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Uncategorized Published - 29 November, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Preoperative Care for Cataract Surgery: The Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia Position Statement

AUTHORS: Sweitzer, BobbieJean MD, FACP, SAMBA-F, FASA et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: December 2021 – Volume 133 – Issue 6 – p 1431-1436 Abstract Cataract surgeries are among the most common procedures requiring anesthesia care. Cataracts are a common cause of blindness. Surgery remains the only effective treatment of cataracts. Patients are often elderly with comorbidities. […]

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Uncategorized Published - 29 November, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Enhanced Recovery Programs in an Ambulatory Surgical Oncology Center

AUTHORS: Afonso, Anoushka M. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: December 2021 – Volume 133 – Issue 6 – p 1391-1401 BACKGROUND:  We describe the implementation of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) programs designed to minimize postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) and pain and reduce opioid use in patients undergoing selected procedures at an ambulatory cancer […]

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Uncategorized Published - 29 November, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Remote Ischemic Preconditioning Reduces Acute Kidney Injury After Cardiac Surgery

AUTHORS: Long, Yu-qin MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: November 2021 Abstract BACKGROUND: Results from previous studies evaluating the effects of remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC) on morbidity and mortality after cardiac surgery are inconsistent. This meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) aims to determine whether RIPC improves cardiac and renal outcomes in adults undergoing cardiac surgery. […]

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Uncategorized Published - 26 November, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Temporal Transitions in Fibrinolysis after Trauma: Adverse Outcome Is Principally Related to Late Hypofibrinolysis

Authors: Andrea Rossetto, M.D. et al  Anesthesiology November 2021. Background The relationship between late clinical outcomes after injury and early dynamic changes between fibrinolytic states is not fully understood. The authors hypothesized that temporal transitions in fibrinolysis states using rotational thromboelastometry (ROTEM) would aid stratification of adverse late clinical outcomes and improve understanding of how […]

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Uncategorized Published - 26 November, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Mediastinal Masses, Anesthetic Interventions, and Airway Compression in Adults

Authors: Philip M. Hartigan, M.D. et al  Anesthesiology November 2021. Background Central airway occlusion is a feared complication of general anesthesia in patients with mediastinal masses. Maintenance of spontaneous ventilation and avoiding neuromuscular blockade are recommended to reduce this risk. Physiologic arguments supporting these recommendations are controversial and direct evidence is lacking. The authors hypothesized […]

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