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Uncategorized Published - 8 March, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Heart surgery outcomes comparable at high- and low-volume children’s hospitals

Author: Michael Walter Cardiovascular Business High-volume pediatric heart surgery centers do not always achieve the best outcomes, according to new research presented at STS 2024, the annual meeting of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS). Likewise, some low-volume centers deliver outcomes as good as anywhere in the world. The analysis was based on nearly 26,000 heart […]

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Uncategorized Published - 8 March, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
PE-backed anesthesiology group ends contracts with 5 Colorado hospitals, phases out noncompetes to resolve monopoly inquiry

Author: Dave Muoio FIERCE Healthcare A private-equity-backed anesthesia provider group that’s been in federal regulators’ crosshairs has reached a voluntary agreement with the state of Colorado to cut ties with five hospitals, thereby resolving its allegations of anticompetitive conduct. According to Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser’s office, U.S. Anesthesia Partners (USAP) of Colorado began purchasing […]

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Uncategorized Published - 7 March, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Movement-evoked Pain versus Pain at Rest in Postsurgical Clinical Trials and in Meta-analyses

Authors: Ian Gilron, M.D., M.Sc., F.R.C.P.C. et al  Anesthesiology March 2024, Vol. 140, 442–449. Background Given the widespread recognition that postsurgical movement-evoked pain is generally more intense, and more functionally relevant, than pain at rest, the authors conducted an update to a previous 2011 review to re-evaluate the assessment of pain at rest and movement-evoked pain […]

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Uncategorized Published - 7 March, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Effect of an Individualized Lung Protective Ventilation on Lung Strain and Stress in Children Undergoing Laparoscopy

Authors: Cecilia M. Acosta, M.D. et al  Anesthesiology March 2024, Vol. 140, 430–441. Background Exaggerated lung strain and stress could damage lungs in anesthetized children. The authors hypothesized that the association of capnoperitoneum and lung collapse in anesthetized children increases lung strain-stress. Their primary aim was to describe the impact of capnoperitoneum on lung strain-stress and […]

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Uncategorized Published - 7 March, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
In Vitro Model of Prepacked Carbon Dioxide Absorber Use

Authors: Jennifer Jouwena, M.D. et al Anesthesiology March 2024, Vol. 140, 450–462. Background Carbon dioxide absorbers allow the use of fresh gas flow below minute ventilation (⁠V˙E⁠). Models are developed and tested in vitro to quantify their performance with variable carbon dioxide load (⁠V˙CO2⁠), fresh gas flow, V˙E⁠, end-tidal carbon dioxide (ETco2) fraction, and the type of workstation used. […]

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