Publications by authors named "Ashton Chang"
Article Synopsis
- - The study aimed to compare the clinical outcomes of patients treated by female surgeons versus male surgeons, specifically looking at factors like postoperative mortality, readmission, and complication rates.
- - A total of 15 studies involving over 5 million patients showed that those treated by female surgeons had a significantly lower postoperative mortality rate, especially in elective surgeries, though results for readmission and complication rates were inconclusive.
- - The findings suggest that patients may benefit from being treated by female surgeons in terms of lower mortality rates, although more research is needed to clarify other outcome factors.
Objective: To examine the association of anesthesiologist sex on postoperative outcomes.
Background: Differences in patient postoperative outcomes exist, depending on whether the primary surgeon is male or female, with better outcomes seen among patients treated by female surgeons. Whether the intraoperative anesthesiologist's sex is associated with differential postoperative patient outcomes is unknown.
Background: This report describes the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy for the acute management of an intraoperative air embolism encountered during a neurosurgical procedure. Furthermore, the authors highlight the concomitant diagnosis of tension pneumocephalus requiring evacuation prior to hyperbaric therapy.
Observations: A 68-year-old male developed acute ST-segment elevation and hypotension during elective disconnection of a posterior fossa dural arteriovenous fistula.