Shireen Ahmad

TL;DR: Burnout, depression, and suicidal ideation are very prevalent in anesthesiology residents, and in addition to effects on the health of anesthesiological trainees, burnout and depression may also affect patient care and safety.

TL;DR: Findings support the current recommendation of the SAMBA guidelines for PONV, which favors the 4-mg to 5-mg dose regimen of systemic dexamethasone.

TL;DR: The Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia has developed a consensus statement on perioperative glycemic management in patients undergoing ambulatory surgery based on general principles of blood glucose control in diabetics, drug pharmacology, and data from inpatient surgical population, as well as clinical experience and judgment.

TL;DR: It is confirmed that morbidly obese subjects, with or without OSA, experience frequent oxygen desaturation episodes postoperatively, despite supplemental oxygen therapy suggesting that perioperative management strategies in morbidly obesity patients undergoing laparoscopic bariatric surgery should include measures to prevent postoperative hypoxemia.

TL;DR: Intraoperative use of epidural anesthesia was associated with an increased time to tumor recurrence after surgery in ovarian cancer patients, which may be a result of preservation of the immune system function.