Month: April 2024

Uncategorized Published - 3 April, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Oxytocin at Elective Cesarean Delivery: A Dose-Finding Study in Pregnant People With Twin Pregnancy

AUTHORS: Peska, Emil MD et al  Anesthesia & Analgesia 138(4):p 814-820, April 2024. BACKGROUND: Multiple pregnancy is associated with higher risk of uterine atony, postpartum hemorrhage (PPH), blood transfusion, hysterectomy, and death. The optimal dose of oxytocin at cesarean delivery in people with twin pregnancy is unknown. We sought to determine the effective bolus dose of […]

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Uncategorized Published - 3 April, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
User-Centered Design of a Machine Learning Dashboard for Prediction of Postoperative Complications

AUTHORS: Fritz, Bradley A. MD, MSCI et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 138(4):p 804-813, April 2024. BACKGROUND: Machine learning models can help anesthesiology clinicians assess patients and make clinical and operational decisions, but well-designed human-computer interfaces are necessary for machine learning model predictions to result in clinician actions that help patients. Therefore, the goal of this study […]

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Uncategorized Published - 3 April, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Public Knowledge and Awareness of Anesthesiology and Anesthesiologists in China

AUTHORS: Ma, Yulong MD, PhD et al  Anesthesia & Analgesia 138(4):p 829-838, April 2024. BACKGROUND: In the past 20 years, anesthesiology has become one of the most advanced specialties and has undergone rapid development. However, public awareness regarding anesthesiology and anesthesiologists is limited, especially in developing countries. It is important for anesthesiologists to make the public […]

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Uncategorized Published - 2 April, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors and Angiotensin Receptor Blockers: To Continue or Stop Preoperatively—the Debate Continues

Authors: Rajan, Niraja MD, FASA, SAMBA-F et al  Anesthesia & Analgesia 138(4):p 760-762, April 2024. Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) lower blood pressure through inhibition of the renin-angiotensin system. Both groups of drugs are recommended as first-line medications in the treatment of hypertension carrying the strongest (class I) recommendation based on the […]

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Uncategorized Published - 2 April, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
How Real Are the Effects of Virtual Reality in Decreasing Acute Pain?

Authors: Shanthanna, Harsha MD, PhD et al  Anesthesia & Analgesia 138(4):p 746-750, April 2024. Virtual reality (VR) is best described as a collection of technologies that allow people to interact with a simulated 3-dimensional virtual environment using their physical senses, whether for pleasure or other specific purpose.1 With significant advancement in the field of computer modeling and […]

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Uncategorized Published - 2 April, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Anemia or Transfusion: Getting to the Heart of the Issue

Authors: Trentino, Kevin M. PhD; Murray, Kevin PhD; Shander, Aryeh MD Anesthesia & Analgesia 138(4):p 725-727, April 2024.  So, what really is more dangerous: anemia or transfusion? This thought-provoking question was raised over 10 years ago by Shander et al,1 and is just as relevant today as it was back then. Red cell transfusions are independently […]

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Uncategorized Published - 2 April, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Volume 39, No. 1 • February 2024 

Authors: D. Matthew Sherrer, MD, MBA, FASA, FAACD et al Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Volume 39, No. 1 • February 2024  INTRODUCTION On August 6th, 1997, Guam fire department dispatchers began receiving calls about a fire on a hillside that turned out to be the tragic crash of Korean Air flight 801. Despite efforts by rescuers […]

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Uncategorized Published - 2 April, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
‘I Have a Safety Concern’

Authors: Kimberley Darey, MD, FACOG, Sherri Leahy, PhD, RN, Linked in Healthcare Leadership Focus When it comes to the satisfaction of our patients, as well as their safety, most of us read the latest research to keep up to date on successes and ways to improve. No doubt many of us are aware of the […]

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Uncategorized Published - 1 April, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Intracranial Nasogastric Tube Placement in a Nontrauma Patient: Comment

Authors: Ming-Hui Hung, M.D.; Shu-Yueh Cheng, R.N. Anesthesiology March 2024. To the Editor: We read with great concern the image case presented by Patel et al. describing the intracranial misplacement of a nasogastric tube in a nontrauma patient with a history of chronic alcoholism. As anesthesia care providers, we acknowledge the importance of addressing this critical […]

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Uncategorized Published - 1 April, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Nebulized Versus Intravenously Administered Dexmedetomidine for Obtunding Hemodynamic Responses to Laryngoscopy and Tracheal Intubation

Authors: Akshita Singla et al Cureus 16(2): e54768. doi:10.7759/cureus.54768 Introduction Intravenous dexmedetomidine is known to cause major adverse effects such as bradycardia, hypotension, cardiac arrhythmias, and heart block when used as premedication for attenuation of the laryngoscopy and intubation response, limiting its routine use. Thus, it is important to study other routes of administration of […]

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