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Uncategorized Published - 19 October, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Cardiac Power Parameters During Hypovolemia, Induced by the Lower Body Negative Pressure Technique, in Healthy Volunteers

Authors: Audun Eskeland Rimehaug et al BMC Anesthesiol. 2016;16(31) Background: Changes in cardiac power parameters incorporate changes in both aortic flow and blood pressure. We hypothesized that dynamic and non-dynamic cardiac power parameters would track hypovolemia better than equivalent flow- and pressure parameters, both during spontaneous breathing and non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV). Methods: Fourteen healthy volunteers underwent […]

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Uncategorized Published - 19 October, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Surgeon Specialization and Operative Mortality in United States: Retrospective Analysis

Authors: Nikhil R Sahni et al BMJ. 2016;354(i3571) Objective To measure the association between a surgeon’s degree of specialization in a specific procedure and patient mortality. Design Retrospective analysis of Medicare data. Setting US patients aged 66 or older enrolled in traditional fee for service Medicare. Participants 25 152 US surgeons who performed one of eight procedures (carotid endarterectomy, coronary […]

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Uncategorized Published - 19 October, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Anesthesiologists Must Be Active in Patient Selection for Ambulatory Surgery

Surgeons may push anesthesia providers to participate in inappropriate or ill-fitting procedures at ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), which is why it’s important to push back based on evidence-based practices to boost quality and positive outcomes. “We should be the gatekeepers of patients coming to ASCs so we can be the gatekeepers of outcomes, too,” said […]

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Uncategorized Published - 19 October, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Multimodal Airway Management: Combining Advanced Airway Techniques Can Be Better

Kamen Vlassakov, MD Director, Regional & Orthopedic Anesthesia Brigham and Women’s Hospital Assistant Professor Harvard Medical School Boston, Massachusetts Dr Vlassakov reported no relevant financial disclosures. Multimodal airway approaches are being designed as a response to unusual difficult airway cases. Perhaps it is time to consider including these approaches in difficult airway algorithms as a […]

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Uncategorized Published - 19 October, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
The Amount of Fluid Given During Surgery That Leaks Into the Interstitium Correlates With Infused Fluid Volume and Varies Widely Between Patients

Anesthesia & Analgesia:  August 12, 2016 AUTHORS: Nishimura, Akiko DDS, PhD et al BACKGROUND: The revised Starling law suggests that intravenously infused fluid may leak into the interstitium and not remain in the intravascular space. This hypothesis is supported by clinical findings that postoperative weight gain is proportional to the amount of infused fluid. The […]

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