Anesthesiology study on patients' exposure to wildfire smoke featured in U.S. News & World Report

In the article, senior author Vijay Krishnamoorthy, MD, shared how the new paper sheds light on the adverse effect inhaling wildfire smoke can have on patient outcomes from anesthesia and surgery. “Wildfire smoke poses significant health risks, particularly in people with preexisting heart and lung disease, obese patients, infants and young children, and other vulnerable groups,” he said. “We hope our paper will inform anesthesia clinicians about … the urgent need for information and action to better understand and manage these risks.” The paper has been featured in over 100 additional news outlets, including The Hill.