<description>&lt;p class="p1"&gt;Every October, the American Society of Anesthesiologists [the ASA] hosts the largest medical specialty meeting of its kind for thousands and thousands of anesthesiologists from around the world. This year's meeting is being held in San Francisco from October 13&lt;span class= "s1"&gt;&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/span&gt; to 17&lt;span class= "s1"&gt;&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;To recognize the importance of anesthesia in the evolution of surgery, and to commemorate the first public demonstration of surgical anesthesia administered to a patient undergoing surgery [by William Morton on October 16&lt;span class= "s1"&gt;&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/span&gt;, 1846], called "World Anesthesia Day", I present a different episode of the &lt;em&gt;Strange Daze&lt;/em&gt; podcast each day of the meeting.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;Today's Episode is &lt;em&gt;Crepitus&lt;/em&gt;. It's a true story about how incompletely understood and improperly conducted laser surgery can turn a routine knee arthroscopy into a life-threatening disaster.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Straight Talk MD

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STRANGE DAZE: Crepitus

OCT 15, 202364 MIN
Straight Talk MD

STRANGE DAZE: Crepitus

OCT 15, 202364 MIN

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Every October, the American Society of Anesthesiologists [the ASA] hosts the largest medical specialty meeting of its kind for thousands and thousands of anesthesiologists from around the world. This year's meeting is being held in San Francisco from October 13th to 17th.

To recognize the importance of anesthesia in the evolution of surgery, and to commemorate the first public demonstration of surgical anesthesia administered to a patient undergoing surgery [by William Morton on October 16th, 1846], called "World Anesthesia Day", I present a different episode of the Strange Daze podcast each day of the meeting.

Today's Episode is Crepitus. It's a true story about how incompletely understood and improperly conducted laser surgery can turn a routine knee arthroscopy into a life-threatening disaster.