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Uncategorized Published - 13 February, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Practice Advisory for Perioperative Visual Loss Associated with Spine Surgery 2019: An Updated Report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Perioperative Visual Loss, the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society, and the Society for Neuroscience in Anesthesiology and Critical Care*

I know this is long but this is so important I wanted to give the entire report. Anesthesiology 1 2019, Vol.130, 12-30. Practice advisories are systematically developed reports that are intended to assist decision-making in areas of patient care. Advisories provide a synthesis of scientific literature and analysis of expert opinion, clinical feasibility data, open forum […]

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Uncategorized Published - 12 February, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Risk Factors for 1-Year Mortality and Hospital Utilization Patterns in Critical Care Survivors

A Retrospective, Observational, Population-Based Data Linkage Study* Authors: Szakmany, Tamas, MD, PhD, EDIC, DESA, FRCA, FFICM et al Critical Care Medicine: January 2019 – Volume 47 – Issue 1 – p 15–22 Objectives: Clear understanding of the long-term consequences of critical care survivorship is essential. We investigated the care process and individual factors associated with long-term mortalityamong ICU […]

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Uncategorized Published - 12 February, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Association Between Red Blood Cell Distribution Width and Outcomes of Open Airway Reconstruction Surgery in Adults

Authors: Deborah Xie MD et al JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. published January 2019.  Question  Is red blood cell distribution width at the time of open airway reconstruction associated with the likelihood of achieving a prosthesis-free airway? Findings  In this case series study of 92 patients with laryngotracheal stenosis who underwent open airway reconstruction, 74 were prosthesis […]

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Uncategorized Published - 12 February, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Giving plasma in helicopters, before hospital, may save trauma patients

Author: Brie Zeltner The Plain Dealer Giving plasma to trauma victims during air transport, rather than waiting until arrival at the hospital, saved lives, according to the results of a study that involved patients treated aboard MetroHealth Medical Center’s Life Flight helicopters. MetroHealth, with Case Western Reserve University, was one of six nationwide locations to […]

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Uncategorized Published - 12 February, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Insulin Costs Double in Recent Years

Author: Colleen Hall Patients who have type 1 diabetes spent a lot more to treat themselves in 2016 than in 2012. Specifically, insulin prices alone almost doubled, according to a report issued this week by the Health Care Cost Institute.1 “We conclude that increases in insulin spending were primarily driven by increases in insulin prices, and […]

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