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Uncategorized Published - 29 December, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Risks to healthcare workers following tracheal intubation of patients with COVID-19

Authors: K. El-Boghdadly et al  Anesthesia Peri-operative medicine, critical care and pain June 2020 Summary Healthcare workers involved in aerosol-generating procedures, such as tracheal intubation, may be at elevated risk of acquiring COVID-19. However, the magnitude of this risk is unknown. We conducted a prospective international multicentre cohort study recruiting healthcare workers participating in tracheal […]

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Uncategorized Published - 28 December, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Opioid Crisis Requires New Approaches to Prescription Opioid Management

 Authors: Evan D. Kharasch, M.D., Ph.D et al  Press Release (December 7, 2021), The American Society of Anesthesiologists To address the U.S. opioid epidemic, policies and guidelines have focused primarily on reducing opioid prescribing and restricting supply. Accordingly, opioid prescribing decreased 38% in the past decade. Nevertheless, fatal opioid overdoses actually increased 300% during that […]

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Uncategorized Published - 28 December, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Efficacy and safety of intrathecal morphine for analgesia after lower joint arthroplasty

Authors: E. Gonvers,K. El-Boghdadly,S. Grape,E. Albrecht Anaesthesia Peri-operative medicine, critical care and pain Aug 21 Summary Widespread adoption of intrathecal morphine into clinical practice is hampered by concerns about its potential side-effects. We undertook a systematic review, meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis with the primary objective of determining the efficacy and safety of intrathecal morphine. […]

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Uncategorized Published - 28 December, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
A, B, C, or D? Reader Says ‘None of the Above’ on Question of Breakthrough COVID Cases

ASA Monitor January 2022, Vol. 86, e2. Dr. Shafer’s editorial on vaccination in the November issue of the ASA Monitor1 makes the following statements in favor of vaccination: My parents, spouse, siblings, and children won’t get COVID-19 from me. My friends won’t get COVID-19 from me. My coworkers won’t get COVID-19 from me. My patients won’t […]

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Uncategorized Published - 28 December, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Anesthesiologists Become ICU Attending Physicians During the Delta Variant Surge

Authors: Anthony R. Plunkett, MD, FASA and Michael W. Bartoszek, MD, MBA ASA Monitor January 2022, Vol. 86, e1. In March 2020, our anesthesia department faced the same scenario as the rest of the United States and most of the world – how can we best utilize our skillset to help in the fight against COVID-19? […]

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