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Uncategorized Published - 21 November, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
Rotational Thromboelastometry (ROTEM)-Assisted Anaesthetic Management of a Parturient With Paroxysmal Nocturnal Haemoglobinuria and Aplastic Anaemia for Caesarean Section

Authors: Papadaki D, et al. Cureus 17(10): e95701. DOI: 10.7759/cureus.95701 Summary A 25-year-old primigravida with aplastic anemia–paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (AA-PNH) on eculizumab and cyclosporine required a scheduled cesarean delivery at 33+3 weeks. Despite near-daily transfusion support late in gestation, her preop platelets were 3 ×10³/µL; conventional coagulation tests were normal. To balance profound thrombocytopenia with […]

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Uncategorized Published - 21 November, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
Prevention and Post-extubation Screening of Perioperative Traumatic Dental Injury in Pediatric Anesthesia

Authors: Ahmad I et al. Cureus 17(10): e95628, October 2025. DOI: 10.7759/cureus.95628 This report describes a five-year-old boy who sustained an avulsed and ingested lower central incisor following adenotonsillectomy under general anesthesia. The missing tooth was not noticed until the postoperative recovery period, when the child’s caregiver observed it. Imaging confirmed ingestion rather than aspiration, […]

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Uncategorized Published - 21 November, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
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Hardin Medical Center (122 beds) is offering a rare CRNA-only practice where you can enjoy full autonomy and an exceptional lifestyle. • Schedule: 2 weeks on / 1 week off (17 weeks off each year)• Model: Independent CRNA practice – no anesthesiologist supervision• Case Mix: General surgery, orthopedics, endoscopy, OB/GYN (including epidurals & C-sections)• No […]

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Uncategorized Published - 20 November, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
Outcomes of Postoperative General Surgery Patients Requiring Mechanical Ventilation

Authors: Lokesh K P et al. Cureus 17(10): e95479, October 26, 2025. DOI: 10.7759/cureus.95479 This prospective single-centre study followed 92 adult general-surgery patients who required postoperative mechanical ventilation (mostly emergencies). Thirty-day in-hospital mortality was high (59/92). Non-survivors more often developed ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS). Higher risk signals included qSOFA ≥2, […]

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Uncategorized Published - 20 November, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
Postoperative Hemodynamic Instability Following Adrenalectomy for Presumed Adrenocortical Carcinoma

Authors: Merchant A, et al. Cureus 17(10): e95754. DOI: 10.7759/cureus.95754 SummaryA 77-year-old man with a 17 cm right retroperitoneal mass presumed to be adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) underwent open adrenalectomy. Preop endocrine work-up (plasma metanephrines, aldosterone/renin, morning cortisol) was non-functional, but imaging showed a large heterogeneous, hypervascular lesion displacing the right kidney, favoring malignancy. Intraoperatively the […]

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