Pregnancy complications and loss: an observational survey comparing anesthesiologists and obstetrician-gynecologists.

Objective: While there is increasing information regarding the occupational risks to pregnant physicians, there is inconsistent and limited subspecialty data. Physicians may be at increased risk for pregnancy complications due to occupational exposure, long work hours, nightshifts, and physical/mental demands. Additionally, little is known regarding the education physicians receive pertaining to pregnancy risks respective to their specialties as well as departmental/institutional support for pregnancy loss or complication.

Digital Resources for Residency Recruitment: A Pilot Study of What Applicants Really Utilize.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 led to multiple changes in graduate medical education programs across the country, including the switch to virtual interviews for all residency applicants instead of on-site visits. The rapid transition to virtual interviews introduced challenges, including limited opportunities to formally and informally interact with residents and faculty, observe the clinical and educational environments, and explore the local culture and community. As a result, programs were advised to heavily invest in and create comprehensive digital resources including but not limited to video tours and multimedia resources describing programmatic details.

Assessment of Resident Performance During the Cardiac Anesthesia Rotation: Application of the House Officer Clinical Assessment in Cardiac Anesthesiology.

Objective: The assessment of clinical skills was created that evaluates House Officer performance within 13 clinical domains during the Cardiac Anesthesiology rotation to provide an assessment and evaluation process for residents while performing a cardiac anesthetic.

Design: A retrospective evaluation of performance assessments over a 33-month period.

Setting: University hospital-based Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education accredited Residency Training program.

Financial Considerations of an Anesthesia Consult Service.

Surgical patients with complex cardiac disease often require noncardiac surgery. There have been recent articles written concerning the role of the cardiothoracic anesthesiologist as a consultant in the operating room as well as outside the operating theatre. With the evolution of the cardiothoracic anesthesia consult service (CACS), there are many issues regarding medical billing, financial reimbursement, and Medicare rules that anesthesiologists may not be familiar with.

Coagulopathy after severe pediatric trauma.

Trauma remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States among children aged 1 to 21 years. The most common cause of lethality in pediatric trauma is traumatic brain injury. Early coagulopathy has been commonly observed after severe trauma and is usually associated with severe hemorrhage and/or traumatic brain injury.