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Uncategorized Published - 16 August, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Postnatal Depression Nearly as Common in Dads as in Moms

I thought this was interesting so I wanted to share it with our readers. Fathers are nearly as likely as mothers to screen positive for depression in the postpartum period, according to findings reported in JAMA Pediatrics. The American Academy of Pediatrics currently recommends that clinicians screen both mothers and fathers for perinatal depression. Researchers studied […]

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Uncategorized Published - 16 August, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Defining an Intraoperative Hypotension Threshold in Association with Stroke in Cardiac Surgery

Authors: Louise Y. Sun, M.D., S.M. et al  Anesthesiology 9 2018, Vol.129, 440-447. What We Already Know about This Topic: Ischemic stroke after cardiac surgery is a devastating complication affecting approximately 2% of patients The relationship between hypotension occurring before, during, and after cardiopulmonary bypass and stroke remains unclear What This Article Tells Us That Is […]

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Uncategorized Published - 16 August, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Do Hospitals Performing Frequent Neuraxial Anesthesia for Hip and Knee Replacements Have Better Outcomes?

Authors: Stavros G. Memtsoudis, M.D., Ph.D., F.C.C.P. et al  Anesthesiology 9 2018, Vol.129, 428-439. What We Already Know about This Topic: Neuraxial anesthesia is being used more frequently for elective hip and knee replacements It is unclear whether increasing rates of hospital-level use of neuraxial anesthesia are associated with beneficial medical or economic outcomes What This […]

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Uncategorized Published - 16 August, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Processed Electroencephalogram Monitoring and Postoperative Delirium: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Authors: Kristen K. MacKenzie, M.D. et al   Anesthesiology 9 2018, Vol.129, 417-427. What We Already Know about This Topic: Up to 20% of patients undergoing major surgery experience postoperative delirium or cognitive dysfunction Intraoperative management strategies to reduce the risk of postoperative delirium remain unclear What This Article Tells Us That Is New: The heterogeneity of […]

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Uncategorized Published - 16 August, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Cesarean scar pregnancy and placenta accreta

This is very important to know if you do OB anesthesia. Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology April 2018 Author: D. Jurkovic MD Cesarean scar pregnancy is still considered a novel clinical entity, although the first reports describing its clinical presentation appeared nearly a quarter of a century ago1. It was recognized from the outset that […]

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