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Uncategorized Published - 1 November, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
First Look at the Final Rule: Anesthesia Takes Another Hit

Author: Tony Mira F1rst News Summary It should come as no surprise to our readers that reimbursement for Medicare services has been going in the wrong direction.  That trend will not be reversed in 2022. On November 2, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) and […]

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Uncategorized Published - 1 November, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Oxygen Saturation and Postoperative Mortality in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke Treated by Endovascular Thrombectomy

AUTHORS: Farag, Ehab MD, FRCA, FASA et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: October 5, 2021 BACKGROUND: Monitored anesthesia care (MAC) and general anesthesia (GA) with endotracheal intubation are the 2 most used techniques for patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) undergoing endovascular thrombectomy. We aimed to test the hypothesis that increased arterial oxygen concentration during reperfusion period […]

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Uncategorized Published - 1 November, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Multidimensional Perioperative Recovery Trajectories in a Mixed Surgical Cohort

AUTHORS: Kent, Michael L. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: September 30, 2021 Abstract  BACKGROUND:  Pain trajectories have been described in numerous surgical settings where preoperative characteristics have been used to predict trajectory membership. Suboptimal pain intensity trajectories have been linked to poor longitudinal outcomes. However, numerous biopsychosocial modulators of postoperative pain may also have distinct […]

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Uncategorized Published - 1 November, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Anesthetic Management and Outcomes of Patients With Epidermolysis Bullosa

AUTHORS: Brooks Peterson, Melissa MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: September 30, 2021 BACKGROUND: Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is a group of rare epithelial disorders caused by abnormal or absent structural proteins at the epidermal-dermal junction. As a result, patients experience blisters and wounds from mild shearing forces. Some forms of EB are complicated by resultant scarring […]

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Uncategorized Published - 29 October, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Performance of the Hypotension Prediction Index With Noninvasive Arterial Pressure Waveforms in Awake Cesarean Delivery Patients Under Spinal Anesthesia

AUTHORS: Frassanito, Luciano MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: September 30, 2021 BACKGROUND: Arterial hypotension is common after spinal anesthesia (SA) for cesarean delivery (CD), and to date, there is no definitive method to predict it. The hypotension prediction index (HPI) is an algorithm that uses the arterial waveform to predict early phases of intraoperative hypotension. […]

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