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Uncategorized Published - 31 March, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Health Care Burden Associated With Adolescent Prolonged Opioid Use After Surgery 2023

AUTHORS: Cummings Joyner et al  Anesthesia & Analgesia 136(2):p 317-326, February 2023. BACKGROUND: Prolonged opioid use after surgery (POUS), defined as the filling of at least 1 opioid prescription filled between 90 and 180 days after surgery, has been shown to increase health care costs and utilization in adult populations. However, its economic burden has not […]

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Uncategorized Published - 30 March, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Prevalence and Outcomes of Opioid Use Disorder in Pediatric Surgical Patients 2023

AUTHORS: Alalade, Emmanuel MD et al  Anesthesia & Analgesia 136(2):p 308-316, February 2023. BACKGROUND: Chronic opioid use among adolescents is a leading preventable public health problem in the United States. Consequently, a sizable proportion of surgical patients in this age group may have a comorbid opioid use disorder (OUD). No previously published study has examined the […]

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Uncategorized Published - 30 March, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Pulmonary Vasodilator Response of Combined Inhaled Epoprostenol and Inhaled Milrinone in Cardiac Surgical Patients

AUTHORS: Elmi-Sarabi, Mahsa MSc et al  Anesthesia & Analgesia 136(2):p 282-294, February 2023. BACKGROUND: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) and right ventricular (RV) dysfunction are major complications in cardiac surgery. Intraoperative management of patients at high risk of RV failure should aim to reduce RV afterload and optimize RV filling pressures, while avoiding systemic hypotension, to facilitate weaning […]

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Uncategorized Published - 30 March, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Pro-Con Debate: Are Patients With Coronary Stents Suitable for Free-Standing Ambulatory Surgery Centers? 2023

AUTHORS: Rosero, Eric B. MD, MSc et al  Anesthesia & Analgesia 136(2):p 218-226, February 2023. Abstract With increasing implantation of coronary artery stents over the past 2 decades, it is inevitable that anesthesiologists practicing in the outpatient setting will need to determine whether these patients are suitable for procedures at a free-standing ambulatory surgery center (ASC). […]

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Uncategorized Published - 30 March, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Reducing Volatile Anesthetic Waste Using a Commercial Electronic Health Record Clinical Decision Support Tool to Lower Fresh Gas Flows 2023

AUTHORS: Olmos, Andrea V. MD et al  Anesthesia & Analgesia 136(2):p 327-337, February 2023. BACKGROUND: Volatile anesthetic consumption can be reduced by minimizing excessive fresh gas flows (FGFs). Currently, it is unknown whether decision support tools embedded within commercial electronic health record systems can be successfully adopted to achieve long-term reductions in FGF rates. The authors […]

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