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Uncategorized Published - 30 January, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Health Care Equity for Patients with Limited English Proficiency: Much Is Still ‘Lost in Translation’

Authors: Regan Bergmark, MD, FACS, FARS et al  ASA Monitor February 2023, Vol. 87, 13–14. Patients with limited English proficiency (LEP) have inferior health care outcomes in the United States. Beyond linguistic access, some patients may face social, cultural, insurance-related, and financial barriers to quality care. In 2022, technological innovations should allow for complete interpretation in […]

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Uncategorized Published - 30 January, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
APSF Patient Safety Priorities Advisory Group – Infectious Diseases

Authors: Jonathan E. Charnin, MD, FASA et al  ASA Monitor January 2023, Vol. 87, 36–37. There are always opportunities to improve perioperative patient safety, but some might escape notice because the agent of harm is invisible. The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF) Committee on Infection Prevention is a multidisciplinary, multiprofessional group of experts who convene to […]

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Uncategorized Published - 30 January, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Prevention of Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction by Minocycline in Elderly Patients after Total Knee Arthroplasty

Authors: Tomonori Takazawa, M.D., Ph.D. et al  Anesthesiology February 2023, Vol. 138, 172–183. Background There are no effective pharmacologic interventions for preventing postoperative cognitive dysfunction in daily practice. Since the antibiotic minocycline is known to suppress postoperative neuroinflammation, this study hypothesized and investigated whether minocycline might have a preventive effect on postoperative cognitive dysfunction after noncardiac […]

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Uncategorized Published - 30 January, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Postoperative Acute Kidney Injury by Age and Sex

Authors: Jamie R. Privratsky, M.D., Ph.D. et al  Anesthesiology February 2023, Vol. 138, 184–194. Background Acute kidney injury (AKI) after noncardiac surgery is common and has substantial health impact. Preclinical and clinical studies examining the influence of sex on AKI have yielded conflicting results, although they typically do not account for age-related changes. The objective of […]

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Uncategorized Published - 27 January, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Subcostal transversus abdominis plane block for postoperative analgesia in liver transplant recipients

AUTHORS: Mona Assefi, Emma Trillaud, Corinne Vezinet, Baptiste Duceau Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2023 Jan 17 INTRODUCTION Postoperative pain management after orthotopic liver transplantation is complex due to impaired liver function and frequent acute kidney dysfunction. Subcostal transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block may be of interest in this population. The aim of this study was […]

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