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Uncategorized Published - 2 December, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Ketamine Alleviates Depressive Symptoms in Patients Undergoing Intracranial Tumor Resection

AUTHORS: Zhou, Yang MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: December 2021 – Volume 133 – Issue 6 – p 1588-1597 BACKGROUND:  Depressive symptoms occur in over 40% of neurosurgical patients during the perioperative period. However, no measure has been suggested to have a rapid effect on depressive surgical patients during increasingly shorter stays in the hospital. […]

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Uncategorized Published - 2 December, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
The Prevalence of Difficult Airway in Children With Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome

AUTHORS: Sequera-Ramos, Luis MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: December 2021 – Volume 133 – Issue 6 – p 1559-1567 BACKGROUND:  Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS) is the most common congenital overgrowth disorder with an incidence of approximately 1 in 10,000 live births. The condition is characterized by lateralized overgrowth, abdominal wall defects, macroglossia, and predisposition to malignancy. […]

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Uncategorized Published - 2 December, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Surgical, Obstetric, and Anesthetic Mortality Measurement at a Ugandan Secondary Referral Hospital

AUTHORS: Firth, Paul G. MBChB, BA et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: December 2021 – Volume 133 – Issue 6 – p 1608-1616 BACKGROUND:  The health care systems of low-income countries have severely limited capacity to treat surgical diseases and conditions. There is limited information about which hospital mortality outcomes are suitable metrics in these settings. METHODS: […]

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Uncategorized Published - 1 December, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Effect of Intravenous Acetaminophen on Mean Arterial Blood Pressure

AUTHORS: Bravo, Mauro MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: December 2021 – Volume 133 – Issue 6 – p 1532-1539 BACKGROUND:  Acetaminophen is commonly used as part of multimodal analgesia for acute pain. The intravenous formulation offers a more predictable bioavailability compared to oral and rectal acetaminophen. There have been reports of hypotension with intravenous acetaminophen […]

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Uncategorized Published - 1 December, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Rapid Sequence Induction With a Standard Intubation Dose of Rocuronium After Magnesium Pretreatment Compared With Succinylcholine

AUTHORS: Czarnetzki, Christoph MD, MBA et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: December 2021 – Volume 133 – Issue 6 – p 1540-1549 BACKGROUND:  Succinylcholine remains the muscle relaxant of choice for rapid sequence induction (RSI) but has many adverse effects. High-dose rocuronium bromide may be an alternative to succinylcholine for RSI but recovery times are nearly doubled […]

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