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Uncategorized Published - 18 May, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Novel Pump Control Technology Accelerates Drug Delivery Onset in a Model of Pediatric Drug Infusion

AUTHORS: Parker, Michael J. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: April 2017 – Volume 124 – Issue 4 – p 1129–1134 BACKGROUND: Laboratory data suggest that newly initiated drug infusions reach steady-state delivery after a significant time lag. Depending on drug and carrier flow rates and the infusion system’s common volume, lag times may exceed 20 […]

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Uncategorized Published - 18 May, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Prophylactic Plasma Transfusion Is Not Associated With Decreased Red Blood Cell Requirements in Critically Ill Patients

AUTHORS: Warner, Matthew A. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: May 2017 – Volume 124 – Issue 5 – p 1636–1643 BACKGROUND: Critically ill patients frequently receive plasma transfusion under the assumptions that abnormal coagulation test results confer increased risk of bleeding and that plasma transfusion will decrease this risk. However, the effect of prophylactic plasma […]

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Uncategorized Published - 18 May, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Severe Intraoperative Hyperglycemia Is Independently Associated With Postoperative Composite Infection After Craniotomy: An Observational Study.

AUTHORS: Gruenbaum, Shaun E. MD; Toscani, Laura MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: February 8, 2017 BACKGROUND: Postoperative infection after craniotomy carries an increased risk of morbidity and mortality. Identification and correction of the risk factors should be prioritized. The association of intraoperative hyperglycemia with postoperative infections in patients undergoing craniotomy is inadequately studied. METHODS: A […]

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Uncategorized Published - 17 May, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Do We Harm Patients by Intubating During In-Hospital Codes?

Authors: Angus DC., JAMA 2017 Feb 7; 317:477 Intubation during arrest was associated with worse outcomes. The 2015 American Heart Association Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support guidelines deemphasize advanced airway placement as a component of initial resuscitation. Out-of-hospital–arrest data suggest lower survival among patients who are intubated in the field (NEJM JW Emerg Med Feb 2013 and JAMA 2013; 309:257). To determine […]

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Uncategorized Published - 17 May, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Mixing Opioids and Alcohol May Increase Likelihood of Respiratory Depression

Taking 1 oxycodone tablet together with even a modest amount of alcohol increases the risk of respiratory depression, according to a study published online first in the journal Anesthesiology. The study also found that elderly people were especially likely to experience this complication. “Unfortunately, we’re seeing more fatalities and people in emergency rooms after having […]

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