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Uncategorized Published - 28 March, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Postoperative Outcomes in Elderly Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery With Preoperative Cognitive Impairment 2023

AUTHORS: Au, Emily BSc et al  Anesthesia & Analgesia January 11, 2023. BACKGROUND: Older patients with preoperative cognitive impairment are at risk for increased postoperative complications after noncardiac surgery. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to determine the association between preoperative cognitive impairment and dementia and postoperative outcomes in older surgical patients after cardiac surgery. […]

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Uncategorized Published - 28 March, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Ultrasound Assessment of Gastric Volume in Parturients After High-Flow Nasal Oxygen Therapy 2023

AUTHORS: Zhou, Shuangqiong MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia January 11, 2023. BACKGROUND: High-flow nasal oxygen (HFNO) therapy is widely used in critical care obstetrics to improve oxygenation. Much of the benefit of HFNO is linked to the creation of modest levels of positive airway pressure. Pregnant women are generally considered to be at high […]

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Uncategorized Published - 28 March, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Energy Expenditure Under General Anesthesia 2023

AUTHORS: Briesenick, Luisa MD et al  Anesthesia & Analgesia January 09, 2023. BACKGROUND: Perioperative hemodynamic management aims to optimize organ perfusion pressure and blood flow—assuming this ensures that oxygen delivery meets cellular metabolic needs. Cellular metabolic needs are reflected by energy expenditure. A better understanding of energy expenditure under general anesthesia could help tailor perioperative […]

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Uncategorized Published - 28 March, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
How does sickle cell disease affect the peri-operative outcome in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty? 2023

DG Journal Club AUTHORS: Vibhu Krishnan Viswanathan, Sruthi Priyavadhana Ramanan, Jack Beale, Surabhi Subramanian Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2023 Jan 2 [Epub ahead of print] INTRODUCTION In view of the vaso-occlusive pathophysiology affecting osseous micro-circulation, sickle cell disease (SCD) is well known to present with diverse skeletal and arthritic manifestations. With prolonged life-expectancy over the […]

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Uncategorized Published - 28 March, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
How are poor sleep and lower back pain related? 2023

Author: Clarissa Brincat MedicalNewsToday Researchers assessed the causal relationship between different sleep disturbances — insomnia, short sleep duration, long sleep duration, and daytime sleepiness — and lower back pain. The findings suggest that insomnia could cause lower back pain and vice versa. This hypothesis needs to be supported by more studies with larger samples. Lower back […]

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