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Uncategorized Published - 14 February, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
In-Hospital Opioid Consumption After the Previous Cesarean Delivery Weakly Predicts Opioid Consumption After Index Delivery

AUTHORS: Komatsu, Ryu MD, MS et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: February 2022 BACKGROUND: To predict opioid consumption and pain intensity after the index cesarean delivery, we tested a hypothesis that opioid consumption after the previous cesarean delivery of the same patient can predict the opioid consumption after the index cesarean delivery. We further tested a secondary […]

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Uncategorized Published - 14 February, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Low-Concentration Norepinephrine Infusion for Major Surgery

AUTHORS: Aykanat, Verna M. FANZCA, MBBS, BMedSci (Hons) et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: February 2022 – Volume 134 – Issue 2 – p 410-418 BACKGROUND:  Prevention of hypotension during the intra- and postoperative period is an important goal. Peripheral administration of low-concentration norepinephrine may be a safe and effective strategy to reduce the risk of hypotension. […]

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Uncategorized Published - 14 February, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Cognitive Recovery by Decade in Healthy 40- to 80-Year-Old Volunteers After Anesthesia Without Surgery

AUTHORS: Baxter, Mark G. PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: February 2022 – Volume 134 – Issue 2 – p 389-399 BACKGROUND:  Postoperative delirium and postoperative cognitive dysfunction are the most common complications for older surgical patients. General anesthesia may contribute to the development of these conditions, but there are little data on the association of […]

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Uncategorized Published - 14 February, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Dexmedetomidine Alleviates Gut-Vascular Barrier Damage and Distant Hepatic Injury Following Intestinal Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury in Mice

AUTHORS: Zhang, Yi-Nan MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: February 2022 – Volume 134 – Issue 2 – p 419-431 BACKGROUND:  Intestinal ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) challenge often results in gut barrier dysfunction and induces distant organ injury. Dexmedetomidine has been shown to protect intestinal epithelial barrier against I/R attack. The present study aims to investigate the degree […]

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Uncategorized Published - 14 February, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Multicenter Study Evaluating Nitrous Oxide Use for Labor Analgesia at High- and Low-Altitude Institutions

AUTHORS: Wood, Cristina MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: February 2022 – Volume 134 – Issue 2 – p 294-302 Abstract BACKGROUND: Nitrous oxide (N2O) has been used nationally as an analgesic in many clinical settings. While neuraxial analgesia is still the most commonly used labor analgesic in the United States, there is increasing use of […]

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