Month: January 2022

Uncategorized Published - 3 January, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Rigid Sternal Fixation in Cardiac Surgery

Author: Cardiac Anesthesiologist  Most cardiac surgeons use wire cerclage for sternotomy closure because of the perceived low rate of sternal wound complications and low cost of wires. Wire cerclage brings the cut edges of bone back together by wrapping a wire or band around or through the 2 portions of bone, then tightening the wire […]

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Uncategorized Published - 2 January, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Caution Regarding Enclosures for Airway Procedures

Author: Uday Jain, BSEE, MD, PhD, FASA ASA Monitor January 2023, Vol. 87, 29. AIRWAY BARRIER ENCLOSURES Abstract Several enclosures for placement around the head and upper torso have been described during this pandemic (Anesth Analg 2020;131:e135-36; J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2021;35:966-67). They are usually made of frames covered by transparent sheets. The enclosures have access ports […]

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Uncategorized Published - 1 January, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Recent marijuana use increases risk of serious stroke complication

This is important for anesthesia providers to know since many states are allowing marijuana usage. Author: Anthony Vecchione Cardiovascular Business Recent marijuana users are more than twice as likely to develop a dangerous bleeding complication after an aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH), according to new data published in Stroke. The goal of the study was to analyze the […]

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