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Uncategorized Published - 12 February, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Women Anesthesiologists in Sub-Saharan Africa in the Pre-COVID Era

AUTHORS: Ki, Bertille K. MD et al  Anesthesia & Analgesia February 01, 2024.  BACKGROUND:  Gender imbalance and poor representation of women complicate the anesthesiology workforce crisis in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This study was performed to obtain a better understanding of gender disparity among medical graduates and anesthesiologists in SSA. METHODS: Using a quantitative, participatory, insider […]

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Uncategorized Published - 9 February, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
A Prospective Cohort Study of Acute Pain and In-Hospital Opioid Consumption After Cardiac Surgery

AUTHORS: Pagé, M. Gabrielle PhD et al  Anesthesia & Analgesia January 31, 2024. BACKGROUND: Understanding the association of acute pain intensity and opioid consumption after cardiac surgery with chronic postsurgical pain (CPSP) can facilitate implementation of personalized prevention measures to improve outcomes. The objectives were to (1) examine acute pain intensity and daily mg morphine […]

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Uncategorized Published - 9 February, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
High Neuraxial Block in Obstetrics

AUTHORS: Beenakkers, Ingrid C. M. MD et al  Anesthesia & Analgesia January 31, 2024. BACKGROUND: High neuraxial block is a rare but serious adverse event in obstetric anesthesia that can ultimately lead to respiratory insufficiency and cardiac arrest. Previous reports on its incidence are limited to populations in the United Kingdom and the United States. […]

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Uncategorized Published - 9 February, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Public Health Informatics and the Perioperative Physician: Looking to the Future

Author: Mudumbai, Seshadri C. MD, MS et al  Anesthesia & Analgesia 138(2):p 253-272, February 2024. Abstract The role of informatics in public health has increased over the past few decades, and the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has underscored the critical importance of aggregated, multicenter, high-quality, near-real-time data to inform decision-making by physicians, hospital systems, […]

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Uncategorized Published - 9 February, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
The Masters of Medicine: Our Greatest Triumphs in the Race to Cure Humanity’s Deadliest Diseases

By Lam Andrew, M.D. Dallas, Texas,  BenBella Books, Inc.2023. Pages: 370. ISBN 9781637742631 Hardcover. ISBN 9781637742648 eBook. Price: $31.95 (Hardcover). Author: Kathryn Elizabeth McGoldrick, M.D., F.C.A.I. (Hon.). Anesthesiology January 2024. The Masters of Medicine: Our Greatest Triumphs in the Race to Cure Humanity’s Deadliest Diseases by Andrew Lam, M.D., is an outstanding addition to the medical […]

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