Month: October 2022

Uncategorized Published - 4 October, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Percutaneous Radiofrequency Ablation for Trigeminal Neuralgia Management

DG Journal Club Authors: André Marques Mansano et al Pain Med. 2022 Aug 27 Trigeminal neuralgia, considered by many the worst pain that humankind can experience, has been called “the suicide disease.” Neuroablative procedures are good options when conservative treatment fails to promote pain relief or in those whose side effects are unbearable. The objective […]

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Uncategorized Published - 4 October, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Everything you need to know about crystal meth

Authors: Yvette Brazier MedicalNewsToday Crystal meth, or methamphetamine, is a stimulant drug that carries a high risk for physical dependence. In the United States, a different formulation of methamphetamine called Desoxyn is available by prescription to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Crystal meth has a number of street names, including ice and glass. It […]

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Uncategorized Published - 3 October, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Carbon Dioxide, Blood Pressure, and Perioperative Stroke

Authors: Phillip E. Vlisides, M.D. et al  Anesthesiology October 2022, Vol. 137, 434–445. Background The relationship between intraoperative physiology and postoperative stroke is incompletely understood. Preliminary data suggest that either hypo- or hypercapnia coupled with reduced cerebrovascular inflow (e.g., due to hypotension) can lead to ischemia. This study tested the hypothesis that the combination of intraoperative […]

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Uncategorized Published - 3 October, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Validation of a deep learning-based automatic detection algorithm for measurement of endotracheal tube to carina distance on chest radiographs

Autor’s: Min-Hsin Huang, MD, MS et al Anesthesiology September 2022. Background Improper endotracheal tube (ETT) positioning is frequently observed and potentially hazardous in the intensive care unit. We developed a deep learning-based automatic detection algorithm detecting the ETT tip and carina on portable supine chest radiographs to measure the ETT-carina distance. This study investigated the […]

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Uncategorized Published - 3 October, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Risk Stratification Index 3.0, a Broad Set of Models for Predicting Adverse Events During and After Hospital Admission

Authors: Scott Greenwald, PhD et al  Anesthesiology September 2022. Background Risk-stratification helps guide appropriate clinical care. Our goal was to develop and validate a broad suite of predictive tools based on ICD-10 diagnostic and procedural codes for predicting adverse events and care utilization outcomes for hospitalized patients. Methods Endpoints included unplanned hospital admissions, discharge status, […]

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Uncategorized Published - 3 October, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Teaching Airway Management Skills to Anesthesia Residents: Review and Future Directions

Authors: Igor Tkachenko, MD, PhD; Neha Dasmunshi, MD ASA Monitor July 2022, Vol. 86, 25–26. To meet the challenges of evolving health care and medical education, the residency training curriculum undergoes changes at regular intervals by local and national graduate medical education oversight bodies. The recent pandemic significantly impacted learning opportunities for residents across all specialties. Teaching […]

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Uncategorized Published - 3 October, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Differential Alterations to the Metabolic Connectivity of the Cortical and Subcortical Regions in Rat Brain During Ketamine-Induced Unconsciousness

AUTHORS: Chen, Yali MD et al  Anesthesia & Analgesia: November 2022 – Volume 135 – Issue 5 – p 1106-1114 BACKGROUND: Ketamine anesthesia increased glucose metabolism in most brain regions compared to another intravenous anesthetic propofol. However, whether the changes in cerebral metabolic networks induced by ketamine share the same mechanism with propofol remains to be […]

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Uncategorized Published - 3 October, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Anesthesia Incident Reporting System (AIRS) Case 2022-08: It’s All About the Airway. What Would You Do?

ASA Monitor August 2022, Vol. 86, 10–11. This month’s AIRS case reports are presented in a format that we have borrowed from NASA’s CALLBACK, which discusses events that have been entered into the Aviation Safety Reporting System. We will let you “interact” with the information given in two events that have been reported to AIRS. In […]

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