ANESTHETISTS AND ANESTHETIC TECHNICIANS

Update for nurse anesthetists. Anesthetic implications for cancer chemotherapy.

Cancer is one of the most prevalent disease processes affecting people of all ages. Cancer is the second most common cause of death in the United States, exceeded only by heart disease. Cancer survival is dependent on treatment options that may include surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. Chemotherapy, or systemic cancer therapy, is designed to promote cell death during different phases of cel...

A survey of anesthetic choice among nurse anesthetists.

AANA Journal course: update for nurse anesthetists--low molecular weight heparin: pharmacology and regional anesthetic implications.

Low molecular weight heparins were first introduced in the United States in May 1993 as an alternative to currently available anticoagulant therapy. Like standard heparin, these anticoagulants inhibit activation of a number of coagulation enzymes, but low molecular weight heparins have their primary inhibitory effect on factor Xa. A decrease in plasma protein binding by low molecular weight hep...

AANA Journal Course: Update for Nurse Anesthetists--Thermoregulation: anesthetic and perioperative concerns.

Staged intraperitoneal brachytherapy and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy in an adolescent: novel anesthetic challenges for pediatric anesthetists.

Newer techniques that have found a place in cancer management in adults are offered far less commonly in pediatric patients. We present a case of a patient with recurrent Wilms' tumor managed with a novel combination of cytoreductive surgery, intraperitoneal brachytherapy, and subsequent hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy. Each stage presents challenges that the pediatric anesthetist is ...