TAVI is a great innovation, but the title of this editorial in NEJM on the one-year results of DEDICATE-DZHK6 trial is not good 1 yr is too soon to judge TAVI vs surg AVR (experts know that) Another prob is making readers download a separate document to see COI COI should be

Antithrombin Deficiency during Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: Extremely Common, but Does It Matter? by @MMazzeffi pubs.asahq.org/anesthesiology…

There are several steps anesthesiologists can take to make a difference at their own medical centers, including eliminating desflurane. anesthesiologynews.com/a/mCABAA/t

⁦Yale Anesthesiology⁩ congratulates CA-3 resident Dr Horia Moroaica, recipient of the Timothy D Ernst Award from the ⁦AOCA⁩ - Dr Moroaica has extensive global health experience and is one of the chief residents this year ⁦Michael Fabbro⁩

Thinking of #VirginiaApgar on her birthday (6/7/1909) & the tremendous impact she has as a Columbia University obstetric anesthesiologist who thought out of the box profiles.nlm.nih.gov/spotlight/cp/f… The Apgar score developed in 1952 still shapes neonatal resuscitation womenofimpactinanesthesiology

Cricket NYC! Long time coming. Don’t know who to root for. IndiaUSA!

We are talking about someone who has written the book on aortic surgery, the premier minimally invasive surgeon in the US and the surgeon who got a 95 year old DeBakey through a type A dissection. Maybe they all know a thing or two about delegating duties in the OR. Just saying…

I have never seen anyone more dedicated to the well-being of his patients. Patients always came first. He worked super-human hours to save the lives of countless patients-many were turned down by other surgeons because of the risk/complexity of the surgery. He was their last hope

Hypernatremia, intensivists vs nephrologists

The Texas Heart Institute & @BiVACOR are thrilled to announce the successful completion of the first-in-human implantation of the BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart as part of the U.S. FDA Early Feasibility Study: texasheart.org/the-texas-hear… #HeartFailure #HeartDisease #Cardiology #MedTech

Exciting times ahead! Great to see The Texas Heart Institute continuing advancing MCS care.

Join us for an immersive workshop on Peri-Op Management of Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices and POCUS! Engage with expert faculty, and get hands-on experience. Yale Anesthesiology Ranjit (रंजीत) Viji kurup Robert Gaiser, MD ASA®

I totally love this slide!! Can you harm a patient by doing an echo? Absolutely!! #ESCCongress

#Anesthesiologist and ASA member Alopi Patel, M.D., FASA of @thefemalepaindocs had to act quickly to save the life of a patient in labor. When Dr. Patel was experiencing complications with her own labor, she was grateful to have an anesthesiologist in the room. Hear Dr. Patel’s story. 👇

There are no shortcuts!

Last week we performed the 700th robotic heart surgery at Baylor St Luke’s. Making us one of the fastest growing programs in the nation & the most experienced robotic heart surgery program in Texas! St. Luke's Health BCM_Surgery BCMHouston Intuitive Texas Medical Center

Over 50% of patients under 60 in California are getting TAVR. This is absurd! Huge shoutout to Jo Chikwe and team for exposing the alarming truth: TAVR has a 250% higher risk of death in 5 years compared to SAVR. annalsthoracicsurgery.org/article/S0003-…

Over the last 24 hrs, it has become very clear that the only thing that the insurance companies do not care about is the patients’ health and wellbeing

Withdrawal of life support is NOT hastening death. It is for NOT to prolong their suffering.

How Patients Die in the MICU A #ProgramDirectorsNote to my Yale IM Traditional Residency Program residents open.substack.com/pub/siegelmark…