Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in US Anesthesiology Residency Matching.

Background: Patient outcomes are improved with physician-patient gender, racial, and ethnic concordance. However, female, Black, Hispanic or Latino, Native Hawaiian-Pacific Islander (NH-PI), and American Indian-Native Alaskan (AI-AN) physicians are underrepresented in anesthesiology. The American Association of Medical Colleges 2018 Diversity in Medicine Report revealed that women comprise only 35% of anesthesiologists yet nearly half of medical school graduates are women.

Cesarean Section in a Group 1 Pulmonary Hypertension Parturient Patient: A Case Report.

Severe pulmonary hypertension (PH) during pregnancy poses considerable challenges due to the physiological changes and increased cardiovascular demands. Close multidisciplinary management is essential throughout the peripartum period. The critical steps taken to provide anesthesia safely and successfully for a planned cesarian section are outlined, with special care for communication between the cardiothoracic surgery and obstetric team.