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Uncategorized Published - 25 July, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Ambulatory Anesthesia and NORA: Current Status and Future Considerations

Author: Girish P. Joshi, MBBS, MD, FFARCSI ASA Monitor June 2022, Vol. 86, 24. Minimally invasive approaches, facilitated with advanced technology such as augmented reality, mixed reality, and robotics, as well as artificial intelligence (AI), novel imaging, innovative navigation systems, and 3D printing, will extend the capabilities of surgeons and proceduralists. Next-generation surgical robotics will be […]

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Uncategorized Published - 25 July, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Postoperative Transfusions after Administration of Delayed Cold-stored Platelets versus Room Temperature Platelets in Cardiac Surgery

Authors: Allan M. Klompas, M.B.B.Ch. et al  Anesthesiology August 2023, Vol. 139, 153–163. Background Delayed cold storage of room temperature platelets may extend shelf life from 5 to 14 days. The study hypothesized that the use of delayed cold-stored platelets in cardiac surgery would be associated with decreased postoperative platelet count increments but similar transfusion and […]

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Uncategorized Published - 25 July, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Patient-, Clinician-, and Institution-level Variation in Inotrope Use for Cardiac Surgery

Authors: Michael R. Mathis, M.D. et al  Anesthesiology August 2023, Vol. 139, 122–141. Background Conflicting evidence exists regarding the risks and benefits of inotropic therapies during cardiac surgery, and the extent of variation in clinical practice remains understudied. Therefore, the authors sought to quantify patient-, anesthesiologist-, and hospital-related contributions to variation in inotrope use. Methods In […]

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Uncategorized Published - 25 July, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
SAMBA: A Great Resource for All Practitioners of Ambulatory Anesthesia

Author: Dawn Schell, MD ASA Monitor February 2023, Vol. 87, 31. Currently, nearly 70% of all surgeries in the United States are performed as outpatient procedures, with almost 23 million of these performed annually in ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) alone (Natl Health Stat Report 2017;102:1-15). And the numbers continue to grow. Over 6,000 Medicare-certified ASCs now […]

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Uncategorized Published - 24 July, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Predicting Death or Disability after Surgery in the Older Adult

Authors: Mark A. Shulman, Ph.D. et al Anesthesiology July 2023. Background Older patients are vulnerable to developing new or worsening disability after surgery. Despite this, patient or surgical characteristics predisposing to postoperative disability are poorly defined. Our aim was to develop and validate a model, subsequently transformed to point-score form, to predict 6-month death or […]

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