Drs. Rebecca Minehart and Aaron Hess discuss “Health Numeracy and Relative Risk Comprehension in Perioperative Patients and Physicians” in the August 2020 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.

Drs. Jean-Francois Pittet and Detlef Obal discuss “A Guide to Understanding “State-of-the-Art” Basic Research Techniques in Anesthesiology” in the August 2020 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.

Drs. Jean-Francois Pittet and Tong J Gan discuss “4th Consensus Guidelines for the Management of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting” in the August 2020 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.

Renal Disease in Pregnancy with Jacqueline M. Galvan

Update on the SPA

Ketogenic Diet with Debnath Chatterjee

Battle Buddies: Rapid Deployment of a Psychological Resilience Intervention for Healthcare Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Atrial Myxoma

Simulation Education

Drs. Ken Johnson and Karsten Bartels discuss “Neostigmine versus Sugammadex for Reversal of Neuromuscular Blockade and Effects on Re-Intubation for Respiratory Failure or Newly Initiated Non-Invasive Ventilation: An Interrupted Time Series Study Design” in the July 2020 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.

Drs. Nikolaos Skubas and Marta Kelava discuss “Regional Anesthesia in Cardiac Surgery: an Overview of Fascial Plane Chest Wall Blocks” in the July 2020 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.

Airway, Breathing, Cellphone with Tom Klumper

Heart Failure after CABG

Drs. Robert Whittington and Daniel McIsaac discuss “Frailty for Perioperative Clinicians: a Narrative Review” in the June 2020 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.

Drs. Maxime Cannesson and Cédrick Zaouter discuss “Autonomous systems in Anesthesia –Where do we stand in 2020? A narrative review” in the May 2020 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.

Drs. Drs. Maxime Cannesson and Ira Hofer discuss “Realistically Integrating Machine Learning into clinical practice: a road map of opportunities, challenges, and a potential future” in the May 2020 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.

Drs. James DiNardo and Lizabeth Martin discuss “Perioperative Management of Pediatric Patients with Type 1 Diabetes, Updated Recommendations for Anesthesiologists” in the April 2020 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.

Drs. Honorio Benzon and Bradley H. Lee discuss “Educating Patients Regarding Pain Management and Safe Opioid Use After Surgery: A Narrative Review” in the March 2020 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.

Drs. Robert Whittington and Brian O'Gara discuss “Prevention of Early Postoperative Decline: A Randomized, Controlled Feasibility Trial of Perioperative Cognitive Training” in the March 2020 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.

Drs. Maxime Cannesson and Kathryn H. Bridges discuss “To Infinity and Beyond: The Past, Present, and Future of Tele-Anesthesia” in the February 2020 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.

Drs. Maxime Cannesson and Kathryn H. Bridges discuss “To Infinity and Beyond: The Past, Present, and Future of Tele-Anesthesia” in the February 2020 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.

Drs. Ken Johnson and Jonathan H. Chow discuss “Reversal of Vasodilatory Shock: Current Perspectives on Conventional, Rescue, and Emerging Vasoactive Agents for the Treatment of Shock” in the January 2020 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.

Pectus Excavatum with Aditee Ambardekar

Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnancy: implications of Anesthetic Care with Britany Raymond

Perioperative Management of Pediatric Patients on a Ketogenic Diet

Postoperative Apnea with Faith Ross

COVID-19 and Crisis Resource Management with Rebecca Minehart

HeartMate III LVAD

Hemoglobin structure and function
Oxygen-Hemoglobin binding
Oxygen-Hemoglobin Dissociation Curve
Factors influencing left and rightward shift

Cerclage and indications for cerclage: Anesthetic techniques and Dermatomes

ROTEM for Management of Coagulopathy in Pregnancy with Shubhangi Singh

Ambulatory Surgery: Patient Selection
Ambulatory Surgery; Fast Track Criteria
Ambulatory Surgery: Discharge Delays
Outpatient Surgery Contraindications

Nitrous Oxide: Mechanism of action, Use in obstetric anesthesia, Side Effects and Contraindications
Occupational Exposure

Pediatric Supraventricular Tachycardia with Faith Ross

Pediatric cardiomyopathy

I Tweet, Therefore I Learn: An Analysis of Twitter Use Across Anesthesiology Conferences

Carcinoid syndrome: Definition, symptoms, and diagnosis
Carcinoid syndrome: Anesthetic considerations

Woman's Empowerment and Leadership Initiative

ASRA Guidelines: Herbal Supplementation
ASRA Guidelines Epidural Catheter Removal

Bariatric Surgery with Debnath Chatterjee

ACOG/SMFM Level of Maternal Care 2019 with Mark Zakowski

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)

Lung Isolation in Patients with Tracheostomies Undergoing Lung Transplantation

Impact of Caffeine Ingestion on the Driving Performance of Anesthesiology Residents After 6 Consecutive Overnight Work Shifts

Wiggles, Squiggles, and Drugs: Neuromonitoring with Michael Puglia

Low Tidal Volume Ventilation: Lung protective effect

Forced Care During Pregnancy with Julie Cantor

The Pediatric Difficult Airway

Pulmonary Hypertension and Liver Transplantation

Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome with Aditee Ambardekar

Does Adherence to World Health Organization Hand Hygiene Protocols in the Operating Room Have the Potential to Produce Irritant Contact Dermatitis in Anesthesia Providers?

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Vasopressin; Arginine Vasopressin: Mechanism of Action; CV Effects of Vasopressin

Arginine Vasopressin

Obstetric Critical Care with Jennifer Hofer

Placental transfer: anesthetic drugs

Rescue TEE and Pulmonary Embolus

Caring for Patients with Congenital Heart Disease

Congenital Heart Disease Associated with Genetic Syndromes with Faith Ross

ABA Manuscript Series November 2019

Transfusion-related Immunomodulation (TRIM); Transfusion: Leukoreduction

Neurologic Complications in Obstetric​ Anesthesia with Christine Warrick

Global health

Laryngomalacia with Debnath Chatterjee

Pregnancy: DIC

Red Blood Cell Transfusion in Pediatric Orthotopic Liver Transplantation: What a Difference a Few Decades Make

Non-Compaction Cardiomyopathy

Pregnancy: DIC

Building a Career in Academia with Arvind Palanisamy

Heart Failure and Mechanical Circulatory Support

Anesthetic Implications for Pediatric Patients Undergoing Scoliosis Repair with Denise P. Chang

One-lung ventilation in children

Post-op Cardiac Event: Risk Factors; Pre-anesthesia Eval: Cardiac

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) with Aditee Ambardekar

Do You Really Mean It? Assessing the Strength, Frequency, and Reliability of Applicant Commitment Statements During the Anesthesiology Residency Match

ACC/AHA Guidelines: Stents; Old MI: Perioperative Risk Assessment

Impacting the Labor and Delivery Floor Using Quality and Patient Safety Metrics with Klaus Kjaer

Pediatric One-lung ventilation with Debnath Chatterjee

Perioperative management of sickle cell disease

Lambert-Eaten Physiology; Myasthenic Syndrome vs Myasthenia Gravis: Sx

American Society for Enhanced Recovery and Perioperative Quality Initiative Joint Consensus Statement on Perioperative Opioid Minimization in Opioid-Naive Patients

Intracardiac Mass

Erector Spinae Plane Block

A novel inter-fascial plane block first described in 2016. This technique has been used for analgesia for the following procedures:

- Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS)

- Pulmonary lobectomy

- Thoracic rib and sternal fractures

- Mastectomy

- Axillary sentinel lymph node biopsy

- Abdominal surgery

- Hip surgery

- Thoracic neuropathic pain relief

Unique Contraindications:

- Localized active infectious process at injection site

- Extensive tissue depth between skin and transverse process limiting visualization of transverse process

Unique Complications:

- Pneumothorax

- Lower extremity motor weakness if performed at lower thoracic level

Technique:

- Transverse probe at midline of the spine and identify spinous process, lamina, transverse process and rib

- Slide probe laterally and center view over transverse process

- Rotate probe 90 degrees to parasagittal view of transverse process

- Insert needle from cranial to caudal direction and contact transverse process

- Inject local anesthetic aiming for pooling above transverse process and lifting of erector spinae muscle.  For this video, 30 ml of Ropivacaine 0.5% was used.

Tips:

- Other postural positions (i.e. prone or lateral) may facilitate placement

- Although the T5 transverse process had been the traditional plane of insertion, the block can be performed at any level

- Rostral spread 2-3 levels and approximately 5 levels caudally

- Ultrasound identification/differentiation of the target transverse process and its transition to its adjacent rib can ensure injection at the correct site

- Transverse process appears as blunt and flat while the rib is seen as round on ultrasound with pleura clearly seen in close proximity

- Constant visualization of the needle along its entire length until its contact to the transverse process may decrease the likelihood of a pneumothorax

- Consider use of weight-appropriate dose of local anesthetic to decrease the likelihood of LAST

Block Anesthesiologist:  Gloria Shih Cheng, M.D.

Synopsis:  Jose Enrique Lagueras Garcia, M.D.

Production: Sandy Thammasithiboon, M.D. / ST Film

References:

1. Altiparmak B, et al. 2019. Comparison of the effects of modified pectoral nerve block and erector spinae plane block on postoperative opioid consumption and pain scores of patients after radical mastectomy surgery: a prospective, randomized, control trial. J Clin Anesth. 54:61-65.
2. Altinpulluk EY, et al. 2019. Bilateral postoperative ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane block in open abdominal hysterectomy: a case series and cadaveric investigation. Rom J Anaesth Intensive Care. 26(1): 83-88.
3. Ahiskalioglu, et al. 2018. Erector spinae plane block for bilateral lumbar transverse process fracture in emergency department: a new indication. Am J Emerg Med. 36(10)1927.
4. Ciftci B, et al. 2019. Ultrasound-guided single shot preemptive erector spinae plane block for postoperative pain management.J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 33(4): 1175-1176.
5. Elkoundi A, et al. 2019. Erector spinae plane block for pediatric hip surgery-a case report. Korean J Anesthesiol. 72(1):68-71.
6. Ince I, et al. 2018. Erector spinae plane block catheter insertion under ultrasound guidance for thoracic surgery: case series of three patients. Eurasian J Med. 50(3)204-205.
7. Jadon A, et al. 2018. Flouroscopic-guided erector spinae plane block: a feasible option. Indian J Anaesth. 62(10):806-808.
8. Jones MR, et al. 2019. Confirmation of erector spinae plane block analgesia for 3 distinct scenarios: a case report. A A Pract. 12(5): 141-144.
9. Luis-Navarro JC, et al. 2018. Erector spinae plane block in abdominal surgery: case series. Indian J Anaesth. 62(7): 549-554.
10. Kumar, A, et al. 2018. The use of liposomal bupivacaine in erector spinae plane block to minimize opioid consumption for breast surgery: a case report. A A Pract. 10(9)239-241.
11. Nath S, et al. 2018. USG-guided continuous erector spinae block as a primary mode of perioperative analgesia in open posterolateral thoracotomy: a report of two cases. Saudi J Anaesth. 12(3): 471-474.
12. Petsas D, et al. 2018. Erector spinae plane block for postoperative analgesia in laparoscopic cholecystectomy. J Pain Res. 11: 1983-1990.
13. Tulgar S, et al. 2019. Ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane block: indications, complications, and effects on acute and chronic pain based on a single-center experience. Cureu 11(1): e3815.

Latex allergy: Fruits; Anaphylaxis: Epinephrine Treatment; Latex Allergy: Treatment

Beyond the Binary: Caring for Sexual and Gender Minority Patients on the Birth Unit

Pediatric ECMO with Faith Ross

Sugammadex (Bridion®), Pharmacology. Warnings and precautions, and Reintubation considerations after use

Technology in anesthesiology

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Hypothalamus; Pituitary gland; Hypothalamic-pituitary-target organ axes Sheehan’s syndrome Management

Neuraxial Techniques to Optimize Labor Analgesia with Brendan Carvalho

Rheumatic Mitral Disease

The Pediatric Transgender Patient: Foundations and Perioperative Considerations with Remigio Roque

Retinopathy of Prematurity with Aditee Ambardekar

Post-Operative Urinary Retention (POUR); Control of micturition; Management of POUR

Drug Calculation Errors in Anesthesiology Residents and Faculty: An Analysis of Contributing Factors