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Uncategorized Published - 14 February, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
Association of General Anesthesia for Cesarean Delivery with Postpartum Depression and Suicidality

AUTHORS: Guglielminotti, Jean MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia December 2024. BACKGROUND: Compared to neuraxial anesthesia, general anesthesia (GA) for cesarean delivery is associated with an increased risk of postpartum depression (PPD) requiring hospitalization. However, obstetric complications occurring during childbirth (eg, stillbirth) are associated with both increased use of GA and increased risk of […]

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Uncategorized Published - 14 February, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
The Impact of Medicaid Expansion on Congenital Heart Surgery Outcomes: Data From the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database

AUTHORS: Ross, Faith J. MD, MS et al Anesthesia & Analgesia December 2024. BACKGROUND: The Affordable Care Act expanded Medicaid eligibility and increased public insurance coverage for children across the United States. As only a subset of states adopted expansion of coverage, disparities in insurance coverage between expansion and nonexpansion states emerged. We examined the […]

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Uncategorized Published - 13 February, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
Association Between Arterial Hyperoxia and Mortality in Pediatric and Adult Patients Undergoing Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

AUTHORS: Gu, Wan-Jie MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia December 2024. BACKGROUND: In patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support, the association between arterial hyperoxia and outcomes is unclear. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine the association between arterial Po2 (Pao2) and mortality in patients with ECMO. METHODS: The meta-analysis followed the […]

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Uncategorized Published - 13 February, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
Erythrocytes and Platelets Autotransfusion in High Hemorrhagic Risk Cardiac Surgery

AUTHORS: Aouifi, Abdellah MD et al  Anesthesia & Analgesia December 2024. Intraoperative cell salvage (IOCS) allows the collection, treatment, and retransfusion of shed blood from the surgical field and cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) collector during cardiac surgery. This technique has been shown to reduce the need for allogeneic blood products in many surgical specialties. Centrifugation-based IOCS […]

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Uncategorized Published - 13 February, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
Sexual Harassment in Academic Anesthesiology: A Survey of Prevalence, Sources, Impact, and Recommendations

AUTHORS: Hastie, Maya J. MD, EdD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia January 2025. BACKGROUND: A report by the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) showed that academic anesthesiology has the highest prevalence of sexual harassment among specialties for both men and women. We aimed to explore the prevalence, sources, and impact of sexual harassment on […]

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