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Uncategorized Published - 11 January, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Disability After Surgery

Radius Anesthesia Dec 28, 2023 Older individuals contemplating surgery often express concerns regarding potential complications, returning home, and the anticipated improvement in their quality of life. Notably, the avoidance of new or worsening disability becomes a paramount consideration with advancing age. To better guide patients, clinicians must not only discuss surgical success rates but also […]

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Uncategorized Published - 11 January, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
The New Frontier of Repurposing Anesthetic Drugs for Depression

Authors: Connor T. A. Brenna, MD et al  ASA Monitor January 2024, Vol. 88, 1–10. Anesthesiologists now find themselves – perhaps unexpectedly – at a new frontier of brain health: the treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders. Historically, our involvement with mental health has been limited to providing anesthesia care for electroconvulsive therapy, and our focus on brain […]

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Uncategorized Published - 11 January, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Trends in Anesthesiology

Biosimilar drug treatment for inflammatory disease Wezlana (ustekinumab-auub) has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval as a biosimilar and interchangeable medication with Stelara (ustekinumab), a drug used in the treatment of various inflammatory diseases. Wezlana is now authorized to treat a range of conditions in both adult and pediatric patients, including moderate to […]

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Uncategorized Published - 11 January, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Antidepressants for Pain Management: There Are More Options Than We Think

Author: Jeffrey J. Bettinger, PharmD MedCentral A closer examination of a recent Cochrane network meta-analysis reveals several antidepressants with statistically and clinically significant positive outcomes for pain relief. The efficacy of antidepressants for chronic pain management has been historically studied for several decades, with TCAs such as amitriptyline showing efficacy in various pain conditions. SNRIs were developed […]

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Uncategorized Published - 10 January, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Central Vacuum Failure: Wait. What?!

Authors: Joseph L. Staggenborg, MD, MBA, FASA et al  ASA Monitor January 2024, Vol. 88, 18. This reservoir bag should be removed from its mount before using the machine when there is no central vacuum or waste anesthesia gas disposal. AGSS = anesthesia gas scavenging system. Photo by Dr. Loeb, used with permission. You arrive on […]

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