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Uncategorized Published - 22 December, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
A Remote Surveillance Platform to Monitor General Care Ward Surgical Patients for Acute Physiologic Deterioration

AUTHORS: Safavi, Kyan C. MD, MBA et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: October 2021 – Volume 133 – Issue 4 – p 933-939 BACKGROUND:  The traditional paradigm of hospital surgical ward care consists of episodic bedside visits by providers with periodic perusals of the patient’s electronic health record (EHR). Vital signs and laboratory results are directly pushed […]

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Uncategorized Published - 22 December, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Fiber-Needle Swept-Source Optical Coherence Tomography for the Real-Time Visualization of the Transversus Abdominis Plane Block Procedure in a Swine Model

AUTHORS: Teng, Wei-Nung MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: August 2021 – Volume 133 – Issue 2 – p 526-534 BACKGROUND:  Fascia blocks (eg, the transversus abdominis plane [TAP] block) target the intermuscular fascia layers. Ultrasound techniques have allowed peripheral blocks to be performed with accuracy and safety, however, with limitations. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) […]

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Uncategorized Published - 21 December, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Postoperative Acute Kidney Injury Is Associated With Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease Independent of Severity

AUTHORS: Privratsky, Jamie R. MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: January 2022 – Volume 134 – Issue 1 – p 49-58 BACKGROUND: Both postoperative acute kidney injury (AKI) and preoperative chronic kidney disease (CKD) are associated with significantly worse outcomes following surgery. The relationship of both of these conditions with each other and with CKD […]

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Uncategorized Published - 21 December, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Physician Burnout: A Pandemic Uncovered by a Pandemic!

AUYTHORS: Lalitha Sundararaman, MBBS, MD et al  ASA Monitor January 2022, Vol. 86, 19–20. The unprecedented morbidity and mortality of the COVID-19 pandemic have been at the forefront of our consciousness. However, the ravages of COVID-19 extend beyond death and disease. The pandemic of the past two years has stressed the economies of every country […]

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Uncategorized Published - 21 December, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Practice Patterns and Variability in Intraoperative Opioid Utilization

AUTHORS: Naik, Bhiken I. MBBCh et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: January 2022 – Volume 134 – Issue 1 – p 8-17 BACKGROUND:  Opioids remain the primary mode of analgesia intraoperatively. There are limited data on how patient, procedural, and institutional characteristics influence intraoperative opioid administration. The aim of this retrospective, longitudinal study from 2012 to 2016 […]

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