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Uncategorized Published - 9 November, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Crystalloid versus Colloid for Intraoperative Goal-directed Fluid Therapy Using a Closed-loop System: A Randomized, Double-blinded, Controlled Trial in Major Abdominal Surgery

Authors: Alexandre Joosten, M.D. et al Anesthesiology published on October 26, 2017. Background: The type of fluid and volume regimen given intraoperatively both can impact patient outcome after major surgery. This two-arm, parallel, randomized controlled, double-blind, bi-center superiority study tested the hypothesis that when using closed-loop assisted goal-directed fluid therapy, balanced colloids are associated with fewer postoperative […]

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Uncategorized Published - 9 November, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
No Differences in Renal Function between Balanced 6% Hydroxyethyl Starch (130/0.4) and 5% Albumin for Volume Replacement Therapy in Patients Undergoing Cystectomy: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Authors: Tobias Kammerer, M.D. et al Anesthesiology published on October 26, 2017. Background: The use of artificial colloids has declined in critical care, whereas they are still used in perioperative medicine. Little is known about the nephrotoxic potential in noncritically ill patients during routine surgery. The objective of this trial was to evaluate the influences of albumin […]

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Uncategorized Published - 9 November, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Better monitoring, guidelines key to reducing complications

Postoperative complications are a problem area in anesthesia, but studies define a road to help reduce them. During Tuesday’s “Neuromuscular Physiology, Pharmacology and Monitoring: Debunking the Myths,” four anesthesiologists examined the need for better guidelines, the use of scientific methods to assess anesthesia recovery, objective monitoring and debunking myths about operating conditions to improve treatment. […]

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Uncategorized Published - 8 November, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Anesthesia adjustments needed when treating the elderly

Shamsuddin Akhtar, M.D., discusses the effects of aging on the cardiovascular system. The perioperative treatment of geriatric patients is a challenge because increases in frailty and comorbidities affect how the elderly react to anesthesia and the insult of surgery. Two speakers examined the effects of aging on patients and how to deal with them during […]

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Uncategorized Published - 8 November, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Improving O.R. efficiency means reducing over-utilization

Franklin Dexter, M.D., Ph.D., explains methods to improve O.R. efficiency.  He is the Director of the Division of Management Consulting and Professor of Anesthesia at the University of Iowa. In the O.R., time is money. To run an O.R. efficiently, “reduce your hours of over-utilization,” said Franklin Dexter, M.D., Ph.D. In other words, do what […]

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