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Uncategorized Published - 18 February, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Intraoperative Hypotension and Myocardial Injury After Noncardiac Surgery in Adults With or Without Chronic Hypertension

AUTHORS: Cohen, Barak MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: February 2022 BACKGROUND: The risk of myocardial injury progressively increases at intraoperative mean arterial pressures (MAPs) ≤65 mm Hg. Higher pressures might be required in chronically hypertensive patients. We aimed to test the hypothesis that the harm threshold is higher in patients with chronic hypertension than in […]

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Uncategorized Published - 18 February, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Real-Time Ultrasound–Guided Versus Ultrasound-Assisted Spinal Anesthesia in Elderly Patients With Hip Fractures

AUTHORS: Chen, Luying MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: February 2022 – Volume 134 – Issue 2 – p 400-409 BACKGROUND:  Traditional landmark-guided spinal anesthesia can be challenging in elderly patients with hip fractures. Ultrasound assistance (USAS) and real-time ultrasound guidance (USRTG) techniques can facilitate lumbar neuraxial blocks. However, it remains undetermined which method is optimal […]

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Uncategorized Published - 18 February, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Does the Predominant Pain Location Influence Functional Outcomes, Satisfaction, and Return to Work After Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion For Degenerative Spondylolisthesis?

This is for our readers who treat chronic pain pts. DG Journal Club AUTHORS: Graham S Goh, Wai-Mun Yue et al. Clin Spine Surg. 2022 Feb 1; 35(1): E143-E149 STUDY DESIGN Retrospective review of prospectively collected data. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to determine how different combinations of preoperative back pain (BP) and […]

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Uncategorized Published - 18 February, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
How healthy lifestyle choices can limit the risk of CHD

I wanted to share with our readers since heart disease is the number one killer in USA. Author: Anthony Vecchione Cardiovascular Business Complying with the American Heart Association’s Life’s Simple 7 (LS7) recommendations is associated with a lower lifetime risk of developing coronary heart disease (CHD), according to a new study published in Circulation. The LS7 recommendations […]

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Uncategorized Published - 18 February, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Hypothyroidism and metabolic disorders: What you need to know

This is important to know since we see many pts with hypothyroidism. Author: Jessica Caporuscio Pharm.D. MedicalNewsToday Metabolism refers to the chemical reactions inside cells that convert food into energy. A metabolic disorder is any disorder that affects metabolism. Hypothyroidism is a metabolic disorder because it involves the underproduction of hormones that play a significant […]

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