Yale Anesthesiology

Feb 03 2025 30 ep. 35 mins 7
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This collection features interviews with anesthesiologists and other experts in which we discuss topics ranging from basic anesthesia to subspecialty-related topics.

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Intravenous Access for Cesarean Delivery

Feb 03 2025 27 mins  
In this episode, we discuss the importance of following intravenous access recommendations for cesarean deliveries with Dr. Scott Seki at his institution. How do Dr. Seki and his colleagues define adequate intravenous access? Which patients are more or less likely to receive the recommended IV access? What are the patient implications if we fail to … Read More Read More

Pain during cesarean delivery – the research

Jan 06 2025 43 mins  
In this episode, Dr. Landau, a renowned expert and researcher in the topic of pain, delves into the evolution of our understanding of this topic. We explore how the research and its definition have changed over the past few decades. Additionally, we discuss her study titled “Pain during cesarean delivery: a patient-related prospective observational study … Read More Read More

Pain During a Cesarean Delivery

Dec 17 2024 30 mins  
In this episode, Dr. Mark I. Zakowski delves into the pressing issue of pain during cesarean delivery. During our interview, we explore how our societies (ASA and SOAP) are collaborating to provide practitioners with valuable insights into managing this problem that affects approximately 15-20% of cesarean delivery patients. The ASA approved the “Statement on Pain … Read More R

Innovative approach for PIEB setting

Nov 06 2024 44 mins  
Dr. Allana Munro and Dr. Ronald George are two obstetric anesthesia experts whose research is focused on labor analgesia. Two years ago, they demonstrated that “achieving desired pain relief” is of utmost importance to our patients. The question remains: How can we safely achieve this while minimizing workload and side effects? In this episode, they … Read More Read More

Ultrasound-guided versus landmark-guided neuraxial puncture

Oct 02 2024 24 mins  
In this episode, Dr. de Carvalho discusses his article, Efficacy and safety of ultrasound-guided versus landmark-guided neuraxial puncture: a systematic review, network meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis of randomized clinical trials. Dr. de Carvalho’s work reiterates that using ultrasound-guided neuraxial anesthesia results in a more efficient neuraxial placement. Ultra

Dural puncture epidural

Aug 15 2024 41 mins  
In this episode, Dr. Lawrence Tsen discusses the findings of his paper on Labor Analgesia Initiation with Dural Puncture Epidural (DPE) Versus Conventional Epidural Techniques. The paper presents a randomized biased-coin sequential allocation trial to determine the effective dose for 90% of patients of Bupivacaine. We explore the benefits of using the DPE technique, if … Read Mor

Implementation of an epidural rounding reminder

Jul 26 2024 32 mins  
In this episode, Dr. Holly Ende discusses her article, Implementation of an Epidural Rounding Reminder in the Electronic Medical Record Improves Performance of Standardized Patient Assessments during Labor. Dr. Ende’s work underscores the necessity of regular assessments of the effectiveness of neuraxial labor analgesia. This proactive approach is crucial for the timely identific

Epidural analgesia and maternal morbidity

Jul 10 2024 36 mins  
In this episode, Dr. Rachel Kearns discussed the findings from her study -Epidural analgesia during labour and severe maternal morbidity: population-based study. This study solidifies that anesthesiologists bring more to the table than “just” labor pain management. Epidural analgesia during labour and severe maternal morbidity: population-based study. https://www.bmj.com/conten

Failed Spinal after intrathecal injection

Jun 17 2024 52 mins  
In this episode, Dr. Vishal Uppal and Allana Munro discussed with us the findings from their study -The Incidence and Predictors of Failed Spinal Anesthesia After Intrathecal Injection of Local Anesthetic for Cesarean Delivery: A Single-Center, 9-Year Retrospective Review. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37014966/ Anesthesia-Related Maternal Mortality in the United States: 1979–2

Accuracy of ChatGPT

May 29 2024 29 mins  
In this episode, Dr. Allison Mootz, an obstetric anesthesiology fellow at Brigham and Women, discusses her thought-provoking article titled- The Accuracy of ChatGPT-Generated Responses in Answering Commonly Asked Patient Questions About Labor Epidurals: A Survey-Based Study. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38180897/ Comparing Physician and Artificial Intelligence Chatbot Responses