International Anesthesia Research Society
Opioid consumption produces a respiratory acidosis (accumulation of CO2). Chronic opioid users may excrete Cl- (classically thought of as “retaining bicarbonate” although in reality is is the loss of the strong anion that matters from a pH perspective, see the work of Kellum J re: strong ion difference and its relationship to pH) in an effort to compensate and will therefore exhibit an elevated serum [HCO3-]. [More…]
May 21, 2018
Keywords: Cardiac Surface Anatomy; Coronary Artery: Anatomy
May 2018
New! OA/SPA Ask the Expert Podcast May 2018: Dr. Myron Yaster discusses opioid epidemic and pediatric anesthesia.
April 2018
Dr. Cynthia Wong discusses women in medicine and anesthesiology.
For our next Ask the Expert podcast, we will interview Ashish Khanna MD,FCCP, FCCM, Staff Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine & Outcomes Research, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, and Vice-Chief for Research, Center for Critical Care, Cleveland Clinic. Email your questions for Dr. Khanna on critical care to Dr. Nemergut at [email protected].
This activity will introduce you to the basics of using electroencephalography (EEG) to recognize the altered states of arousal caused by commonly used anesthetic drugs. See the new IARS CME activity at EEG for Anesthesia! Supported by an educational grant from Masimo Corporation.
May 2018
May 2018
“Preventing Adverse Events in Cataract Surgery: Recommendations From a Massachusetts Expert Panel,” in the May 2018 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.
April 2018
Global Health and Obstetric Anesthesia
