Main description:

This issue of Anesthesiology Clinics, guest edited by Drs. Gabriella Iohom and Girish P. Joshi, focuses on Perioperative Monitoring. This is one of four issues each year selected by the series consulting editor, Dr. Lee Fleisher. Articles in this issue include, but are not limited to: Clinician monitoring, Ventilation monitoring, Measurement of pulmonary mechanics, Hemodynamic monitoring, Tissue perfusion monitoring, Neuromuscular blockade monitoring, Depth of anesthesia monitoring, Antinociception monitoring, Cerebral perfusion monitoring - Brain oxygen saturation monitoring, Coagulation, Ultrasound - the new stethoscope (POCUS), Mobile and Remote monitoring, smart phone use, AI, machine learning, deep learning, and closed loop devices and Telemedicine for anesthesiologists.

Contents:

Clinician Monitoring
Ventilation Monitoring
Respiratory Mechanics
Perioperative Hemodynamic Monitoring: An Overview of Current Methods
Neuromuscular Blockade Monitoring
Depth of Anesthesia Monitoring
Intraoperative Nociception Monitoring
Cerebral Perfusion and Brain Oxygen Saturation Monitoring with: Jugular Venous Oxygen Saturation, Cerebral Oximetry, and Transcranial Doppler Ultrasonography
Perioperative Coagulation Monitoring
Ultrasound: The New Stethoscope (Point-of-Care Ultrasound)
Toward Smart Monitoring with Phones, Watches, and Wearable Sensors
Machine Learning, Deep Learning, and Closed Loop Devices-Anesthesia Delivery
Telemedicine for Anesthesiologists