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Uncategorized Published - 25 January, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Inferior Vena Cava Ultrasonography before General Anesthesia Can Predict Hypotension after Induction

Authors: Jie Zhang, M.B.B.S. et al Anesthesiology published on 1 2016. Background: Hypotension is a common side effect of general anesthesia induction, and when severe, it is related to adverse outcomes. Ultrasonography of inferior vena cava (IVC) is a reliable indicator of intravascular volume status. This study investigated whether preoperative ultrasound IVC measurements could predict hypotension after […]

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Uncategorized Published - 25 January, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Cognitive Functioning after Surgery in Middle-aged and Elderly Danish Twins

Authors: Unni Dokkedal, M.P.H. et al Anesthesiology 2 2016, Vol.124, 312-321. Background: Postoperative cognitive dysfunction is common, but it remains unclear whether there are long-term adverse cognitive effects of surgery combined with anesthesia. The authors examined the association between exposure to surgery and level of cognitive functioning in a sample of 8,503 middle-aged and elderly twins. Methods: Results […]

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Uncategorized Published - 22 January, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
A Randomized Trial of a Supplemental Alarm for Critically Low Systolic Blood Pressure

Anesthesia & Analgesia: December 2015 – Volume 121 – Issue 6 – p 1500–1507 Authors: Panjasawatwong, Krit MD et al BACKGROUND: Intraoperative hypotension is associated with complications that might be ameliorated by earlier intervention. We therefore tested the primary hypothesis that a supplemental decision support alert for critically low systolic blood pressure (SBP) decreases the […]

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Uncategorized Published - 22 January, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Mild Sedation Exacerbates or Unmasks Focal Neurologic Dysfunction in Neurosurgical Patients with Supratentorial Brain Mass Lesions in a Drug-specific Manner

Authors: Nan Lin, M.D. et al Anesthesiology Published on 1 2016. Background: Sedation is commonly used in neurosurgical patients but has been reported to produce transient focal neurologic dysfunction. The authors hypothesized that in patients with frontal–parietal–temporal brain tumors, focal neurologic deficits are unmasked or exacerbated by nonspecific sedation independent of the drug used. Methods: This was a […]

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Uncategorized Published - 22 January, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Exercise Rx Plus Education Alleviates Lower-Back Pain

Exercise, especially when combined with education, was shown to help reduce lower-back pain, but shoe insoles, back belts, ergonomic interventions, or education alone had little effect, researchers reported. Exercise reduced the risk of lower-back pain episodes by 35% and the risk of sick leave over lower-back pain by 78%, and when combined with education, the […]

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