Anesthesia and Critical Care Reviews and Commentary (ACCRAC) Podcast

In this 122nd episode Dr. Gillian Isaac and I launch the first in a series of episodes to give high yield information on ABA key words. The first two we address are the crichothyroid membrane and propofol.Our Sponsors:* Check out FIGS and use my code FIGSRX for a great deal: https://wearfigs.com* Check out Factor and use my code accrac50off for a great deal: https://www.factor75.com* Check out Truelearn: https://tinyurl.com/ACCRACTL* Check out Uncommon Goods: https://uncommongoods.com/ACCRACAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this 121st episode I welcome Dr. Lynette Mark to the show. Dr. Mark is the founder of our Difficulty Airway Response Team (DART) here at Hopkins and a founding director for the Society of Airway Management. We discuss the origins of the DART program and how to approach a difficult airway. References: https://www.criticalcare.theclinics.com/article/S0749-0704(17)30102-1/abstract Difficult … Continue reading "Episode 121: Difficult Airway Response Team With Lynette Mark"Our Sponsors:* Check out FIGS and use my code FIGSRX for a great deal: https://wearfigs.com* Check out Factor and use my code accrac50off for a great deal: https://www.factor75.com* Check out Truelearn: https://tinyurl.com/ACCRACTL* Check out Uncommon Goods: https://uncommongoods.com/ACCRACAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this first ever ACCRAC lightning round I take the contribution and advice of Andrew Salai, a med student in Brazil, and do some rapid fire review of high yield topics. If you have some factoids you’d like to contribute to a future lightning round send them to accrac@accrac.com.Our Sponsors:* Check out FIGS and use my code FIGSRX for a great deal: https://wearfigs.com* Check out Factor and use my code accrac50off for a great deal: https://www.factor75.com* Check out Truelearn: https://tinyurl.com/ACCRACTL* Check out Uncommon Goods: https://uncommongoods.com/ACCRACAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this 119th episode I welcome Dr. Robert Sawyer to the show. Dr. Sawyer was the PI on the STOP-IT trial comparing a short course of antibiotics versus a longer course for complicated intraabdominal infections. We discuss the trial, the outcomes, and what the future of antimicrobial management in the surgical ICU may look like. … Continue reading "Episode 119: STOP-IT Trial with Rob Sawyer"Our Sponsors:* Check out FIGS and use my code FIGSRX for a great deal: https://wearfigs.com* Check out Factor and use my code accrac50off for a great deal: https://www.factor75.com* Check out Truelearn: https://tinyurl.com/ACCRACTL* Check out Uncommon Goods: https://uncommongoods.com/ACCRACAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this 118th episode which we are publishing a few days before Mother’s Day, 2019, I welcome Dr. Gillian Isaac to the show to discuss the challenges of being a mother and a trainee and some important advice for how to make it through and feel supported. Happy Mother’s Day and Thank you to all … Continue reading "Episode 118: Mother’s Day"Our Sponsors:* Check out FIGS and use my code FIGSRX for a great deal: https://wearfigs.com* Check out Factor and use my code accrac50off for a great deal: https://www.factor75.com* Check out Truelearn: https://tinyurl.com/ACCRACTL* Check out Uncommon Goods: https://uncommongoods.com/ACCRACAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this 117th episode I welcome Dr. Matt Danley to the show to discuss his recent trip to Kenya, the different approaches to global health in surgery and anesthesia, and some of the ways to get involved. Matt’s email: Matt.Danley@gmail.com Links: LancetGlobalSurgery.org SafeSurgery2020.org Lifebox.orgOur Sponsors:* Check out FIGS and use my code FIGSRX for a great deal: https://wearfigs.com* Check out Factor and use my code accrac50off for a great deal: https://www.factor75.com* Check out Truelearn: https://tinyurl.com/ACCRACTL* Check out Uncommon Goods: https://uncommongoods.com/ACCRACAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this 116th episode I welcome Dr. Bommy Mershon to the show. We discuss pediatric anesthesiology including how kids differ from adults, pre-op meds, IV vs. inhaled inductions, parental presence, choosing a tube, when to put on monitors, how to do an inhaled induction, controversies around succinylcholine, weight-based dosing, deep extubation, laryngospasm, emergency delirium, regional … Continue reading "Episode 116: Overview of Pediatric Anesthesia with Bommy Mershon"Our Sponsors:* Check out FIGS and use my code FIGSRX for a great deal: https://wearfigs.com* Check out Factor and use my code accrac50off for a great deal: https://www.factor75.com* Check out Truelearn: https://tinyurl.com/ACCRACTL* Check out Uncommon Goods: https://uncommongoods.com/ACCRACAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this 115th episode I welcome Dr. Steven Freiberg back to the show to discuss management of the contaminated airway. References: Han, S; Fisher, J. Airway Management During Persistent Flooding Of the Oropharyngeal Airway.  Anesthesiology News. 2016. March. Joshi, R; Hypes, C; et al.  Difficult Airway Characteristics Associated with First-Attempt Failure at Intubation Using Video … Continue reading "Episode 115: The Contaminated Airway with Steve Freiberg"Our Sponsors:* Check out FIGS and use my code FIGSRX for a great deal: https://wearfigs.com* Check out Factor and use my code accrac50off for a great deal: https://www.factor75.com* Check out Truelearn: https://tinyurl.com/ACCRACTL* Check out Uncommon Goods: https://uncommongoods.com/ACCRACAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this 114th episode I welcome Dr. Jerry Stonemetz to the show to discuss the business side of Anesthesiology. Specifically we discuss billing, compliance, contract negotiation and Jerry’s thoughts on where the industry is heading. Slides are here:Our Sponsors:* Check out FIGS and use my code FIGSRX for a great deal: https://wearfigs.com* Check out Factor and use my code accrac50off for a great deal: https://www.factor75.com* Check out Truelearn: https://tinyurl.com/ACCRACTL* Check out Uncommon Goods: https://uncommongoods.com/ACCRACAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this 113th episode I welcome Dr. David Mintz back to the show to discuss anesthesia for intracranial aneurysm clipping. References: Chapter 13 Anesthetic management of cerebral aneurysm surgery in Cottrell and Young, Neuroanesthesia https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25014255Our Sponsors:* Check out FIGS and use my code FIGSRX for a great deal: https://wearfigs.com* Check out Factor and use my code accrac50off for a great deal: https://www.factor75.com* Check out Truelearn: https://tinyurl.com/ACCRACTL* Check out Uncommon Goods: https://uncommongoods.com/ACCRACAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy