W. Alan C. Mutch

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As an anesthesiologist, after reading this article on CVR did it alter your perception on the importance of ETCO2 management intraoperatively?

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2021.629651/full Were you aware of: 1) The 4 types of CVR responsiveness – Type A – D? 2) That vascular resistance response of all vessels to...

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As an anesthesiologist do you take any special precautions when dealing with a patient at high risk of postoperative delirium?

Do you: 1) Advise regional anesthesia instead of a GA? 2) Choose a specific anesthetic regime if a GA is required? 3) Manage the patient as if they were a neurosurgical case with tight control of...

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What do you as an anesthesiologist believe is the major contributor to postoperative delirium that is a consequence of intraoperative management?

Is it: 1) anesthetic agent neurotoxicity? 2) hemodynamic instability? 3) intraoperative end-tidal gas management? 4) the patient's pre-conditions? 5) something else?

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Anesthesia and ET gas management. Implications for postoperative delirium

Mutch, W. Alan C. MD. Anesthesia and Postoperative Cognitive Impairment: Types of Knowing. Anesthesia & Analgesia: December 2022 - Volume 135 - Issue 6 - p 1315-1320 doi:...

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On the Fractal Language of Medicine

Encouraging reviews of our book so far. Grateful for the readership... Alan

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