
Dr. Alana Flexman
@alanaflex
🇨🇦Anesthesiologist @providence_Hlth & @ubc_anes; Editor-in-Chief @JNA_Journal #BrainHealth #Perioperative #Neuroscience
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04-09-2011 06:12:44
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Very thoughtful thread from SNACC President on SNACC: a global community of perioperative #neuroscience experts working collaboratively to advance the field. As Andrew Kofke says "If your heart is in the brain and you practice anesthesiology or neuroscience, you belong to SNACC"

No difference in progression-free or overall survival between patients who underwent high-grade glioma resection with awake craniotomy in this retrospective multicenter study by Tumul Chowdhury (तुमुल चौधरी) MD, DM, FRCPC, MSc L Venkat Raghavan & others. CAS Neuro Section 🄽🄰🄲🄲🅂 QSNeuroanaesthesia SNACC


.Tara Cohen walking us through cognitive ergonomics #SSE2022 Team *trust* crucial➡️communication➡️pt outcomes 👀👉🏻upcoming data re impact of team's familiarity on outcomes from Angela Jerath MD, MSc Pablo Perez d’Empaire, MD, FRCPC, FCCM, FASE Dan McIsaac Alexis Turgeon Gianni Lorello MD, FRCPC, PhD(c) Dr. Alana Flexman Antoine Eskander MD ScM


Congratulations to the amazing Dr Gigi Osler Senator F. Gigi Osler on her appointment as a senator for Canada!! 👏🤩🥳 pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-r…


🧵 Cardiogenic shock (CS) following MI increases mortality substantially. We often use inotropes, vasopressors, and mechanical circulatory support (MCS) for supportive care, but do they improve mortality? Our new NMA in CJA - Canadian Journal of Anesthesia looked at this. link.springer.com/article/10.100…






From the October 2022 Edition of the Journal Of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology JNA - Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology Editor's Choice Article: "Value-based Care and Quality Improvement in Perioperative Neuroscience" Review the free article. ow.ly/M2ut50L3zo8




'Shaving the Yak: Understanding the Family Doctor “Shortage” in British Columbia' cheos.ubc.ca/events/wip-sem… Join us next Wednesday, November 2 at our #WiPSeminar with CHÉOS Scientist, family physician, and active tweeter Dr. Rita McCracken, MD, PhD (she/her). #FamilyDoctorShortage


Perioperative provincial rounds. We learned from @fruci_md about DNR discussions and TAVR. We are lucky to have a dual trained Anesthesiologist and Palliative care physician as part of our perioperative medicine group. Providence Health Care Anton Chau Amélie Pelland MSc MD FRCPC Dr. Alana Flexman


🔐 Emergencies in obstetric anaesthesia: -Cat-1 LSCS -Difficult/failed airway -Massive obstetric haemorrhage -Hypertensive crisis -Neuraxial anaesthesia -Cardiac arrest This review from @charlieprior11, Clare Burlinson and Anton Chau has everything! 🔗…-publications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/an…


Based on 8 studies (1777 patients), including only 1 (low-quality) RCT, this meta-analysis found that GA associated with worse outcomes in patients with acute posterior circulation stroke undergoing EVT. Well-designed RCTs needed! Deepak Sharma 🄽🄰🄲🄲🅂 QSNeuroanaesthesia CAS Neuro Section

Hemodynamic management is critical in patients requiring #stroke #thrombectomy. My focused review in JNA - Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology discussing ➡️Consensus based hemodynamic goals ➡️Therapeutic options ➡️Controversies ➡️Future Directions journals.lww.com/jnsa/Abstract/…

Current Recommendations for Perioperative Brain Health. This scoping review is free to read in the January 2023 issue – journals.lww.com/jnsa/Fulltext/… Dr. Alana Flexman Shobana Rajan MD, FASA SNACC
