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Uncategorized Published - 21 August, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Obtaining and Modeling Variability in Travel Times From Off-Site Satellite Clinics to Hospitals and Surgery Centers for Surgeons and Proceduralists Seeing Office Patients in the Morning and Performing a To-Follow List of Cases in the Afternoon

AUTHORS: Epstein, Richard H. MD, FASA et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: April 2019 BACKGROUND: Hospitals achieve growth in surgical caseload primarily from the additive contribution of many surgeons with low caseloads. Such surgeons often see clinic patients in the morning then travel to a facility to do 1 or 2 scheduled afternoon cases. Uncertainty in travel time […]

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Uncategorized Published - 21 August, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Both Systolic and Diastolic BP Affect CV Outcomes

Elevated systolic and diastolic blood pressure measurements independently predict risk for adverse cardiovascular events, according to a retrospective study in the New England Journal of Medicine. Roughly 1.3 million adults had their blood pressure taken on at least three separate occasions (median number of measurements, 22). Systolic hypertension (at least 140 mm Hg) and diastolic hypertension […]

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Uncategorized Published - 20 August, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Chemical Hip Denervation for Inoperable Hip Fracture

AUTHORS: Kwun-Tung Ng et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: April 2019 BACKGROUND: Hip fracture is a challenging geriatric problem for the health care professionals, especially in patients with multiple comorbidities. In patients with inoperable hip fracture secondary to severe comorbid conditions, the pain can lead to significant challenges in nursing care. With the current understanding of the innervation […]

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Uncategorized Published - 20 August, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
New Method of Destroying Waste Anesthetic Gases Using Gas-Phase Photochemistry

AUTHORS: Rauchenwald, Verena MSc et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: April 2019 BACKGROUND: The inhalation anesthetics are potent greenhouse gases. To reduce the global environmental impact of the health care sector, technologies are sought to limit the release of waste anesthetic gas into the atmosphere. METHODS: Using a photochemical exhaust gas destruction system, removal efficiencies for nitrous oxide, desflurane, […]

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Uncategorized Published - 20 August, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Preoperative Pulmonary Function Test Results Are Not Associated With Postoperative Intubation in Children Undergoing Posterior Spinal Fusion for Scoliosis

AUTHORS: Burjek, Nicholas E. MD  et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: July 2019 – Volume 129 – Issue 1 – p 184-191 BACKGROUND: Preoperative pulmonary function tests are routinely obtained in children with scoliosis undergoing posterior spinal fusion despite unclear benefits as a perioperative risk assessment tool and frequent inability of patients to provide acceptable results. The […]

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