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Uncategorized Published - 16 March, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
The Illicit Drug Market: A Clinical Primer 2023

Author: Bettinger J. Pract Pain Manag. 2023 March/April;23(2). Polysubstance and Illicit Substance Use Continue to Rise Drug-related overdose deaths have continued to climb over the past decade, while the United States struggles to combat the harsh reality of the new phase of the overdose crisis. One particular concern of this phase is that overdose deaths […]

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Uncategorized Published - 15 March, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Brain Cancer Progression: A Retrospective Multicenter Comparison of Awake Craniotomy Versus General Anesthesia in High-grade Glioma Resection 2023

AUTHORS: Chowdhury, Tumul MD, DM, FRCPC et al  Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology 34(4):p 392-400, October 2022. Background: High-grade gliomas impose substantial morbidity and mortality due to rapid cancer progression and recurrence. Factors such as surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy remain the cornerstones for treatment of brain cancer and brain cancer research. The role of anesthetics on glioma progression is largely unknown. Methods: This […]

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Uncategorized Published - 15 March, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Oxytocin at Elective Cesarean Delivery: A Dose-Finding Study in Pregnant People With Twin Pregnancy 2023

AUTHORS: Peska, Emil MD et al  Anesthesia & Analgesia December 08, 2022. BACKGROUND: Multiple pregnancy is associated with higher risk of uterine atony, postpartum hemorrhage (PPH), blood transfusion, hysterectomy, and death. The optimal dose of oxytocin at cesarean delivery in people with twin pregnancy is unknown. We sought to determine the effective bolus dose of […]

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Uncategorized Published - 15 March, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Whole-organ deceased donor tracheal allograft transplantation for the treatment of refractory tracheal stenosis

AUTHORS: Dickerson, Shane C. MD et al Journal of Head & Neck Anesthesia 6(1):p e41, May 2022. Abstract Tracheal stenosis involving >5 cm of trachea is debilitating for patients, impedes their quality of life and may even become life-threatening. Large, open defects often result in these patients because of multiple failed tracheal resections and endoscopic dilatations. Tracheal transplantation […]

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Uncategorized Published - 15 March, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Comparing the Cric-Guide® emergency front of neck access device to a scalpel-bougie-tube technique in a porcine model that simulates bleeding

AUTHORS: Dannatt, Peter J. et al  European Journal of Anaesthesiology 1(5):p e008, October 2022.  The Cric-Guide is a device in development that aims to increase the success of bougie insertion into the trachea during emergency front of neck access (eFONA), a step that can present difficulties with the Scalpel-Bougie-Tube (SBT) technique. The Cric-Guide features a ‘U-shaped’ […]

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