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Uncategorized Published - 12 October, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Effective Dose of Prophylactic Oxytocin Infusion During Cesarean Delivery in 90% Population of Nonlaboring Patients With Preeclampsia Receiving Magnesium Sulfate Therapy and Normotensives

AUTHORS: Tyagi, Asha MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: September 1, 2021 BACKGROUND: Oxytocin administration during cesarean delivery is the first-line therapy for the prevention of uterine atony. Patients with preeclampsia may receive magnesium sulfate, a drug with known tocolytic effects, for seizure prophylaxis. However, no study has evaluated the minimum effective dose of oxytocin during […]

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Uncategorized Published - 12 October, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Survey of Practice Pattern in Patients With Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia Requiring Cardiopulmonary Bypass

AUTHORS: Wanat-Hawthorne, Alycia MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: August 20, 2021 BACKGROUND: Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is an immune-mediated adverse reaction to heparin. Patients undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) are routinely anticoagulated with heparin before the initiation of bypass. Heparin is contraindicated, however, in patients with acute HIT, and alternatives to routine practice are […]

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Uncategorized Published - 12 October, 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: August 20, 2021 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: We did a 1-year observational cohort study of […]

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Uncategorized Published - 12 October, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Prediction Score for Postoperative Neurologic Complications after Brain Tumor Craniotomy

Authors: Raphaël Cinotti, M.D., Ph.D. et al  Anesthesiology December 2018, Vol. 129, 1111–1120. Background Craniotomy for brain tumor displays significant morbidity and mortality, and no score is available to discriminate high-risk patients. Our objective was to validate a prediction score for postoperative neurosurgical complications in this setting. Methods Creation of a score in a learning […]

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Uncategorized Published - 11 October, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Palliative Care and the Anesthesiologist

Authors: Elizabeth M. Rickerson, MD; Rebecca A. Aslakson, MD, PhD, FAAHPM, FCCM ASA Monitor October 2021, Vol. 85, 41–42. Though frequently and incorrectly conflated with hospice or end-of-life care, palliative care is comprehensive, interprofessional care with the goal of improving the quality of life for seriously ill patients and their family members, regardless of diagnosis […]

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