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Uncategorized Published - 6 April, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Comparison of Sedation and Analgesia Requirements in Patients With SARS-CoV-2 Versus Non-SARS-CoV-2 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome on Veno-Venous ECMO. 2023

DG Journal Club AUTHORS Mariah I Sigala, Diane Dreucean, Jesse E Harris, Kevin R Donahue Ann Pharmacother. 2023 Jan 13 BACKGROUND Increased analgosedation requirements have been described in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support due to unique pharmacokinetic challenges. There is a paucity of data comparing sedation requirements […]

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Uncategorized Published - 5 April, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Subcostal transversus abdominis plane block for postoperative analgesia in liver transplant recipients 2023

DG Journal Club AUTHORS: Mona Assefi, Emma Trillaud, Corinne Vezinet, Baptiste Duceau Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2023 Jan 17 INTRODUCTION Postoperative pain management after orthotopic liver transplantation is complex due to impaired liver function and frequent acute kidney dysfunction. Subcostal transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block may be of interest in this population. The aim of […]

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Uncategorized Published - 5 April, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
People with cluster headaches more likely to have other illnesses, study finds 2023

Author: Anna Guildford, Ph.D. MedicalNewsToday Cluster headaches are a rare condition affecting 1 in every 1,000 people. They are dramatic, painful, debilitating attacks of pain centered around one side of the head. People with cluster headaches are nearly twice as likely to take time off work than those without. New research has shown 92% of […]

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Uncategorized Published - 5 April, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Incidence of Interstitial Alveolar Syndrome on Point-of-Care Lung Ultrasonography in Pre-eclamptic Women With Severe Features 2023

AUTHORS: Yagani, Seshagiribabu MD et al  Anesthesia & Analgesia January 20, 2023. BACKGROUND: Lung interstitial edema is a clinically silent pathology that develops before overt pulmonary edema among pre-eclamptic women with severe features. Point-of-care lung ultrasonography (LUS) has been suggested as an accessible bedside tool that may identify lung interstitial edema before developing clinical signs […]

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Uncategorized Published - 5 April, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Nociception Level Index–Guided Intraoperative Analgesia for Improved Postoperative Recovery 2023

AUTHORS: Ruetzler, Kurt MD, PhD, FAHA et al  Anesthesia & Analgesia 136(4):p 761-771, April 2023. BACKGROUND: Nociception is the physiological response to nociceptive stimuli, normally experienced as pain. During general anesthesia, patients experience and respond to nociceptive stimuli by increasing blood pressure and heart rate if not controlled by preemptive analgesia. The PMD-200 system from Medasense […]

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