Surgical safety has emerged as a significant global public health concern with reported mortality rates varying tremendously between developing and industrialized countries. This manuscript reviews some of the challenges encountered in providing safe anesthesia care in the humanitarian space; identifies the difficulties with providing high-quality education in developing countries; and describe...

We report the successful implementation of structured resident academic projects in our Department of Anesthesiology at the Penn State Hershey Medical Center. Beginning with the graduating class of 2010, we adopted an expectation that each resident complete a project that results in a manuscript of publishable quality. Defining a clear timeline for all steps in the project and providing researc...

The risk for complications while providing any level of sedation or general anesthesia is greatest when caring for patients having significant medical compromise. It is reassuring that significant untoward events can generally be prevented by careful preoperative assessment, along with attentive intraoperative monitoring and support. Nevertheless, we must be prepared to manage untoward events s...

The risk for cardiovascular complications while providing any level of sedation or general anesthesia is greatest when caring for patients already medically compromised. It is reassuring that significant untoward events can generally be prevented by careful preoperative assessment, along with attentive intraoperative monitoring and support. Nevertheless, providers must be prepared to manage unt...

The Relationship between Temperament and Character Traits and Burnout among Nurses Ahmet Bulent Yazici1*, Osman Esen2, Esra Yazici1, Hayrunisa Esen3 and Mustafa Ince4 1Department of Psychiatry, Sakarya University Education and Research Hospital, Sakarya, Turkey 2Department of Anesthesia, Kocaeli Derince Training and Research Hospital, Kocaeli, Turkey 3Department of Pediatric Surgery, Kocaeli De...