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Exercise to Prepare for Surgery
March 10, 2022

Exercise to Prepare for Surgery

Exercise is widely associated with numerous benefits, including a lower incidence of chronic disease, slower disease progression, delayed declines in…

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Anesthesia Considerations for Surgery During Pregnancy
February 09, 2022

Anesthesia Considerations for Surgery During Pregnancy

From premature anesthesia-induced labor to material hypoxia, anesthesia can pose significant risks to pregnant patients [1]. Because no anesthetic age

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Research on a Vaccine for Opioid Use Disorder
January 04, 2022

Research on a Vaccine for Opioid Use Disorder

Drug overdose is currently the leading cause of accidental death in the U.S. 1 – in 2017 alone, over 47,000…

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Telemedicine in Anesthesiology
December 07, 2021

Telemedicine in Anesthesiology

The term “telemedicine,” which was first coined in the 1970s, literally means “healing at a distance” (Strehle, 2006). In 2010,…

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Audio Therapy for Postoperative Pain Management
November 01, 2021

Audio Therapy for Postoperative Pain Management

Annually, over 50 million surgical procedures take place in the United States. With the incidence of new persistent opioid use…

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Indoor Transmission of COVID-19
October 04, 2021

Indoor Transmission of COVID-19

Across the world, the delta variant of COVID-19 has prevented a return to pre-pandemic life. At the same time, many…

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Amputation: Anesthesia and Analgesia Considerations
September 06, 2021

Amputation: Anesthesia and Analgesia Considerations

Globally, there are 1 million amputations every year [1]. Lower limb amputations are the most common, with the majority being…

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Medical-Legal Partnerships in Health Justice
August 02, 2021

Medical-Legal Partnerships in Health Justice

While access to quality medical care is essential for positive outcomes, patients’ health is often influenced by circumstances beyond the…

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Use of Vasoconstrictors During Anesthesia
July 06, 2021

Use of Vasoconstrictors During Anesthesia

Vasoconstrictors – also known as “vasopressors” – are medications which reduce the diameter of one’s blood vessels, consequently elevating blood…

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