Perioperative Mortality in a Changing Health Care Landscape

Residents' Review| May 2024 Perioperative Mortality in a Changing Health Care Landscape Giacomo F. Scorsese, DO; Giacomo F. Scorsese, DO Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Jacob Nouriel, MD Jacob Nouriel, MD Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar ASA Monitor May 2024, Vol. 88, 34–35. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0001016868.19001.d3 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures Perioperative Mortality in a Changing Health Care Landscape. ASA Monitor 2024; 88:34–35 doi: https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0001016868.19001.d3 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll PublicationsASA Monitor Search Advanced Search Topics: surgical mortality In general, the practice of anesthesiology and implementation of anesthetics have changed significantly since the days of the copper kettle and drop ether. Notable milestones in the 20th century included halogenated volatile anesthetics, intravenous induction drugs, carbon dioxide absorbents, continuous capnography, and pulse oximetry, as well as the evolution and expansion of regional anesthetic practices. Anesthesiologists have enabled surgeons and acute care specialists to perform ever-more complex surgical procedures while maintaining comfort, compassion, and dignity. The serendipitous timing of the rise in surgical and nonsurgical procedures, coupled with the space age information arms race, heralded a rapid expansion of technology, computerization, and governmental funding, fueling substantial advancements in academic medicine and the biological sciences (Anesthesiology 2021;135:963-74). The rapid increase in medical knowledge and evolution of surgical practices enabled more significant volumes of those with extreme age, general dysfunction, and morbidity to undergo complex surgical procedures. In conjunction with... You do not currently have access to this content.