A Podcast for Anesthesia and Critical Care Reviews, Debates and Commentary
In this 102nd episode I welcome Dr. Dan Lowenstein to the show. Dr. Lowenstein is a professor of Neurology and the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost at University of California San Francisco (UCSF). We discuss his lessons and advice for how to be successful professionally and personally.
The Three Marriages book: http://www.davidwhyte.com/the-three-marriages/
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In this 101st episode I welcome back Dr. Stephen Freiberg to the show to discuss how to successfully come off bypass when doing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass.
References:
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In this 100th episode I respond to questions, both clinical and personal, from ACCRAC listeners.
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In this episode, episode 99, I welcome Dr. Mike Fitzsimons from MGH to the show to talk about substance abuse in anesthesia providers and his recent article in Anesthesiology detailing their program to decrease rates of abuse.
References:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30020101
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In this episode, episode 98, I discuss the BICAR-ICU trial and what it tells us about using sodium bicarbonate to treat metabolic acidosis.
References:
BICAR-ICU Trial: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29910040
BICAR-ICU Editorial: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29910039
Forsythe: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10631227
Sabatini: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18322160
Pulmcrit post: https://emcrit.org/pulmcrit/bicar-icu/
In this episode, episode 97, I discuss how to optimize your wakeup at the end of an anesthetic.
In this episode, episode 96, I welcome Dr. Nick Dalesio to the show. Dr. Dalesio is the director of the pediatric difficult airway program here at Johns Hopkins. We discuss the pediatric difficult airway response team, consult service, and how to anticipate and manage difficult airways in kids, both anticipated and unanticipated.
Reference:
https://www.apsf.org/article/planning-prevents-poor-performance-an-approach-to-pediatric-airway-management/
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In this episode, episode 95, I interview James Prudden, editorial director at Anesthesiology News, on the floor of the ASA conference in San Francisco. We discuss the coverage of the field of anesthesiology, how providers can contribute, and how to get your work considered for coverage.
James can be reached at Jprudden@mcmahonmed.com
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In this episode, episode 94, I welcome Clint Burns to the show. Clint received a liver transplant in 1994, then went on to go to nursing school, have 4 children, be an ICU nurse, and he now runs the organ and tissue donation program here at Johns Hopkins. We discuss his story, the process of organ donation, and how providers can help make this process a gift for both donor and recipient.
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In the episode, episode 93, I welcome Dr. Tom Metkus back to the show to discuss perioperative considerations for CABG surgery.
References:
Syntax Trial: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa0804626
STICH Trial: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1100356
ROOBY Trial: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa0902905
CORONARY Trial: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1200388
PREVENT IV Trial: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16287955
ART Trial: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1610021