Feature Articles/Sensor

Fall 2023: Emergent Craniotomy

Malignant tumors can develop new internal blood vessels, which can bleed or become occluded, resulting in necrosis and neurologic dysfunction that can mimic stroke.

Anesthesia airway management is a crucial component of modern medical practice, enabling the safe and effective administration of anesthesia during surgeries and other medical procedures. In recent years, an aging population with a higher rate of obesity has made patients with a “difficult airway” more common than in the past. While it is possible to address a difficult airway by using external maneuvers, this creates risk for the patient and limits the medical staff. It is far better to have airway devices on hand that are specifically designed to address the problem of distal pharyngeal collapse. A range of such devices is discussed in this paper.

Spring 2023: Ventilators and Ventilation

The Covid pandemic forced ventilator management into mainstream media. Do we have enough ventilators? What can we make into a ventilator? Those in medicine that had no knowledge or interest in ventilator management became experts. Truthfully, all physicians should have a level of expertise in the basic mechanics of a ventilator and modes of ventilation. So, let’s see if we can achieve that.

Spring 2023: Sugammadex: a game-changer for reversing neuromuscular blockade

Sugammadex is a newer medication that selectively targets and encapsulates NMBAs, specifically rocuronium and vecuronium, with high affinity and rapid action.

Winter 2022: The Coagulation Process & Clinical Applications for Evaluating Coagulation

Discuss the necessary elements for clot formation in both primary and secondary hemostasis. Examine the pathways needed to generate thrombin and fibrin in the secondary hemostasis, tying the hematological concepts to laboratory testing and analysis, and explain the importance of global coagulation assays, focusing on Thromboelatographs.