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Uncategorized Published - 24 May, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Platelet Transfusion and Outcomes After Massive Transfusion Protocol Activation for Major Trauma

AUTHORS: Aichholz, Pudkrong K. MD et al  Anesthesia & Analgesia: May 07, 2022 BACKGROUND: Incorporation of massive transfusion protocols (MTPs) into acute major trauma care has reduced hemorrhagic mortality, but the threshold and timing of platelet transfusion in MTP are controversial. This study aimed to describe early (first 4 hours) platelet transfusion practice in a setting […]

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Uncategorized Published - 24 May, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Association Between Preoperative Fibrinogen-to-Albumin Ratio and All-Cause Mortality After Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

DG Journal Club AUTHORS: Seoyeong Park, Karam Nam, Tae Kyong Kim Anesth Analg. 2022 May 1; 134(5): 1021-1027 BACKGROUND The fibrinogen-to-albumin ratio (FAR) is a recently introduced prognostic marker for patients with coronary artery disease. The present study investigated whether the FAR is associated with clinical outcome after off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCAB). METHODS […]

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Uncategorized Published - 24 May, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Excess Risk for Venous Thromboembolism Persists for Months After COVID-19

This is for when we give a post COVID pt an anesthetic NEJM Journal Watch Bruce Soloway, MD, reviewing Katsoularis I et al. BMJ 2022 Apr 6 But risks are less elevated for those who do not require hospitalization. People with severe COVID-19 are at excess risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE), but whether risk also rises among patients […]

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Uncategorized Published - 24 May, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Racial Disparities in the Use of Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Postoperative Analgesia After Total Mastectomy

AUTHORS: Mazzeffi, Michael A. MD, MPH, MSc et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: April 2022 BACKGROUND: Peripheral nerve blocks (PNBs) are used to provide postoperative analgesia after total mastectomy. PNBs improve patient satisfaction and decrease postoperative opioid use, nausea, and vomiting. Few studies have examined whether there is racial-ethnic disparity in the use of PNBs for patients […]

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Uncategorized Published - 24 May, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Allergy to Local Anesthetics is a Rarity

DG Journal Club Shirley Jiang, Monica Tang Clin Rev Allergy Immunol. 2022 Apr 28 [Epub ahead of print] Local anesthetics (LA) are commonly used in procedures and in topical agents for pain management. With the increasing use of LA drugs, the management of LA reactions is more frequently encountered in the office and in operating […]

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