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Uncategorized Published - 26 February, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Red Blood Cell Transfusion and Surgical Site Infection After Colon Resection Surgery: A Cohort Study

AUTHORS: Mazzeffi, Michael MD, MPH, MSc et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: October 2017 – Volume 125 – Issue 4 – p 1316–1321 BACKGROUND: Surgical site infections (SSIs) after colon surgery remain a critical safety issue. Patients with an SSI have an increased risk of death, prolonged hospitalization, and increased costs of care. Red blood cell (RBC) transfusion […]

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Uncategorized Published - 26 February, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Low End-Tidal Carbon Dioxide at the Onset of Emergent Trauma Surgery Is Associated With Nonsurvival: A Case Series

AUTHORS: Dudaryk, Roman MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: October 2017 – Volume 125 – Issue 4 – p 1261–1266 BACKGROUND: End-tidal carbon dioxide (EtCO2) is a valuable marker of the return of adequate circulation after cardiac arrest due to medical causes. Previously, the prognostic value of capnography in trauma has been studied among limited populations in […]

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Uncategorized Published - 26 February, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Anthem Calls On Eye Surgeons To Monitor Anesthesia During Cataract Surgery

By Michelle Andrews KHN contributing columnist Michelle Andrews writes the series Insuring Your Health, which explores health care coverage and costs. If you need cataract surgery, your eye surgeon may have to do double duty as your anesthetist under a new policy by health insurer Anthem. In a clinical guideline released this month, the company said it’s not medically […]

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Uncategorized Published - 23 February, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Stroke Volume Variation and Pulse Pressure Variation Are Not Useful for Predicting Fluid Responsiveness in Thoracic Surgery

AUTHORS: Jeong, Dae Myoung MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: October 2017 – Volume 125 – Issue 4 – p 1158–1165 BACKGROUND: Stroke volume variation (SVV) and pulse pressure variation (PPV) are used as indicators of fluid responsiveness, but little is known about the usefulness of these dynamic preload indicators in thoracic surgery, which involves an open […]

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Uncategorized Published - 23 February, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Platelet Counts and Postoperative Stroke After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery

AUTHORS: Karhausen, Jörn A. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: October 2017 – Volume 125 – Issue 4 – p 1129–1139 BACKGROUND: Declining platelet counts may reveal platelet activation and aggregation in a postoperative prothrombotic state. Therefore, we hypothesized that nadir platelet counts after on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery are associated with stroke. METHODS: We evaluated […]

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