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Uncategorized Published - 3 January, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Dementia risk increased in female vets with brain injury, PTSD

Author: Linda Carroll Female military veterans with traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder or depression are more likely to develop dementia later in life than peers without those conditions, a U.S. study suggests. Each of those conditions was associated with an increased risk for dementia, and if a female vet was diagnosed with more than […]

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Uncategorized Published - 3 January, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Analgesic Effects of Hydromorphone versus Buprenorphine in Buprenorphine-maintained Individuals

Authors: Andrew S. Huhn, Ph.D. et al  Anesthesiology 1 2019, Vol.130, 131-141. What We Already Know about This Topic: The prevalence of patients prescribed buprenorphine for treatment of opioid use disorder is increasing Managing acute pain in buprenorphine-maintained individuals can be challenging What This Article Tells Us That Is New: Large doses of intravenous hydromorphone can provide analgesia in […]

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Uncategorized Published - 3 January, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Blood Pressure and End-tidal Carbon Dioxide Ranges during Aneurysm Occlusion and Neurologic Outcome after an Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Authors: Annemarie Akkermans, M.D. et al  Anesthesiology 1 2019, Vol.130, 92-105. What We Already Know about This Topic: It remains unknown what end-tidal carbon dioxide and mean arterial pressure are optimal for surgical management of patients with an aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage What This Article Tells Us That Is New: The investigators retrospectively evaluated 1,099 patients who had endovascular […]

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Uncategorized Published - 2 January, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Major Adverse Cardiac Events and Mortality Associated with Electroconvulsive Therapy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Authors: Andreas Duma, M.D., M.Sc. et al  Anesthesiology 1 2019, Vol.130, 83-91. What We Already Know about This Topic: The incidence of major adverse cardiac events after electroconvulsive therapy is not knownWhat This Article Tells Us That Is New: Major adverse cardiac events and death after electroconvulsive therapy are infrequent and occur in about 1 of 50 patients […]

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Uncategorized Published - 2 January, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Sleep Deprivation and Fatigue – Recognizing the Warnings and Finding Solutions

Authors: Amy M. Pichoff, M.D. et al  ASA Monitor 12 2018, Vol.82, 16-19. Is fatigue inevitable? It seems rare these days to ask a physician how they are doing and receive a reply other than “tired.” Demands on our time seem never-ending. Attempting to accomplish everything on the proverbial “to do” list and balancing an anesthesiologist’s work […]

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