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Podcast: Anesthesia Patient Safety Podcast
Episode: #266 Protecting the Brain: Perioperative Stroke Prevention
Description: Perioperative stroke represents a rare but potentially devastating complication of anesthesia care. While occurring in less than 1% of non-cardiac surgical patients, this complication fundamentally threatens not just patient outcomes but their very identity. As Dr. Jacob Nadler poignantly notes in our podcast, "By maintaining brain health, we're preserving the essence of who our patients are—their memories, their personality, their ability to connect with friends and family."The most significant recent development in this field comes from the 2024 joint guidelines that have dramatically shortened the recommended waiting period following stroke before elective surgery. What was once a ni...