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Uncategorized Published - 9 April, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Postoperative delirium in total knee and hip arthroplasty patients: a study of perioperative modifiable risk factors

British Journal of Anesthesia March 18 Authors: S.M. Weinstein et al Background Postoperative delirium continues to pose major clinical difficulties. While unmodifiable factors (e.g. age and comorbidity burden) are commonly studied risk factors for delirium, the role of modifiable factors, such as anaesthesia type and commonly used perioperative medications, remains understudied. This study aims to […]

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Uncategorized Published - 9 April, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
The Influence of Age on Sensitivity to Dexmedetomidine Sedation During Spinal Anesthesia in Lower Limb Orthopedic Surgery

Authors: Xu, Bo MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: December 2017 – Volume 125 – Issue 6 – p 1907–1910 To investigate the influence of age on sensitivity to dexmedetomidine sedation in adult patients, we selected 79 patients scheduled for lower limb orthopedic surgery under spinal anesthesia to identify the dexmedetomidine ED50 for adequate sedation among different […]

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Uncategorized Published - 9 April, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
ACE Question

ASA Monitor 4 2018, Vol.82, 43. Which of the following has a greater likelihood of being present in a child with laryngotracheobronchitis (croup) than in a child with epiglottitis? Croup is a viral illness most commonly attributed to the following infectious agents: Croup, the most common infectious cause of stridor in children, generally begins as an upper-respiratory tract […]

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Uncategorized Published - 9 April, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Current Ventilator and Oxygen Management during General Anesthesia: A Multicenter, Cross-sectional Observational Study

Authors: Satoshi Suzuki, M.D., Ph.D. et al Anesthesiology March 2018. Background: Intraoperative oxygen management is poorly understood. It was hypothesized that potentially preventable hyperoxemia and substantial oxygen exposure would be common during general anesthesia. Methods: A multicenter, cross-sectional study was conducted to describe current ventilator management, particularly oxygen management, during general anesthesia in Japan. All adult patients (16 […]

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Uncategorized Published - 6 April, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Comparison of Two Major Perioperative Bleeding Scores for Cardiac Surgery Trials: Universal Definition of Perioperative Bleeding in Cardiac Surgery and European Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Bleeding Severity Grade

Authors: Justyna Bartoszko, M.D. et al Anesthesiology March 2018. Background: Research into major bleeding during cardiac surgery is challenging due to variability in how it is scored. Two consensus-based clinical scores for major bleeding: the Universal definition of perioperative bleeding and the European Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (E-CABG) bleeding severity grade, were compared in this substudy of […]

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