Nurse Anesthesia Alumni Schwartz and Morrow Publish Article in International Student Journal of Nurse Anesthesia

Nurse Anesthesia Alumni Schwartz and Morrow Publish Article in International Student Journal of Nurse Anesthesia

Nurse Anesthesia alumni Adrienne Schwartz and William Morrow published articles in the summer 2016 issue of the International Student Journal of Nurse Anesthesia. Schwartz's article is entitled "Anesthetic Management of 4-year-old with Bilateral Wilms Tumors," and Morrow's article is entitled "Difficult Airway with a Double-lumen Tube."

Schwartz Abstract: Wilms tumor (WT), also known as nephroblastoma, is the most common renal malignancy in children with approximately seven new cases per one million children per year. Congenital anomalies including Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome, WAGR syndrome and Denys-Drash syndrome are seen in up to 10% of children diagnosed with WT.1 With hypertension occurring in 25-80% of patients with WT from elevated levels of renin, anesthetic management of these patients is known to be complicated throughout the perioperative period.

Morrow Abstract: One-lung ventilation (OLV) is an essential anesthetic technique used to facilitate exposure during cardiac and thoracic surgeries by deflating one lung and ventilating the other. OLV can be accomplished via single-lumen endobronchial tubes (SLTs), bronchial blockers, or double-lumen tubes (DLTs). Although OLV was first achieved during the 1930s, Dr. Carlens is credited with the first development and use of DLT in 1950.1 In the 1960s, Dr. Robertshaw modified the DLT and subsequent revisions have resulted in our current models.

Virginia "Chris" Muckler served as Schwartz's faculty mentor and both a contributing editor and reviewer for the issue. James "Frank" Titch also served as a faculty member for Morrow and both a contributing editor and reviewer for this issue.

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