 In early May, a Las Vegas jury awarded Henry Chanin and his wife, Lorraine, $500 million in punitive damages stemming from Mr. Chanin’s infection with hepatitis C during a 2008 endoscopy. Health care workers at the clinic where Mr. Chanin was treated gave him propofol during the procedure, using a vial of the drug from which they had already drawn doses for another patient, and a reused syringe, too. read more | ||||||||
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Headed to the Anesthesia Factory?
ISSUE: MAY 2010 Shortly after 4 a.m. one day last December, I pulled out of my driveway. It was pitch black and raining. But from the moment I merged onto US 101 heading south into Los Angeles to give a Grand Rounds presentation, there were other cars on the road. By 5:30, as I approached the major arteries of the L.A. freeway system, the road was crowded. I began to play the imagination game: Where was everyone going? read more | ||||||||
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It’s Not a Job, It’s a …?
ISSUE: MAY 2010 On a recent vacation in Florida, I found myself with a small group of men, sailing aboard a friend’s 80-foot yacht. Even as they recognized that I was way out of their league, my companions, wealthy entrepreneurs and captains of industry, were pleasant and polite. They also were quite cheerful, for despite the recent economic downturn, they were all doing quite well, thank you. read more | ||||||||
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Wasted Breath
ISSUE: APRIL 2010 Last August, K.M., a 29-year-old woman from Westmont, N.J. arrived at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania with respiratory distress, fever, malaise and other symptoms of infection with the H1N1 influenza virus, otherwise known as “swine flu.” Most concerning was her quickly failing lung function. read more (1 comments) | ||||||||
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Like Your Exclusive Anesthesia Pact? Learn To Defend It
ISSUE: MARCH 2010 Earlier this year, a member of the Texas legislature launched a broadside against the relatively new exclusive agreement, and its provisions for stipend support, between Pinnacle Anesthesia Consultants and the Baylor Health Care System in Houston. The lawmaker’s claim: Exclusive contracts are noncompetitive and drive up the cost of health care. read more (2 comments) | ||||||||
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Tucker Carlson: The Face of American Anesthesiologists?
ISSUE: FEBRUARY 2010 When the American Society of Anesthesiologists invited Tucker Carlson to address its 2009 annual meeting, our association elevated politics over substance. As Mr. Carlson, a conservative commentator with a past penchant for bow ties, took the dais, the ASA linked our dismay over the financial implications of health care legislation with a general aversion to reform. read more (3 comments) | ||||||||
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