Alan Klein MD
After reading all of the reader responses and remembrances of Jack Downes, I found this fantastic YouTube video that he made a couple of years ago for Open Pediatrics in which he describes the history of modern pediatrics and the development and evolution of pediatric intensive care.
George Gregory MD
Over the past few months the PAAD has posted several articles on COVID and how it has and continues to affect pediatric anesthesia and pediatric anesthesiologists. George asked me to post this question to the PAAD readership: “have there been more undetected airway problems with virtual evaluations of patients?” I told Geroge that I “had no idea”! If any of you do know and you’d like to comment or know of a published paper on this topic please send to me: myasterster@gmail.com and I’ll post the responses and the article on the PAAD. Myron Yaster MD
David Lowe MD
In response to PAAD on the perioperative management of anterior mediastinal masses:
I often thought of this unexpected death and Tom Keon throughout my career, especially if I felt tired or rushed. This was an add-on case at the end of the day. Tom took his time to review the data and be fully prepared under the circumstances in 1981. The risk of C-V collapse was not recognized until this case. Be like Tom Keon !