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Uncategorized Published - 31 August, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
COVID-19 and the Brain

Authors: Timothy Gaulton, MD, MSc and Daniel J. Cole, MD, FASA ASA Monitor January 2021, Vol. 85, 25. “He seems a little off.” He was one of the first patients admitted to my (TG) hospital’s ICU with hypoxemic respiratory failure from COVID-19. Yet in contrast to the majority of other patients with this disease who presented […]

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Uncategorized Published - 31 August, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
2022 Proposed Medicare Fee Schedule: Additional Provisions for Anesthesia and Pain

Author: Tony Mira F1str News Last month, we published an alert outlining the provisions of the 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Proposed Rule (PR) that were most pertinent to the practice of anesthesia. As promised in that alert, this article will act to provide further details arising from the PR that may impact our […]

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Uncategorized Published - 31 August, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Lower urinary tract symptoms are associated with musculoskeletal pain among older men: Preliminary evidence for central sensitization as a mechanism?

This is for our readers that treat pain patients DG Journal Club AUTHORS: Angela Senders, Scott R Bauer et al. Neurourol Urodyn. 2021 Aug AIMS Features of central sensitization (CS) are present in almost all chronic pain conditions, including painful urinary conditions and back pain. Recently CS was proposed as a mechanism of nonpainful lower […]

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Uncategorized Published - 31 August, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Inflammatory Biomarker Levels After Propofol or Sevoflurane Anesthesia

AUTHORS: O’Bryan, Liam J. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: August 2021 BACKGROUND: The perioperative inflammatory response may be implicated in adverse outcomes including neurocognitive dysfunction and cancer recurrence after oncological surgery. The immunomodulatory role of anesthetic agents has been demonstrated in vitro; however, its clinical relevance is unclear. The purpose of this meta-analysis was to […]

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Uncategorized Published - 30 August, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Benefits and Risks of Dexamethasone in Noncardiac Surgery

Authors: Paul S. Myles, M.B.B.S., M.P.H., M.D., D.Sc., F.C.A.I., F.A.N.Z.C.A., F.R.C.A., F.A.H.M.S et al  Anesthesiology August 2021. Dexamethasone is a commonly used drug in anesthesia and surgery. The purported beneficial effects are diverse, especially for the prophylaxis and treatment of postoperative nausea and vomiting, but the optimal dose and the clinical implications of potential side […]

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