Should I get a Master of Business Administration? The anesthesiologist with education training: training options and professional opportunities.

Purpose Of Review: Many physicians want to know whether they should get a Master of Business Administration (MBA), what type of program is best, and what career paths exist.

Recent Findings: It is commonly (incorrectly) assumed that a physician successful in clinical practice can easily transfer to managing/leading an organization. To be effective, the MD/MBA must bridge the cultures of the business world and medicine.

Intravenous emulsified halogenated anesthetics produce acute and delayed preconditioning against myocardial infarction in rabbits.

Background: Preconditioning against myocardial infarction by volatile anesthetics is well known. The authors tested the hypothesis that new emulsified formulations of halogenated anesthetics administered intravenously reduce myocardial infarct size when administered either 1 or 24 h before prolonged ischemia and reperfusion.

Methods: Pentobarbital-anesthetized rabbits (n = 39) were instrumented for measurement of hemodynamics and randomly assigned to receive intravenous saline (control), lipid vehicle, or infusions (3.

Esmolol in acute ischemic syndromes.

Background: beta-Blockers have been shown to reduce both morbidity and mortality rates in patients with acute coronary syndromes. However, because of potential side effects, their use is limited in patients who might benefit the most from such therapy. It was thought that the use of an ultra-short-acting intravenous beta-blocker might produce similar results with fewer complications in those patients with relative contraindications to beta-blocker therapy.