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Updated Jul. 27, 2010

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• July 2010 Podcast

Brew Doc Nurtures Family Tradition With Custom Lagers
By day, microbrewer is a physician
ISSUE: JULY 2010
To Rick Sobotka, DO, the operating room and his start-up microbrewery are two distinct settings where the best outcomes rely on nuances in care. read more

Comorbidities Tied to Malignant Hyperthermia in Children
ISSUE: JULY 2010
Mutations in the ryanodine receptor (RYR1) gene are recognized as the dominant genetic markers of malignant hyperthermia caused by anesthesia. However, only a small number of clinical phenotypes, such as central core disease, have been qualitatively linked to MH susceptibility. read more

Preventive Strategy To Reverse Cerebral Desaturation Includes Algorithm
Study analyzes complex cardiac surgery cases
ISSUE: JULY 2010
Serious complications can develop after surgery in patients who experience prolonged episodes of decreased oxygen to the brain during their procedures. And almost half of patients undergoing complex cardiac surgery experience a significant decline in cerebral oxygen saturation. However, according to a recent study, the use of near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy and an interventional algorithm pioneered by Montreal clinicians reverses almost 90% of these cases. read more

A Brief Look at IARS 2010
ISSUE: JULY 2010
From analysis of current practice patterns regarding modified rapid sequence induction to novel ways of improving adherence to life support guidelines during cardiac arrest, there was no shortage of material to keep anesthesiologists interested at the 2010 annual meeting of the International Anesthesia Research Society. Here is a brief look at some of the findings presented at the conference, held in March in Honolulu. read more

Widespread Changes in Gene Expression Linked to Chronic Pain
ISSUE: JULY 2010
Chronic pain involves reprogramming of more than 2,000 genes within several classes of cells making up the peripheral nervous system, according to an international team of researchers. read more

• Reuben Sentenced in Fraud Case

• Sonopathology: Case Studies and Clinical Pearls with an Anesthetic “Ga

• Multiuse and Multidose Drug Vials: Where Is the Liability?

• APSF Urges Ways To Improve Med Safety in the OR

• Anesthesiologists Mull New Guidelines on Thoracic Aortic Disease

• Seeking the Final Word on LAST

• Digital Handoff Smoothes Flow Between OR and ICU

• Pain Not Minimized After Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery

• Meningitis Cases Renew Focus on Safe Spinal Anesthesia

• FDA Pushes for Safer Infusion Pumps


•	Sonopathology: Case Studies and Clinical Pearls with an Anesthetic “Game Changer”
•	Propofol Abuse Growing Problem for Anesthesiologists
•	Multiuse and Multidose Drug Vials: Where Is the Liability?
•	APSF Urges Ways To Improve Med Safety in the OR
•	Anesthesiologists Mull New Guidelines on Thoracic Aortic Disease


•	APSF Urges Ways To Improve Med Safety in the OR 7
•	Ketamine Combo Shows Promise for Long-term CRPS-1 Relief 2
•	Anesthesia Tech, Mike Davis, Uses MAC 4 Blade as Lure 1
•	Meningitis Cases Renew Focus on Safe Spinal Anesthesia 1
•	Wireless Device Aims To Take Wait Out of Paging 1