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Uncategorized Published - 9 March, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
CORONAVIRUS AND ICU VENTILATORS

Author: Richard Novak, MD The Anesthesia Consultant The question isn’t how many people in the United States will contract the coronavirus COVID-19. The key question is how many of these coronavirus cases will become extremely ill and wind up in an ICU. Authorities tell us two criteria define the threat of a virus: how quickly […]

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Uncategorized Published - 9 March, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Distribution of Extreme Vital Signs and Complete Blood Count Values of Healthy Parturients: A Retrospective Database Analysis and Review of the Literature

AUTHORS: Gat, Roi MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: December 2019 – Volume 129 – Issue 6 – p 1595-1606 BACKGROUND:  The impact of physiological adjustments throughout pregnancy on maternal vital signs and laboratory values has yet to be fully defined. The present study was designed to determine the normal range of these parameters among […]

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Uncategorized Published - 9 March, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Do Epidural Catheter Size and Flow Rate Affect Bolus Injection Pressure in Different Programmed Intermittent Epidural Bolus Regimens?

AUTHORS: Krawczyk, Paweł MD, PhD et al    Anesthesia & Analgesia: December 2019 – Volume 129 – Issue 6 – p 1587-1594 BACKGROUND:  The optimal programmed intermittent epidural bolus regimen for labor analgesia remains unknown. Some studies indicate that better drug spread in the epidural space results from greater injection pressure; however, there is a […]

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Uncategorized Published - 9 March, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Targeted Use of Alcohol-Based Hand Rub on Gloves During Task Dense Periods: One Step Closer to Pathogen Containment by Anesthesia Providers in the Operating Room

AUTHORS: Birnbach, David J. MD, MPH et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: December 2019 – Volume 129 – Issue 6 – p 1557-1560 BACKGROUND:  Anesthesia providers’ hand hygiene practices in the operating room may contribute to the transmission of bacteria. There is a debate, however, over the best approaches for pathogen containment during task dense periods […]

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Uncategorized Published - 9 March, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Dexmedetomidine Pharmacokinetics and a New Dosing Paradigm in Infants Supported With Cardiopulmonary Bypass

AUTHORS: Zimmerman, Kanecia O. MD, MPH et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: December 2019 – Volume 129 – Issue 6 – p 1519-1528 BACKGROUND:  Dexmedetomidine is increasingly used off-label in infants and children with cardiac disease during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) and in the postoperative period. Despite its frequent use, optimal dosing of dexmedetomidine in the setting […]

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