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Uncategorized Published - 20 January, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Structural Integrity of a Simple Method to Repair Disrupted Tracheal Tube Pilot Balloon Assemblies

Anesthesia & Analgesia: November 2016 – Volume 123 – Issue 5 – p 1158–1162 AUTHORS: Dayan, Amir C. MD et al BACKGROUND: An intact pilot balloon assembly is crucial to the proper function of a cuffed tracheal tube. Disruption of the pilot balloon, transection of the inflation line, or valve incompetence results in cuff deflation, […]

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Uncategorized Published - 20 January, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
The Effect of Preoperative Pregabalin on Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting: A Meta-analysis

Anesthesia & Analgesia: November 2016 – Volume 123 – Issue 5 – p 1100–1107 AUTHORS: Grant, Michael C. MD et al BACKGROUND: Nonopioid adjuvant medications are increasingly included among perioperative Enhanced Recovery After Surgery protocols. Preoperative pregabalin has been shown to improve postoperative pain and limit reliance on opioid analgesia. Our group investigated the ability […]

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Uncategorized Published - 20 January, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Pausing With the Gauze: Inhibition of Temporary Pacemakers by Radiofrequency Scan During Cardiac Surgery

Anesthesia & Analgesia: November 2016 – Volume 123 – Issue 5 – p 1143–1148 AUTHORS: Williams, Matthew R. MD et al BACKGROUND: Radiofrequency identification (RFID) detection systems are used to detect retained surgical sponges and may cause electromagnetic interference (EMI), altering intended function of cardiac pacing systems. Three pediatric patients requiring temporary pacing for postoperative […]

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Uncategorized Published - 19 January, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Respiration and Sleep Medicine: Original Laboratory Research Report Fragmented Sleep Enhances Postoperative Neuroinflammation but Not Cognitive Dysfunction

Anesthesia & Analgesia: January 2017 – Volume 124 – Issue 1 – p 270–276 AUTHORS: Vacas, Susana MD, PhD et al BACKGROUND: Sleep is integral to biologic function, and sleep disruption can result in both physiological and psychologic dysfunction including cognitive decline. Surgery activates the innate immune system, inducing neuroinflammatory changes that interfere with cognition. […]

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Uncategorized Published - 19 January, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Relationship Between Preoperative Evaluation Blood Pressure and Preinduction Blood Pressure: A Cohort Study in Patients Undergoing General Anesthesia.

Anesthesia & Analgesia: October 11, 2016 AUTHORS: van Klei, Wilton A. MD, PhD et al BACKGROUND: For outcomes research where changes in intraoperative blood pressure are a possible causative factor, it is important to determine an appropriate source for a reference value. We studied to what extent preinduction blood pressure values in the operating room […]

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