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Uncategorized Published - 11 March, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
What’s to know about alcoholic hepatitis?

Author: Valencin Higuera MedicalNewsToday Alcoholic hepatitis is an inflammatory liver condition. The main cause is frequent, heavy alcohol use. Processing excessive amounts of alcohol can result in injury to the liver cells, which can lead to swelling and scarring of the liver. The condition can be mild or severe. In severe cases, a person may […]

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Uncategorized Published - 11 March, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Respiratory Adverse Events After LMA® Mask Removal in Children

AUTHORS: Karam, Cynthia MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: February 2022 Abstract Export BACKGROUND: The removal of the laryngeal mask airway (LMA®) in children may be associated with respiratory adverse events. The rate of occurrence of these adverse events may be influenced by the type of anesthesia. Studies comparing total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) with propofol and […]

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Uncategorized Published - 10 March, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Pediatric spinal anesthesia at a tertiary care hospital

DG Journal Club AUTHORS: RamC3n Eizaga Rebollar et al Paediatr Anaesth. 2022 Feb BACKGROUND Pediatric spinal anesthesia is an old technique whose use is not widespread, in spite of reducing the risk of cardiorespiratory events (hypoxemia, bradycardia, and hypotension) associated with general anesthesia, especially in neonates and infants. This retrospective cohort study aimed to assess […]

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Uncategorized Published - 10 March, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Association of Medicaid Expansion With Neuraxial Labor Analgesia Use in the United States

AUTHORS: Xiao, Maggie Z. X. BSc et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 2022 – Volume 134 – Issue 3 – p 505-514 BACKGROUND:  The Affordable Care Act has been associated with increased Medicaid coverage for childbirth among low-income US women. We hypothesized that Medicaid expansion was associated with increased use of labor neuraxial analgesia. METHODS: We […]

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Uncategorized Published - 10 March, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Association Between Changes in Postoperative Opioid Utilization and Long-Term Health Care Spending Among Surgical Patients With Chronic Opioid Utilization

AUTHORS: Sun, Eric C. MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 2022 – Volume 134 – Issue 3 – p 515-523 BACKGROUND:  There is growing interest in identifying and developing interventions aimed at reducing the risk of increased, long-term opioid use among surgical patients. While understanding how these interventions impact health care spending has important […]

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