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Uncategorized Published - 11 February, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
Join Our New CRNA Team in Riverdale, GA!

We’re excited to announce the formation of a new anesthesia group in Riverdale, GA, located just 10 minutes from the Atlanta Airport. We’re seeking dedicated CRNAs to join our collaborative care team, which will include 4 full-time CRNAs and 2 anesthesiologists managing 4 operating rooms.  This is a 25% independent practice and doing own blocks! […]

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Uncategorized Published - 11 February, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
Absence of Movement to Command With a Pseudo-“Isolated Forearm Technique” in Nonparalyzed, Spontaneously Breathing Patients Monitored With Bispectral Index

AUTHORS: Pandit, Jaideep J. DPHIL, FRCA Anesthesia & Analgesia February 2025. The isolated forearm technique (IFT) was introduced by Tunstall in the 1970s as a means to provide anesthetized patients paralyzed with neuromuscular blockade (NMB) the ability to communicate, if perchance they were accidentally aware. In IFT a cuff temporarily isolates a forearm from the […]

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Uncategorized Published - 11 February, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
External Validation of the Simple Postoperative Acute Kidney Injury Risk Index in Patients Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit After Noncardiac Surgery

AUTHORS: Li, Nan MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia February 2025. BACKGROUND: The Simple Postoperative AKI Risk (SPARK) index is a novel model for predicting risk of postoperative acute kidney injury (PO-AKI) among patients after noncardiac surgery. However, the performance of the index has been inconsistent partly due to heterogeneity in case mix and effects […]

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Uncategorized Published - 11 February, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
The Impact of Program and Geographic Signaling on Anesthesia Residency Applications, Interviews, and the Match

AUTHORS: Dutoit, Andrea P. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia February 2025. BACKGROUND: Increased specialty competitiveness, alongside the inception of virtual interviews, has increased the number of applications submitted to the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) in anesthesiology. ERAS introduced signals to provide applicants with a means to demonstrate interest in a select group of […]

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Uncategorized Published - 10 February, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
Comparing General Anesthesia–Based Regimens for Endovascular Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke

AUTHORS: Plitman, Eric MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia January 2025. BACKGROUND: Total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA)-based and volatile-based general anesthesia have different effects on cerebral hemodynamics. The current work compares these 2 regimens in acute ischemic stroke patients undergoing endovascular therapy. METHODS: We conducted a systematic literature search across MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane, CINAHL, Web […]

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