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Uncategorized Published - 29 October, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Perioperative Electroencephalogram Spectral Dynamics Related to Postoperative Delirium in Older Patients

AUTHORS: Koch, Susanne MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: September 27, 2021 BACKGROUND: Intraoperative electroencephalography (EEG) signatures related to the development of postoperative delirium (POD) in older patients are frequently studied. However, a broad analysis of the EEG dynamics including preoperative, postinduction, intraoperative and postoperative scenarios and its correlation to POD development is still lacking. […]

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Uncategorized Published - 29 October, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
What to know about ‘rebound migraine’

Author: Jenna Fletcher Medical News Today Doctors no longer use the term rebound headaches or rebound migraine. Instead, they use the term medication overuse headache (MOH). Other terms that people may use to describe this condition include drug-induced headache and medication misuse headache. Rebound migraine is an outdated term for what healthcare professionals now refer to as […]

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Uncategorized Published - 29 October, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
The Strength of Alpha Oscillations in the Electroencephalogram Differently Affects Algorithms Used for Anesthesia Monitoring

AUTHORS: Weyer, Clara BS et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: September 20, 2021 BACKGROUND: Intraoperative patient monitoring using the electroencephalogram (EEG) can help to adequately adjust the anesthetic level. Therefore, the processed EEG (pEEG) provides the anesthesiologist with the estimated anesthesia level. The commonly used approaches track the changes from a fast- and a low-amplitude EEG during […]

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Uncategorized Published - 29 October, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Systemic Air Embolism during Percutaneous Transthoracic Lung Biopsy

Authors: Vivek Arora, M.D. Geoff Burks, M.D Anesthesiology October 2021. doi: Systemic air embolism is a rare but potentially catastrophic complication of percutaneous transthoracic needle lung biopsy.1  Systemic air embolism can occur as a result of placement of the biopsy needle tip into a pulmonary vein, thus entraining atmospheric air, or by the formation of bronchial-venous or […]

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Uncategorized Published - 28 October, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Clinical outcomes and effect on intraoperative blood loss and postoperative pain of patients undergoing retroperitoneal laparoscopic partial nephrectomy for complex renal tumors

DG Journal Club AUTHORS: Yansong Guo, Qian Xu et al. World J Surg Oncol. 2021 Sep 18; 19(1): 282 OBJECTIVE To explore the clinical outcomes and effect on intraoperative blood loss and postoperative pain of patients undergoing the retroperitoneal laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (RLPN) for complex renal tumors. METHODS Fifty patients with complex renal tumor admitted […]

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