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Uncategorized Published - 8 March, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Regional anesthesia global health collaborations- a scoping review of current intervention methods 2023

Authors: Dohlman, Lena E et al  Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology 35(5):p 647-653, October 2022. Purpose of review  Perioperative anesthesia-related mortality is significantly higher in low-resource compared to high-resource countries. Regional anesthesia techniques can provide safety, cost, and access benefits when compared to general anesthesia in these settings but is underutilized primarily due to a lack of […]

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Uncategorized Published - 8 March, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Usefulness of Inhaled Sedation in Patients With Severe ARDS Due to COVID-19 2023

DG Journal Club AUTHORS: Mario Gómez Duque, Ronald Medina, Cesar Enciso, Edgar Beltran Respir Care. 2022 Nov 22 BACKGROUND Sedation in intensive care is fundamental for optimizing clinical outcomes. For many years the world has been facing high rates of opioid use, and to combat the increasing opioid addiction plans at both national and international […]

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Uncategorized Published - 7 March, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Association Between the FRAIL Scale and Postoperative Complications in Older Surgical Patients 2023

AUTHORS: Gong, Selena BhSc et al  Anesthesia & Analgesia 136(2):p 251-261, February 2023.  Abstract BACKGROUND: Several frailty screening tools have been shown to predict mortality and complications after surgery. However, these tools were developed for in-person evaluation and cannot be used during virtual assessments before surgery. The FRAIL (fatigue, resistance, ambulation, illness, and loss of weight) […]

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Uncategorized Published - 7 March, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Optimal Positioning of Nasopharyngeal Temperature Probes in Infants and Children 2023

AUTHORS: Zhong, John W. MD et al  Anesthesia & Analgesia November 29, 2022. BACKGROUND: The nasopharynx is an easily accessible core-temperature monitoring site, but insufficient or excessive nasopharyngeal probe insertion can underestimate core temperature. Our goal was to estimate optimal nasopharyngeal probe insertion depth as a function of age. METHODS: We enrolled 157 pediatric patients […]

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Uncategorized Published - 7 March, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
A Pilot Prospective Observational Study of Cerebral Autoregulation and 12-Month Outcomes in Children With Complex Mild Traumatic Brain Injury 2023

Authors: Thamjamrassri, Thanyalak MD et al  Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology 34(4):p 384-391, October 2022. Background: The relationship between cerebral autoregulation and outcomes in pediatric complex mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) is unknown, and explored in this study. Methods: We conducted a prospective observational study of patients aged 0 to 18 years hospitalized with complex mild TBI […]

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