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Uncategorized Published - 13 May, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Trauma: More Than a FAST Exam

Authors: Laura Girón-Arango, MD et al  ASA Monitor March 2022, Vol. 86, 31–32. Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in trauma was introduced early with the Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST) exam, a well-known scanning protocol incorporated into the Advanced Trauma Life Support® program to help with the diagnosis of life-threatening situations during the primary survey. The […]

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Uncategorized Published - 12 May, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Expression Profiles of Immune Cells after Propofol or Sevoflurane Anesthesia for Colorectal Cancer Surgery

Authors: Chung-Sik Oh, M.D., Ph.D. et al  Anesthesiology March 2022, Vol. 136, 448–458. Background The antitumor effects of natural killer cells, helper T cells, and cytotoxic T cells after cancer surgery were reported previously. This study hypothesized that propofol-based anesthesia would have fewer harmful effects on immune cells than volatile anesthetics–based anesthesia during colorectal cancer […]

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Uncategorized Published - 12 May, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Viscoelastic Hemostatic Assays and Trauma: Are You Ready?

Authors: Thomas E. Grissom, MD, MSIS, FASA, FCCM and Kevin P. Blaine, MD, MPH, FASA ASA Monitor March 2022, Vol. 86, 29–30. Uncontrolled hemorrhage requiring emergent surgery after major trauma continues to be a contributor to perioperative death (Intensive Care Med 2019;45:709-11). While most hemorrhage deaths occur before injured patients reach the hospital, advancement in medical […]

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Uncategorized Published - 12 May, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Combined Trauma and CBRN Exposure: Adding Insult to Injury

Authors: Eric McDaniel, MD and Joseph McIsaac, III, MD, MS, MBA, CPE, FASA ASA Monitor March 2022, Vol. 86, 28–29. Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) events occur often in concert with traumatic injuries; however, a large majority of CBRN literature and research frequently exclude the trauma perspective (Expert Opin Ther Pat 2016;26:1431-47; Expert Opin Ther Pat 2016;26:1399-1408). […]

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Uncategorized Published - 12 May, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Vasopressor Effects on Cerebral Microcirculation: Comment

Authors: Anna Maria Bombardieri, M.D., Ph.D. and Ban C. H. Tsui, M.D., M.Sc. Anesthesiology May 2022, Vol. 136, 867–868. To the Editor: We read with great interest the study by Koch et al.,1  which concluded that “ephedrine results in better brain microcirculation and oxygen delivery than phenylephrine” and raised “concerns regarding phenylephrine for blood pressure augmentation in patients […]

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