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Uncategorized Published - 31 August, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
An Unrecognized Case of Subcutaneous Emphysema: Expanding the Frontiers of POCUS

Authors: Michael V. Presta, DO, FASA; Jayanta Mukherji, MD ASA Monitor December 2022, Vol. 86, 29–30. Our institution, Loyola University Medical Center, is a nationally recognized quaternary-care system with a 61-acre main medical center campus in the western suburbs of Chicago. It houses a level 1 trauma center with the ability to provide top hospital care in […]

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Uncategorized Published - 31 August, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Cook Children’s Medical Center Makes Surgical History: The Role of Anesthesia in Separating Conjoined Twins

Author: Kim Sumrak ASA Monitor April 2023, Vol. 87, 1–5. Conjoined twins JamieLynn and AmieLynn were born at 34 weeks at Texas Health Harris. Photo courtesy of Cook Children’s Medical Center. On January 23, 2023, Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas, performed groundbreaking surgery for the first time in the hospital’s 105-year history. With […]

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Uncategorized Published - 31 August, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Cameras in the OR: Reimaging Patient Safety

Author: Kelly Michaelsen, MD, PhD ASA Monitor August 2023, Vol. 87, 38. The rise in prevalence of smartphones in the OR parallels a rise in the presence of other types of photo and video recording instruments in periprocedural areas. These systems are often geared toward monitoring, education, and research. Most cameras are mounted to the walls […]

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Uncategorized Published - 31 August, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Methadone Clinics and Long-Term Efficacy for Opioid Use Disorder

Authors: Daguio K, Hwang R, Oladinni D, Keane JF, Goldstein LB. Practical Pain Manage. 2023 July August 23(4). A review and perspective on the adverse effects of methadone maintenance treatment, including emerging alternatives to treating OUD. Introduction Methadone is a mu opioid agonist that binds to receptors located in the central nervous system (CNS) and […]

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Uncategorized Published - 30 August, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Sedatives and Postoperative Delirium: Reply

Authors: Hyun-Jung Shin, M.D., Ph.D.; Hyo-Seok Na, M.D., Ph.D. Anesthesiology August 2023. In Reply: We thank Nelson et al.,  Goodwin et al., and Hughes et al.  for their responses to our article. We would like to express our gratitude to Nelson et al.  for raising important concerns. The fragility index is a novel method for measuring the robustness of results in randomized […]

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