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This is a monthly student-run journal club. A senior medical student will meet with a faculty mentor and pick an article of interest in a recent topic of Anesthesia. The article will be made available to anyone that is interested, and then the student will present the article briefly, highlighting key points and take home messages. After which the students, residents, and faculty will hold a discussion of the topic and share ideas.

Here is a list of our recent Journal Club Topics:

-October 2007

Topic: Anesthesia Related Maternal Deaths

Presenter: Miguel Telleria - Class of 2008

Faculty Mentor - Dr. Nicholas Nedeff

Article: Anesthesia Related Maternal Deaths.pdf

-November 2007

Topic: Hypercapnia and Hypocapnia on Blood Loss

Presenter: Jason Park - Class of 2008

Faculty Mentor - Dr. Nicholas Nedeff and Dr. Sripad Rao

Article: Hypercapnia and Hypocapnia on Blood Loss.pdf

-December 2007

Topic: Effects of Cannabis on Pain

Presenter: Natalie Butler - Class of 2008

Faculty Mentors - Dr. Edgar Pierre and Dr. Nicholas Nedeff

Article: Effects of Cannabis on Pain.pdf

-February 2008

Topic: Vasopressors After Injury

Presenter: Faisal Huda - Class of 2009

Faculty Mentor - Dr. Nicholas Nedeff

Article: Vasopressors After Injury.pdf

- September 2008

Topic:  Compliance and Dead Space Fraction and PEEP

Presenter:  Shawn Michael Cantie - Class of 2009

Faculty Mentor - Dr. Edgar Pierre and Dr. Nicholas Nedeff

Article:  Compliance and Dead Space Fraction.pdf

-February 26th, 2009

Topic:  Early Packed Red Blood Cell Transfusion and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome after Trauma.

Presenter:  Rick Abraham - Class of 2009

Faculty Mentor - Dr. Edgar Pierre and Dr. Nicholas Nedeff

Article:  Early PRBC Transfusion.pdf

August 27^th, 2009

Topic: An Evaluation of the Insertion and Function of a New Supraglottic Airway Device, the King LT, During Spontaneous Ventilation

Presenter: Neil Masters- Class of 2010

Faculty Mentor- Dr. Edgar Pierre and Dr. Nicholas Nedeff

Article: KingLT-Hagberg.pdf

November 17^th, 2009

Topic: Does a Higher Positive End Expiratory Pressure Decrease Mortality in ARDS?

Presenter: Phil Copper- Class of 2010

Faculty Mentor- Dr. Edgar Pierre and Dr. Nicholas Nedeff

Article: High PEEP and ARDS.pdf

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