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Uncategorized Published - 25 September, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Opioid-Free Versus Opioid-Based Anesthesia on Postoperative Pain After Thoracoscopic Surgery

AUTHORS: Yan, Huan MD et al  Anesthesia & Analgesia 137(2):p 399-408, August 2023. BACKGROUND: The effectiveness and safety of opioid-free anesthesia (OFA) regimens in distinct types of surgeries remain controversial. In this study, we investigated whether OFA could reduce the occurrence of chronic postoperative pain in patients receiving video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). METHODS: We conducted a […]

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Uncategorized Published - 25 September, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Prevalence of COVID-19 and Risk Factors for Infection Among Pediatric Anesthesia Patients

AUTHORS: Kato, Meredith A. MD et al  Anesthesia & Analgesia 137(2):p 383-391, August 2023. BACKGROUND: The Pediatric Anesthesia COVID-19 Collaborative (PEACOC) is a research network to advance the care of children during the pandemic. Here we calculate the prevalence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among children undergoing anesthesia, look at prevalence in the population data from […]

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Uncategorized Published - 22 September, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Patients Undergoing Elective Inpatient Major Therapeutic Procedures in Florida Had No Significant Change in Hospital Mortality or Mortality-Related Comorbidities Between 2007 and 2019

AUTHORS: Epstein, Richard H. MD, FASA et al  Anesthesia & Analgesia 137(2):p 306-312, August 2023. BACKGROUND: In a recent study, rapid response team implementation at 1 hospital was associated with only a 0.1% reduction in inpatient mortality from 2005 to 2018, characterized in the accompanying editorial as a “tepid” improvement. The editorialist postulated that an increase […]

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Uncategorized Published - 22 September, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Characteristics of Transgender and Gender-Diverse Youth Presenting for Surgery in the United States

AUTHORS: Uffman, Joshua C. MD, MBA et al  Anesthesia & Analgesia 137(4):p 882-886, October 2023. BACKGROUND: The number of adolescents and adults identifying as trans or gender-diverse is increasing. The lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and “other” (LGBTQ+) population is recognized as a marginalized health care population. This retrospective study sought to investigate demographic trends in […]

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Uncategorized Published - 22 September, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
The Anesthesia Incident Reporting System (AIRS)

Author: Patrick Guffey MD, MHA Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Vol 38 Issue 1 INTRODUCTION TO ANESTHESIA INCIDENT REPORTING SYSTEM (AIRS) The Anesthesia Incident Reporting System (AIRS) was created specifically to detect rare and novel adverse events that occur in national health care systems in the perioperative period. Events may encompass equipment malfunctions, medication errors, and […]

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