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Uncategorized Published - 1 November, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
An Observational Study of Cerebral Blood Flow Velocity Evaluation in the Prone Position During Posterior Lumbar Surgery

AUTHORS: Bombardieri, Anna Maria MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: August 2019 – Volume 129 – Issue 2 – p 487-492 BACKGROUND: Prone positioning (PP) is necessary for surgical access during posterior spine procedure. However, physiological changes occur in the PP. Typical findings are a decrease in arterial blood pressure and in cardiac output that could […]

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Uncategorized Published - 1 November, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
The Migration of Caudally Threaded Thoracic Epidural Catheters in Neonates and Infants

AUTHORS: Simpao, Allan F. MD, MBI et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: August 2019 – Volume 129 – Issue 2 – p 477-481 BACKGROUND: The migration of pediatric thoracic epidural catheters via a thoracic insertion site has been described. We assessed the migration of caudally threaded thoracic epidural catheters in neonates and infants at our institution. METHODS: The […]

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Uncategorized Published - 1 November, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Resting Hemodynamics and Response to Exercise Using the 6-Minute Walk Test in Late Pregnancy

AUTHORS: Dennis, Alicia Therese MBBS, PhD, MIPH et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: August 2019 – Volume 129 – Issue 2 – p 450-457 BACKGROUND: Cardiac disease is the leading cause of maternal death. Assessment of cardiovascular fitness is important in pregnant women because it is linked to increased risk of cardiac disease but is rarely undertaken […]

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Uncategorized Published - 1 November, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Heterogeneity Among Hospitals in the Percentages of All Lumbosacral Epidural Steroid Injections Where the Patient Had Received 4 or More in the Previous Year

AUTHORS: Pearson, Amy C. S. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: August 2019 – Volume 129 – Issue 2 – p 493-499 BACKGROUND: Current guidelines for the administration of therapeutic epidural injections suggest that these be limited to a maximum of 4 per year. We sought to gain an understanding of the proportion of lumbosacral epidural […]

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Uncategorized Published - 31 October, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Cardiac Structure and Function in Morbidly Obese Parturients: An Echocardiographic Study

AUTHORS: Buddeberg, Bigna S. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: August 2019 – Volume 129 – Issue 2 – p 444-449 BACKGROUND: The increasing prevalence of obesity worldwide is a major threat to global health. Cardiac structural and functional changes are well documented for obesity as well as for pregnancy, but there is limited literature on […]

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