Week in review October 24-28
Myron Yaster MD
Faye Evans MD awarded the Nicholas M. Greene Award for Outstanding Humanitarian Contribution at the 2022 Annual meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists
Original article
Faye M Evans, Anna A Krotinger, Maytinee Lilaonitkul, Hiba F Khaled, Gretchen A Pereira, Steven J Staffa, Traci A Wolbrink. Evaluation of Open Access Websites for Anesthesia Education. Anesth Analg. 2022 Aug 18. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000006183. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35983999
All I can say is WOW! In her honor please consider donating to LIFEBOX and buy a pulse oximeter to improve the safety and quality of anesthesia throughout the world.
https://donate.lifebox.org/give/423146/#!/donation/checkout.
Remembering the Classics: Support For The Use Of Fresh Whole Blood in Young Children Undergoing Complex Open Heart Surgery
Lindsey Loveland Baptist, James DiNardo, Viviane Nasr, Susan Nicolson
Original article
C S Manno, K W Hedberg, H C Kim, G R Bunin, S Nicolson, D Jobes, E Schwartz, W I Norwood. Comparison of the Hemostatic Effects of Fresh Whole Blood, Stored Whole Blood and Components after Open Heart Surgery in Children. March 1991; Blood, 77(5): 930-936. PMID: 1995100
The use of fresh whole blood significantly reduces bleeding and need for blood transfusions.
Reader response
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