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Authors: Miles Berger, MD, PhD and Daniel J. Cole, MD, FASA ASA Monitor July 2021, Vol. 85, 22. “It is exercise alone that supports the spirits, and keeps the mind in vigor.” The great Roman statesman and orator Cicero (106 BC-43 BC) uttered these timeless words over two millennia ago, words that remain relevant today for […]
Read MoreDG Journal Club AUTHORS: Janannii Selvanathan, Rida Waseem et al. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2021 Aug BACKGROUND There is an increased risk of sleep apnea in patients using opioids for chronic pain. We hypothesized that a simple model comprizing of: (1) STOP-Bang questionnaire and resting daytime oxyhemoglobin saturation (SpO 2 ); and (2) overnight oximetry […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Walter Cardiovascular Business Coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring can provide value as an independent predictor of 30-day or one-year mortality following transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), according to new findings published in Radiology. The study’s authors tracked data from 309 patients with severe aortic stenosis who underwent CT imaging during the planning process for […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Lu, Shu Yang MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: August 2021 BACKGROUND: The association between obesity, or elevated body mass index (BMI), and outcomes in patients receiving venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) has not been well established. Recent studies in patients receiving venovenous ECMO did not detect an association between obesity and increased mortality. The […]
Read MoreDG Alerts Awake prone positioning of patients with hypoxaemic respiratory failure due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) supported with high-flow nasal cannula reduced the incidence of treatment failure and the need for intubation without any signal of harm, according to a study published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. “Awake prone positioning has been reported to improve […]
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