Identification, Characterization, and Ranking of Candidate Metrics for Selection to Anesthesiology Residency: An Iterative Survey of Program Directors.

Background: The primary aim of this study was to identify and stratify candidate metrics used by anesthesiology residency program directors (PDs) to develop their residency rank lists through the National Resident Matching Program.

Methods: Sixteen PDs comprised the participants, selected for diversity in geography and program size. We used a 3-round iterative survey to identify and stratify candidate metrics.

Evaluation of cardiovascular injury in dogs coinfected with visceral leishmaniasis and monocytic ehrlichiosis by echocardiographic examination and selected biomarker measurements.

Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) and Monocytic Ehrlichiosis (ME), which are an important zoonotic diseases of dogs, causing multiple organ dysfunction and has a poor prognosis when not interfered. In this study, it was aimed to investigate the cardiovascular injury that develops in dogs that co‑infected with VL and ME with cardiovascular biomarkers and echocardiographic parameters. The animal material of this study was consisted of 14 owned dogs in total; 7 diseased dogs which were determined to be co‑infected with VL and ME according to the results of clinical examination and rapid test kits, and 7 healthy dogs, which were determined to be healthy as a result of the same examinations.

Dexmedetomidine Used to Maintain Spontaneous Ventilation in a Patient With Anterior Mediastinal Mass and Superior Vena Cava Syndrome.

Anterior mediastinal masses (AMMs), which can be benign or malignant, are a common cause of superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome. Because of their location, AMMs can cause significant airway compromise during the perioperative period, so anesthetic management of a patient with SVC syndrome can present significant challenges. A patient presented with SVC syndrome secondary to a large AMM.

Unenriched skin microbiota transplantation for cats: new road story for treating feline atopic skin syndrome.

Manipulation of skin biogeography has been the subject of study by the present authors for a very long while. Previous description and report identified the benefical application of skin microbiota transplantation (SMT) by the same researcher group, whom described unenriched skin microbiota transplantation at clinical veterinary practice for the first time among dogs. This study to our knowledge again for the first time reported herein aimed to investigate Un-smt application for treatment of feline atopic skin syndrome (FASS).

Use of a New Standardized Unfractionated Heparin Protocol for Left-Sided Ablation Procedures Improves Time in the Therapeutic ACT Range.

Objectives: This study evaluated whether a novel standardized heparin dosing protocol used during atrial fibrillation catheter ablation resulted in a higher percentage of therapeutic activated clotting time (ACT) values compared to historic nonstandardized procedures.

Design: A retrospective cohort study SETTING: This study was conducted at Ochsner Medical Center, the largest tertiary-care teaching hospital in New Orleans, LA PARTICIPANTS: Patients undergoing catheter-based atrial fibrillation ablation INTERVENTIONS: The authors implemented a standardized heparin protocol, and enrolled 202 patients between November 2020 and March 2021. The historic controls consisted of 173 patients who underwent atrial fibrillation ablation between April 2020 and September 2020.