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Uncategorized Published - 26 September, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Evaluation of Medical Confidentiality Breaches on Twitter Among Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Health Care Workers

AUTHORS: Pineau, Iris MD et al  Anesthesia & Analgesia 137(2):p 418-425, August 2023. BACKGROUND: With the generalization of social network use by health care workers, we observe the emergence of breaches in medical confidentiality. Our objective was to determine, among anesthesiology and intensive care health care workers, the rate of medical confidentiality breaches among professional tweets. […]

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Uncategorized Published - 26 September, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Impact of Genetic Variants on Postoperative Pain and Fentanyl Dose Requirement in Patients Undergoing Major Breast Surgery

AUTHORS: Kumar, Shathish MD et al  Anesthesia & Analgesia 137(2):p 409-417, August 2023. BACKGROUND: Postoperative analgesia is crucial for the early and effective recovery of patients undergoing surgery. Although postoperative multimodal analgesia is widely practiced, opioids such as fentanyl are still one of the best analgesics. The analgesic response of fentanyl varies widely among individuals, probably […]

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Uncategorized Published - 25 September, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
The Effect of Prophylactic Steroids on Shivering in Adults Undergoing Surgery

AUTHORS: Misra, Satyajeet MD, DNB, PDCC, TOE (EACVI) Anesthesia & Analgesia 137(2):p 332-344, August 2023. BACKGROUND: Shivering is common following anesthesia and surgery. Corticosteroids (steroids) have been tried to reduce the risk of shivering, but the evidence in favor of their use is uncertain. The primary objective of this review was to evaluate the effect of […]

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Uncategorized Published - 25 September, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Determinants of Professional Fulfillment and Burnout Among Intensivists

AUTHORS: Siddiqui, Shahla MBBS, MS, FCC et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 137(2):p 375-382, August 2023. BACKGROUND: Increased burnout and decreased professional fulfillment among intensive care physicians is partly due to intensive care unit (ICU) workload. Although the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic increased ICU workload, it also may have increased feelings of personal fulfillment due to positive public […]

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Uncategorized Published - 25 September, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Perioperative Iron Deficiency in Patients Scheduled for Major Elective Surgeries

AUTHORS: Capdevila, Xavier MD, PhD et al  Anesthesia & Analgesia 137(2):p 322-331, August 2023. BACKGROUND: The management of perioperative iron deficiency is a component of the concept of patient blood management. The objective of this study was to update French data on the prevalence of iron deficiency in patients scheduled for major surgery. METHODS: The CARENFER […]

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