Debbie C. Mokuolu, MD

@tyechang Congratulations!!!!

Happy Korean New Years - the year of the dragon 🇰🇷 And welcome to the world my little dragon 🐉 my heart is so full ❤️🥲

Join us for the SPA SPOTLIGHT SERIES: Careers in Pediatric Anesthesiology Focus: Pediatric Anesthesiology and Global Health Nov. 16, 7-8 p.m. EST Register: ow.ly/17cQ50PZfXj Download Flyer: ow.ly/Xt7O50PZfXS #PedsAnes #Webinar #PediatricAnesthesiology

US Health Insurers have managed to create a new "Surprise Bill" for patients--walk w/ me through this thread:

Debunking Developmental Delay: Assessing Associations between Anesthesia in Infancy and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes @_Anesthesiology pubs.asahq.org/anesthesiology…

To help pass the time until kickoff 🦅📄 (Via coraubanne/tiktok) | #FlyEaglesFly

Button battery ingestion in children has been associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Authors review the mechanisms of injury, potential complications, mitigation strategies, and the underlying urgent need for battery removal: ow.ly/tWIL50PIweq

#openaccess Delirium in older patients given propofol or sevoflurane anaesthesia for major cancer surgery. New multicentre randomised trial by Cao et al #anaesthesia #perioperative bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-…

Consensus guidelines per ⁦@ASALifeline⁩ regarding GLP-1 agonists: Pre-op: 🔸Hold day of or up to week prior to surgery (regardless if rx’ed for diabetes vs. weight loss) 🔸If rx’ed for DM, may consider consult endo for alternative regimen asahq.org/about-asa/news…

When Seconds Count...education, training and experience can mean the difference between life and death. Learn more at safeanesthesia.com.

Time for some dystopian health insurer fun facts…topic today is prior authorizations (PA’s for this thread) 🧵 kff.org/medicare/issue…

If you’re a doctor who refuses to care for someone because they’re different than you, then you’re in the wrong profession. newrepublic.com/post/172667/it…

PEEP decrement trial! To find ideal PEEP: -Do a recruitment 🫁 -Incrementally ⬇️ PEEP -Compliance should ⬆️ then ⬇️ as you move along the curve below -PEEP and TV with ⬆️ compliance stays on the steep part of the curve the longest: maximizing dV/dP and avoiding inflection points

Refusing to give up on a failing plan is not an act of resilience. It's a display of rigidity. Grit is not about persevering with a route that isn’t working. It’s about staying focused on a goal but flexible on the path. Healthy persistence requires peripheral vision.

Post RSI - Ozempic prescribed for diabetic management for almost a a year, held over a week and appropriately fasted. #noLMA @dr_melissabyrne @Nadia_Hdz_MD @VeenaGraffMD @anesthesiadocmd

Ensure safe anesthesia for New Yorkers with @nyssapga and @ASALifeline physician-led anesthesia care! #patientsafety #advocacy #physician #anesthesiology #everysecondcounts

Published on early view from @RAPMOnline! Our 15-organization consensus on principles for perioperative pain management in patients with chronic pain, preoperative opioid tolerance, or substance use disorder FREE link: rapm.bmj.com/content/early/…

Why physicians MUST have a voice. This is a NYT healthcare "expert" who doesn't know the difference between hospital & physician charges. She literally wrote a book on the subject and gets a basic, fundamental fact completely wrong. @VPrasadMDMPH @DrBrian4Health @UCSF_IHPS

Great presentation by @AnsaraVaz on getting involved as a physician in advocacy #ASRASpring23 #ASRA100 She started early while in training with @nyssapga @ASALifeline and offers helpful tips: educate yourself (ASA advocacy app), become an advisor to legislators, give to PACs.

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