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Uncategorized Published - 31 July, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Intraoperative Management of Pulmonary Hypertension

Anesthesiology News The Frost Series #349 Written by: John C. Klick, MD; Theodore J. Cios, MD; Anita Malhotra, MD; and Shayne M. Roberts, DO Case Presentation A 54-year-old, 72-kg woman with severe idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension presented for emergent exploratory laparotomy for a perforated viscus. She was treated with oxygen via nasal cannula, a continuous […]

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Uncategorized Published - 31 July, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Case report: difficulty in diagnosis of delayed spinal epidural hematoma in puerperal women after combined spinal epidural anaesthesia

Authors: Alessandro Svelato et al BMC Anesthesiology volume 19, Article number: 54 (2019) Background Spinal epidural hematoma is a rare but serious complication of epidural anaesthesia and neurological impairment. Epidural hematoma usually becomes evident within a few hours of the procedure. Delayed clinical presentation of spinal epidural hematoma is even rarer and insidious. Case presentation We reported a case […]

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Uncategorized Published - 31 July, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Effects of low-dose intraoperative fentanyl on postoperative respiratory complication rate: a pre-specified, retrospective analysis

Authors: S. Friedrich et al British Journal of Anesthesia June 2019 Volume 122, Issue 6, Pages e180–e188 Background Fentanyl is one of the most frequently administered intraoperative drugs and may increase the risk of postoperative respiratory complications (PRCs). Methods We performed a pre-specified analysis of 145 735 adult non-cardiac surgical cases under general anaesthesia. Using […]

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Uncategorized Published - 31 July, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Cost-effectiveness-analysis of ultrasound guidance for central venous catheterization compared with landmark method

Authors: Yana Seleznova et al BMC Anesthesiology volume 19, Article number: 51 (2019) Background Ultrasound guidance for central venous catheterization is a commonly used alternative to the conventional landmark method. Because from the German perspective, the cost-effectiveness of ultrasound guidance is unclear, this study examined the cost-effectiveness of ultrasound guidance versus the landmark method for adults undergoing a central […]

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Uncategorized Published - 31 July, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Can All Sepsis Deaths Be Prevented?

Author: Karen Blum Anesthesiology News Many people think that most sepsis deaths could be preventable if hospitals were better at treating the condition, but that may not be the case (JAMA Open Network 2019 Feb 15). A records review of 568 adult patients who died in the hospital or were discharged to hospice in 2014-2015 from […]

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