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Uncategorized Published - 10 October, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Reliability of Point-of-Care Hematocrit Measurement During Liver Transplantation

AUTHORS: Kim, Won Ho MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: May, 2017 BACKGROUND: Although point-of-care (POC) analyzers are commonly used during liver transplantation (LT), the accuracy of hematocrit measurement using a POC analyzer has not been evaluated. In this retrospective observational study, we aimed to evaluate the accuracy of hematocrit measurement using a POC analyzer […]

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Uncategorized Published - 9 October, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Interest of Urinary [TIMP-2] × [IGFBP-7] for Predicting the Occurrence of Acute Kidney Injury After Cardiac Surgery: A Gray Zone Approach

AUTHORS: Finge, Toufic MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: September 2017 – Volume 125 – Issue 3 – p 762–769 BACKGROUND: This study assessed the ability of 3-hour postoperative urinary tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-2 × insulin-like growth factor binding protein-7 ([TIMP-2] × [IGFBP-7]) to predict postoperative acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass during cardiac […]

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Uncategorized Published - 9 October, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Reduced Requirement for Prothrombin Complex Concentrate for the Restoration of Thrombin Generation in Plasma From Liver Transplant Recipients

AUTHORS: Abuelkasem, Ezeldeen MBBCh, MSc et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: August 2017 – Volume 125 – Issue 2 – p 609–615 BACKGROUND: Plasma transfusion remains the mainstay hemostatic therapy during liver transplantation (LT) in most countries. However, a large volume is required for plasma to achieve clinically relevant factor increases. Prothrombin complex concentrate (PCC) is a low-volume […]

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Uncategorized Published - 9 October, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Comparison of the Mallampati Classification in Sitting and Supine Position to Predict Difficult Tracheal Intubation: A Prospective Observational Cohort Study

AUTHORS: Hanouz, Jean-Luc MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: May 2017 BACKGROUND: The Mallampati classification (MLPT) is normally evaluated in the sitting position. However, many patients cannot be evaluated in the sitting position for medical reasons. Thus, we compared the MLPT in sitting and supine positions in predicting difficult tracheal intubation (DTI). We hypothesized that […]

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Uncategorized Published - 9 October, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Postoperative High-Sensitivity Troponin and Its Association With 30-Day and 12-Month, All-Cause Mortality in Patients Undergoing On-Pump Cardiac Surgery

AUTHORS: Mauermann, Eckhard MD, MSc et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: October 2017 – Volume 125 – Issue 4 – p 1110–1117 BACKGROUND: Troponin T is a predictor of cardiac morbidity and mortality after cardiac surgery with most data examining fourth generational troponin T assays. We hypothesize that postoperative high-sensitivity troponin T (hsTnT) measured in increments of the […]

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