I love playing with new stuff, and there was plenty to play with at this year's American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons conference in San Diego. I was like a kid in a candy store, only I was looking at eye drops instead of gumdrops and lasers instead of licorice. Here's some of what caught my eye. HEADS UP Dr. Newsom test-drives the...

4K ULTRA HD A crisp, clear, high-resolution view is essential for laparoscopic surgery, says gynecologic surgeon Jeffrey B. Frank, MD, of the Reading Hospital SurgiCenter at Spring Ridge in Wyomissing, Pa For more than 20 years, imaging technology remained virtually unchanged. Then along came high definition, which quickly became the new...

AdvantagesDisadvantages Succinylcholine When a laryngospasm can't be broken by chin lift, jaw thrust or positive pressure ventilation with 100% oxygen, succinylcholine is typically administered in a dose of 0.25 to 1.0 mg/kg and usually lets you easily intubate and ventilate the patient within 30 to 60 seconds. It...