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Uncategorized Published - 27 February, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Ventilation and Complications after Lung Resection: Comment

Authors: Nir Hoftman, M.D.; Soban Umar, M.D., Ph.D. Anesthesiology February 2023. To the Editor: We read with great interest the review paper by Walsh et al. published recently in Anesthesiology, which concluded that utilizing low tidal volume settings in non–acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) intensive care unit (ICU) or thoracic surgery patients did not change clinical outcomes.  Although the Acute […]

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Uncategorized Published - 27 February, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Ventilation and Complications after Lung Resection: Reply

Authors: Spencer P. Walsh, M.D.; David Shaz, M.D.; David Amar, M.D. Anesthesiology February 2023. In Reply: We thank Dr. Hoftman and Dr. Umar for their comments and their interest in our focused review. In their letter to the editor, they refer to their interesting work on the utility of vital capacity to estimate tidal volume in contrast […]

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Uncategorized Published - 27 February, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Respiratory Effects of Biased Ligand Oliceridine in Older Volunteers: A Pharmacokinetic–Pharmacodynamic Comparison with Morphine 2023

Authors: Pieter Simons, M.D. et al  Anesthesiology March 2023, Vol. 138, 249–263. Background Oliceridine is a G protein–biased µ-opioid, a drug class that is associated with less respiratory depression than nonbiased opioids, such as morphine. The authors quantified the respiratory effects of oliceridine and morphine in elderly volunteers. The authors hypothesized that these opioids differ in […]

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Uncategorized Published - 27 February, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Comparison of Contralateral Acceleromyography and Electromyography for Posttetanic Count Measurement

Authors: Hyunyoung Joo, M.D. et al  Anesthesiology March 2023, Vol. 138, 241–248. Background Electromyography has advantages over mechanomyography and acceleromyography. Previously, agreement of the train-of-four counts between acceleromyography and electromyography was found to be fair. The objective of this study was to assess the agreement of posttetanic count including agreement of neuromuscular blockade status (intense block, […]

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Uncategorized Published - 24 February, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Telemedicine for Opioid Use Disorder: A Pandemic Experiment

Author: Avery Hurt Practical Pain Management Vol 23 Issue 1 Feb 2023 Despite an alarming increase in opioid addiction over the past decade, access to treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) is still limited. Medications including methadone, naltrexone, and buprenorphine have proved beneficial for OUD treatment, however, fewer than 30% of people who need treatment […]

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