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Uncategorized Published - 16 January, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
“Redheads Need More Anesthesia” – Fact Or Fiction?

RK.md The notion that natural redheads need “more anesthesia” and/or are resistant to certain medications has been spread by the media (ie, Time Magazine and The New York Times), the scientific literature, and even seasoned anesthesiologists who (anecdotally) claim this to be true. The “basic science” behind this stems from the high prevalence of allele mutations in redheads […]

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Uncategorized Published - 16 January, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Timing of β-Blocker Reintroduction and the Occurrence of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation after Cardiac Surgery

Authors: Camille Couffignal, Pharm.D et al Anesthesiology 2 2020, Vol.132, 267-279. Background: For cardiac surgery patients under chronic β-blocker therapy, guidelines recommend their early postoperative reintroduction to decrease the incidence of postoperative atrial fibrillation. The authors hypothesized that the timing of β-blocker reintroduction affects their effectiveness on the incidence of postoperative atrial fibrillation. Methods: This multicenter prospective […]

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Uncategorized Published - 16 January, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Keep exercising: New study finds it’s good for your brain’s gray matter

This is important health information for our readers and providers in order to stay healthy. Cardiorespiratory exercise — walking briskly, running, biking and just about any other exercise that gets your heart pumping — is good for your body, but can it also slow cognitive changes in your brain? A study in Mayo Clinic Proceedings from the […]

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Uncategorized Published - 16 January, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Using Death Certificates to Explore Changes in Alcohol‐Related Mortality in the United States, 1999 to 2017

Authors: Aaron M. White et al Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research Jan 2020 Background Alcohol consumption, alcohol‐related emergency department visits, and hospitalizations have all increased in the last 2 decades, particularly among women and people middle‐aged and older. The purpose of this study was to explore data from death certificates to assess whether parallel changes […]

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Uncategorized Published - 15 January, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Positive End-Expiratory Pressure During Anesthesia for Prevention of Postoperative Pulmonary Complications

AUTHORS: Zhang, Pengcheng MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: September 18, 2019 BACKGROUND: Whether intraoperative positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) can reduce the risk of postoperative pulmonary complications remains controversial. We performed a systematic review of currently available literature to investigate whether intraoperative PEEP decreases pulmonary complications in anesthetized patients undergoing surgery. METHODS: We searched PubMed, […]

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