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Uncategorized Published - 22 February, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Tapered-cuff Endotracheal Tube Does Not Prevent Early Postoperative Pneumonia Compared with Spherical-cuff Endotracheal Tube after Major Vascular Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Anesthesiology published on 02 2016  Authors: Antoine Monsel, M.D., M.Sc. et al  Background: Patients undergoing major vascular surgery often develop postoperative pneumonia that impacts their outcomes. Conflicting data exist concerning the potential benefit of tapered-shaped cuffs on tracheal sealing. The primary objective of this study was to assess the efficiency of a polyvinyl chloride tapered-cuff endotracheal tube […]

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Uncategorized Published - 22 February, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Inconsistent PICC Use Across Michigan Hospitals

Wide variations in the use, practices, and complications involving peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) were seen across 10 hospitals in a quality-control network in Michigan, researchers reported. Depending on the facility, difficult venous access was responsible for only 10% of PICCs in some hospitals, but up to 64% in others, and complication rates also ranged […]

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Uncategorized Published - 22 February, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Practice Patterns Change While Outcomes Remain Steady Among Older Anesthesiologists

Compared with their younger counterparts, older anesthesiologists have similar patient outcomes, but their practice patterns differed. The number of major adverse events was similar among older and younger anesthesiologists, but older anesthesiologists were more likely to perform shorter outpatient surgical cases requiring monitored anesthesia care, and they did so on healthier patients during normal daytime […]

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Uncategorized Published - 22 February, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Most Lumbar MRI Referrals Show Abnormalities in Scans

Nearly all the patients with low back pain referred by their general practitioner for a lumbar magnetic resonance imaging scan (MRI) had abnormal findings on the imaging, with seven in 10 showing disc herniation, according to a prospective cohort study published in December 8 in Family Practice. “International and Dutch guidelines recommend the use of imaging only […]

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Uncategorized Published - 19 February, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Successful Tracheal Intubation In Children With Difficult Airways: Seven Secret Techniques Every Anesthesiologist Should Know

John E. Fiadjoe, MD Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Madhankumar Sathyamoorthy, MBBS, MS Assistant Professor Department of Anesthesiology University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi Vikram Patel, MD Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology Division of Pediatric Anesthesiology Vanderbilt University Medical […]

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