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Uncategorized Published - 28 March, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Increasing sweep gas flow reduces respiratory drive and dyspnea in non-intubated veno-arterial ECMO patients

Authors: Côme Bureau, M.D., Ph.D. et al  Anesthesiology March 2024. Background. Data on assessment and management of dyspnea in patients on veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) for cardiogenic shock are lacking. We hypothesized that increasing sweep gas flow through the VA-ECMO oxygenator may decrease dyspnea in non-intubated VA-ECMO patients exhibiting clinically significant dyspnea, with a […]

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Uncategorized Published - 28 March, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Long-term survival after volatile or propofol general anesthesia for bladder cancer surgery

Authors: Mats Enlund, M.D., Ph.D. et al  Anesthesiology March 2024. Background Prospective interventional trials and retrospective observational analyses provide conflicting evidence regarding the relationship between propofol versus inhaled volatile general anesthesia and long-term survival after cancer surgery. In specific, bladder cancer surgery lacks prospective clinical trial evidence. Methods Data on bladder cancer surgery performed under […]

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Uncategorized Published - 28 March, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Could Sleep Be a Modifiable Risk Factor for Later-Life Cognitive Impairment?

Author: Heidi Splete MedCentral Older adults categorized as short sleepers with higher variability in sleep patterns were significantly more likely to show impaired cognitive performance, based on data from more than 800 individuals. While previous research has associated short sleep duration (less than 7 hours) with cognitive impairment in healthy aging adults, most studies have […]

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Uncategorized Published - 28 March, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Rapid Aggravation of Rhabdomyolysis Caused by Daptomycin After Aortic Arch Replacement

Authors: Kenichi Takechi  et al Cureus 16(2): e53611. doi:10.7759/cureus.53611 Abstract Although rare, rhabdomyolysis is a serious complication of cardiothoracic surgery. Daptomycin is a polypeptide antimicrobial agent used to treat methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections of the soft tissues. Daptomycin is associated with elevations in serum creatine kinase (CK). A 50-year-old man with acute Stanford A-type aortic dissection […]

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Uncategorized Published - 28 March, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Safety Considerations in Peripheral Nerve Blocks

Authors: Christina Ratto, MD; Joseph Szokol, MD, JD, MBA; Paul Lee, MD, MS Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Volume 39, No. 1 • February 2024  INTRODUCTION Peripheral nerve blocks (PNB) are safe and effective alternatives or supplements to general anesthesia. They may improve pain control both during and after surgery, thus avoiding many of the side effects […]

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