🚨 Have you seen it yet?!?🚨 CHEST® Journal ❤️ published The International Collaboration for Transfusion Medicine Guidelines on the Use of Intravenous Albumin in March. Highlights below!👇 Full article 👉 tinyurl.com/ernjakc6

#Perioperative considerations for patients undergoing #surgery in the prone position include pressure-related injuries and physiologic changes. Thorough #preoperative evaluation and close #intraoperative monitoring are necessary to maintain #patientsafety. apsf.org/article/the-un…

Visual Abstract in #Anesthesiology - Individualized Positive End-expiratory Pressure on Postoperative Atelectasis in Patients with Obesity 🖌️ ow.ly/awrq50RYRyO

Abordaje práctico de la sedación inhalada en el paciente crítico. Grupo de Trabajo de Sedación, Analgesia y Delirium (GTSAD) de la Sociedad Española de Medicina Intensiva, Crítica y Unidades Coronarias (SEMICYUC) sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

In a recent article, researchers found that diaphragm neurostimulation was associated with positive effects on lung mechanics and hemodynamics in patients with ARDS. Read more: ow.ly/N6Qi50RYReF

Great discussions starting at CSA House of Delegates! Our physician delegates are committed to advancing the highest standards of #anesthesiology through advocacy and education to improve patient safety/outcomes and healthcare systems. I'm very interested in this resolution⬇️

Congratulations to our newly promoted faculty members! This achievement is a testament to their dedication, hard work, and exceptional contributions to our academic community. We look forward to celebrating their continued success and contributions to UVA Surgery! #HoosUVASurgery

Great article by my dear friend Sunita_Puri theatlantic.com/health/archive…

Check out this great article on #ICUliberation! Thank you to my coauthors Drs. Jennifer Walker & Sean Josephs. I thank Elise Hawkes, Shelby Yaceczko, Pat Posa, & Jason Kurian for their participation, & commitment to improving ICU patient care. #icu flipsnack.com/SCCMedicine/cr…

Great work by UCI TRAUMA Negaar Aryan, MD & Sebastian Schubl ! CWIS There was no association between thoracic reintervention and the chest tube output prior to removal What volume do you use before removal if non bloody output? injuryjournal.com/article/S0020-…

Volatile #anesthetics have multiple properties that make them useful for sedation in the ICU. In a July 2024 CFR from the recent archive, authors explore these properties to help provide a safe and effective alternative to intravenous sedatives: ow.ly/5t5g50TXwXN

When is it appropriate to pursue head imaging for #delirium? Consider consulting the ACR Appropriateness Criteria(R) for Altered Mental Status, Coma, Delirium, and Psychosis. 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.jacr…

An analysis was performed using data from two large, double-blinded, randomized prehospital TXA trials. Prehospital TXA is safe & independently associated with a dose-dependent lower 28-day mortality risk & lower 24-hour red cell transfusion requirement. journals.lww.com/jtrauma/fullte…

Are there differences in outcomes for adolescents with #gunshot wounds when they receive treatment at combined pediatric/adult centers vs. #pediatric-only hospitals? Co-author Catherine M. Kuza, MD, FASA, FCCM examines this topic in Journal of the American College of Surgeons (JACS). rdcrss.org/4hxmNyZ

UCI TRAUMA RCT on precedex for non-intubated ICU patients with rib fractures presented by 🌟 new PCSA member Dr. Grigorian UC Irvine Surgery Catherine M. Kuza, MD, FASA, FCCM Erika Tay-Lasso (she/ella) Negaar Aryan, MD Sebastian Schubl Jeffrey W. Santos, MD Christian de Virgilio MD FACS Sharon Lum MD MBA FACS David Spain amazing discussant

This study in The American Surgeon and co-authored by @catherinekuzamd, aimed to examine health care costs for elective open inguinal hernia repair and trauma patients, hypothesizing trauma cost would increase, while E-OIHR cost would remain unchanged. rdcrss.org/3DCHOJy

More great work by UCI TRAUMA UC Irvine Surgery UCI Ortho Catherine M. Kuza, MD, FASA, FCCM Incidence of hollow viscus injury with Abdominal morel Lavallee injuries =40% Journal of Surgical Research Sigrid Burruss Strong work leading this by UC Irvine School of Medicine med student Vinay Sharma sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Unplanned intensive care unit admission (UIA) for pediatric trauma patients is rare but associated with increased complications and death. This research in Surgery Open Science with Catherine M. Kuza, MD, FASA, FCCM looks at significant predictors of UIA. rdcrss.org/3Dt9n8d

Super star 🌟 Jeffrey W. Santos, MD w/ his final publication of residency. More than achievements his drive to help humans & do quality research is amazing. Wake Acute Care Surgery you got a great one sciencedirect.com/science/articl… 💪 collaboration w/ Catherine M. Kuza, MD, FASA, FCCM Tiffany Moon, MD, FASA, D.ABA UCI TRAUMA & others

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