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Placement of an arterial cannula perioperatively in children is commonly performed for continuous hemodynamic monitoring and/or frequent blood samplin
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Probing consciousness remains a daily challenge for anesthesia providers. The electroencephalogram (EEG), invented in 1924 by German neurologist Hans
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The first recorded outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 (also known as COVID-19) was recorded in Wuhan, China in January of 2020.[1] Since this initial detection, t
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While the term “AI” or “artificial intelligence” has seamlessly woven itself into modern parlance, its precise definition remains vague. AI refers to
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In 2016, 13% of people in the United States reported being regular cannabis smokers, compared to only 7% in 2013 [1]. Likely due to the legalization o
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Roughly nine months after the COVID-19 pandemic began its sweep across the U.S., killing about one in a thousand people and infecting roughly 20 milli
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Therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) is the procedure in which a patient’s blood plasma is removed, purified, and returned.1 In most uses of TPE, blood i
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While anesthesia practices have long prioritized safety and cost-efficiency in day-to-day operations, environmental sustainability has typically not b
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Radial artery cannulation, commonly performed by anesthesia providers for hemodynamic monitoring or frequent lab analysis, is often complicated by vas
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