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Uncategorized Published - 25 March, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Development of a Risk Score to Predict Postoperative Delirium in Patients With Hip Fracture

Authors: Kim, Eun Mi MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: January 2020 – Volume 130 – Issue 1 – p 79-86 BACKGROUND:  Post–hip fracture surgery delirium (PHFD) is a significant clinical problem in older patients, but an adequate, simple risk prediction model for use in the preoperative period has not been developed. METHODS: The […]

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Uncategorized Published - 25 March, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Role culture plays in feeling sick

I thought this was interesting so wanted to share with our readers. Author: Milady Nazir Science Daily Summary: Scientists think that a person’s values may shape views on ”socially appropriate sickness.” This has implications for how individuals may take more action in dealing with illness rather than spreading further disease. According to the researchers, stoics […]

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Uncategorized Published - 24 March, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Persistent Post-op Opioid Use Jumps in Adolescence

Author: Michael Vlessides Anesthesiology News Mimicking results in adults, new research has found that opioid-naive children are at increased risk for persistent opioid use after surgery. According to a team of investigators at Stanford University School of Medicine, in California, while persistent postoperative opioid use was relatively infrequent among patients less than 12 years of […]

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Uncategorized Published - 24 March, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Emergent airway management outside of the operating room – a retrospective review of patient characteristics, complications and ICU stay

Authors: Uzung Yoon et al BMC Anesthesiology volume 19, Article number: 220 (2019) Background Emergent airway management outside of the operating room is a high-risk procedure. Limited data exists about the indication and physiologic state of the patient at the time of intubation, the location in which it occurs, or patient outcomes afterward. Methods We retrospectively collected data on all […]

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Uncategorized Published - 24 March, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Rate, Rhythm, and Risk: Perioperative New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation

Author: Nathan, Naveen MD Anesthesia & Analgesia: January 2020 – Volume 130 – Issue 1 – p 1 The development of new-onset atrial fibrillation (NOAF) represents the most common arrhythmia managed by anesthesiologists in the perioperative period. Although in many cases this entity is self-limited or is quickly ameliorated with therapy, NOAF originates an independent […]

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