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Uncategorized Published - 17 July, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Discovery of Neural Signature for Fibromyalgia Could Aid Diagnosis

Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder have discovered a neural signature that identified fibromyalgia with 93% accuracy, according to a 72-patient study in the journal Pain 2016 Aug 31.  “This neural measure for fibromyalgia is composed of three brain-related submeasures that together identify [individuals with] fibromyalgia,” said lead author Marina López-Solà, PhD, a postdoctoral research associate […]

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Uncategorized Published - 14 July, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Hypotension and Adverse Perioperative Outcomes

Authors: J.P. Abenstein, M.S.E.E., M.D., FASA et al ASA Monitor 07 2017, Vol.81, 36-38. We read with interest the May 2017 ASA Monitor article written by Ken Pauker, M.D., and colleagues regarding the association of increased postoperative troponin with non-cardiac surgery, myocardial injury (MINS) and increased 30-day mortality.1  While the authors describe Type I myocardial injury as being caused by […]

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Uncategorized Published - 13 July, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Opioids and Sleep-Disordered Breathing

Author: Anthony G. Doufas, M.D., Ph.D. ASA Monitor 07 2017, Vol.81, 24-26. Anthony G. Doufas, M.D., Ph.D., is Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California.   Large, retrospective clinical cohorts suggest that preoperative diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with more than a two-fold increase in the […]

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Uncategorized Published - 13 July, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Interrelationships Between Anesthesia, Sleep and Breathing

Author: David R. Hillman, M.D., FANZCA ASA Monitor 07 2017, Vol.81, 20-22. David R. Hillman, M.D., FANZCA, Centre for Sleep Science, University of Western Australia Department of Pulmonary Physiology and Sleep Medicine, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Nedlands, Western Australia.   Anesthesia and sleep have much in common, particularly where breathing is concerned. This relationship is based on […]

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Uncategorized Published - 13 July, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Sleep-Disordered Breathing and Perioperative Outcomes – Current Controversies

Authors: Girish P. Joshi, M.B.B.S., M.D., FFARCSI ASA Monitor 07 2017, Vol.81, 16-18. Girish P. Joshi, M.B.B.S., M.D., FFARCSI, is Professor of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas. Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) includes obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), central sleep apnea and obesity hypoventilation syndrome.OSA is an increasingly common disease1,2  of particular concern to […]

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