André Heinen, Mohammed Aldakkak, David F. Stowe, Samhita S. Rhodes, Matthias L. Riess, Srinivasan G. Varadarajan, and Amadou K. S. Camara Anesthesiology Research Laboratories, Departments of Anesthesiology and Physiology and Cardiovascular Research Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Zablocki Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center Research Service, and Department of Biomedical Engineer...

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1Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Northern State Medical University, Troitsky Avenue 51, Arkhangelsk 163000, Russia 2Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway 3Anesthesia and Critical Care Research Group, Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Tromsø, 9037 Tromsø, Norway 4Department of Anaesthes...

Simulation in residency training is becoming more popular but there is limited evidence showing that it can improve a resident’s fund of knowledge, particularly in anesthesiology. We looked at whether a bronchoscopy simulation could improve performance on a thoracic anesthesia knowledge test administered both before and after using the simulator. Fourteen first-year anesthesiology residents com...

also inspiring educators, able to teach patients and their families, physician peers, and the vast array of paraprofessional hospital staff about anesthesiology. As individuals who champion anesthesia patient care, clinician practitioners are astute observers of much that we do not understand. Dr. Serlin, sit on the anesthesiology stool by asking the questions about what we do not understand ab...

anesthesiology is one of the most important creations of the modern science, basically based on the anesthetic drugs; however, there are a few concerns regarding the effects of the anesthetic drugs. would there be any progress in the current trend of anesthesiology, both clinically and basically. there would be a possibility to use the physiologic mechanisms of sleep to be incorporated into cli...