In this episode, episode 94, I welcome Clint Burns to the show.  Clint received a liver transplant in 1994, then went on to go to nursing school, have 4 children, be an ICU nurse, and he now runs the organ and tissue donation program here at Johns Hopkins.  We discuss his story, the process of …

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In the episode, episode 93, I welcome Dr. Tom Metkus back to the show to discuss perioperative considerations for CABG surgery. References: Syntax Trial: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa0804626 STICH Trial: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1100356 ROOBY Trial: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa0902905 CORONARY Trial: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1200388 PREVENT IV Trial: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16287955 ART Trial: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1610021

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In this episode, episode 92, I welcome Dr. Sapna Kudchadkar to the show to discuss her PICU Up program for early mobility in the PICU.  We discuss the benefits of early mobility in general and specifically with pediatric patients, how she started her program, and what has led it to be so successful. Dr. Kudchadkar …

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In this episode, episode 91, I welcome Dr. Tom Metkus back to the show to discuss how we risk-stratify patients for non-cardiac surgery. Outline by Dr. Kimia Kashkooli References: https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIR.0000000000000104 http://www.onlinejacc.org/content/64/22/e77 https://www.escardio.org/Guidelines/Clinical-Practice-Guidelines/ESC-ESA-Guidelines-on-non-cardiac-surgery-cardiovascular-assessment-and-managem http://www.onlinejacc.org/content/accj/69/14/1861.full.pdf

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In this episode, episode 90, I discuss best practices for preoperative management of adults with Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). Outline by April Liu: Episode 90 References: Gross JB et al. Practice Guidelines for the Perioperative Managementof Patients with OSA. Aneshtesiology 2014: 120(2): 1-19 Chung F, et al. STOP-Bang Questionnaire: A practical Approach to Screen for …

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In this episode, episode 89, I welcome Dr. Bonnie Gatson to the show.  She is a veterinary anesthesiologist and we discuss her training, the differences and similarities between human and animal anesthesia, and the benefits of working together.

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In this episode, episode 88, I welcome Dr. Mike Grant to the show to discuss Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocols for cardiac surgery. References: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Enhanced+recovery+after+surgery+pathway+for+patients+undergoing+cardiac+surgery%3A+a+randomized+clinical+trial https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Enhanced+Recovery+for+Cardiac+Surgery+Noss https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27321791 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=27832832

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In this episode, episode 87, I welcome Dr. Tom Metkus to the show.  Dr. Metkus is a cardiologist and intensivist and we discuss the etiology, presentation, management and outcomes of acute aortic dissections. Outline by Brian Park: Aortic Dissection Outline

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In this episode, episode 86, I welcome Dr. Bob Sikorski back to the show to discuss thromboelastography (TEG) and thromboelastometry (ROTEM).  We discuss how they work, what they tell us and how we can use them. Example TEG:

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In this episode, episode 85, I welcome back Dr. Tina Tran and we discuss how to be successful as a medical student on an anesthesia clerkship, how to be a successful teacher if you are a resident teaching medical students, and how to create a great medical student rotation if you are a clerkship director.

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