October, 2014

New retrospective study from faculty Dr. John Murkin and colleagues.

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Relationship between early postoperative C-reactive protein elevation and long-term postoperative major adverse cardiovascular and cerebral events in patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a retrospective study … (Read More)

We're celebrating World Anesthesia Day on Oct 22 with a very special Grand Rounds

Monday, October 20, 2014

Dr. Meena Cherian of the World Health Organization's Emergency & Essential Care Surgical (EECS) Program and Service Delivery and Safety Dept (SDS) will be speaking on "Global Challenges in Surgery and Anesthesia" We'll see you there! … (Read More)

ASA 2014 Annual Meeting, New Orleans. Presentations, panels and more

Friday, October 17, 2014

Joined by additional faculty and residents in attendance from the department, Dr. Farah Manji (PGy4) was on hand to present in the Patient Safety & Practice Management session, and Dr. John Murkin chaired the panel for Cerebral Oxygen Saturation Monitoring … (Read More)

Western News: Device lets docs stay 'tuned in' to brain bloodflow

Thursday, October 9, 2014

Professor John Murkin is part of a team of Western and Lawson Health Research Institute (LHRI) researchers studying a new technology that may change the way patients undergoing cardiac surgery are monitored and managed in the hospital. … (Read More)

New books are on the way: latest editions of Stoelting, Miller, Chestnut, and more!

Thursday, October 9, 2014

New editions are on the way to the anesthesia libraries: Miller's 8th ed, Chestnut's 5th, Stoelting's 5th and more. Online and print access. … (Read More)