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Uncategorized Published - 7 November, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
The Heat Is On: Anesthesiologists Confronting Health Complications in a Warming World

Authors: Dibash Kumar Das, PhD; Steven Shafer, MD, FASA ASA Monitor November 2023, Vol. 87, 1–5. Anesthesiologists are often at the forefront of new challenges in patient care. Anesthesiologists will be leaders in adapting health care delivery and hospital infrastructure to the escalating impacts of climate change. Climate change has led to more frequent and severe extreme […]

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Uncategorized Published - 6 November, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Comparison of the Analgesic Efficacy between Arthroscopically Placed Continuous Suprascapular Nerve Block and Ultrasound-guided Continuous Superior Trunk Block

Authors: Ha-Jung Kim, M.D., Ph.D. et al  Anesthesiology November 2023, Vol. 139, 591–601. Background Single-shot suprascapular nerve block and superior trunk block have been reported to provide a noninferior analgesic effect after shoulder surgery with a lesser incidence of hemidiaphragmatic paresis compared with interscalene brachial plexus block. This study hypothesized that continuous suprascapular nerve block provides […]

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Uncategorized Published - 6 November, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Baseline Intraoperative Left Ventricular Diastolic Function Is Associated with Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation after Cardiac Surgery

Authors: Lisa Q. Rong, M.D. et al  Anesthesiology November 2023, Vol. 139, 602–613. Background Detailed understanding of the association between intraoperative left atrial and left ventricular diastolic function and postoperative atrial fibrillation is lacking. In this post hoc analysis of the Posterior Left Pericardiotomy for the Prevention of Atrial Fibrillation after Cardiac Surgery (PALACS) trial, we aimed to […]

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Uncategorized Published - 6 November, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
IARS Mentored Research Award Recipient Interview: Lara Wiley Crock, MD, PhD, MSCI

Role of the Microbiome in the Persistence of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Author: Lara Wiley Crock, MD, PhD, MSCI   International Anesthesia Research Society A car accident during medical school profoundly affected Dr. Lara Wiley Crock, MD, PhD, MSCI’s life. Fortunate to recover, she became more aware of the many patients in the clinical settings […]

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Uncategorized Published - 6 November, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
The Capnography Project

Authors: Evans, Faye M. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 137(5):p 922-928, November Capnography is an essential tool used in the monitoring of patients during anesthesia and in critical care which, while required in most high-income countries, is unavailable in many low- and middle-income countries. Launched in 2020, the Smile Train-Lifebox Capnography Project aimed to find […]

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