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Uncategorized Published - 24 January, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
ASCs 5 biggest threats in 2023

Author: Patsy Newitt Becker’s ASC Review Nine ASC leaders joined Becker’s to discuss the biggest threats to the industry. Editor’s note: These responses were edited lightly for brevity and clarity.  1. Increasing operating costs: Brenda Carter. Administrator of Wilmington (N.C.) Surgcare: With ongoing supply chain issues, increased supply and equipment costs and the ever-increasing need to push salaries […]

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Uncategorized Published - 24 January, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Nonopioid Analgesic Prescriptions Filled after Surgery among Older Adults in Ontario, Canada: A Population-based Cohort Study

Authors: Naheed K. Jivraj, M.B.B.S., M.Sc. et al  Anesthesiology February 2023, Vol. 138, 195–207. Background The objective was to assess changes over time in prescriptions filled for nonopioid analgesics for older postoperative patients in the immediate postdischarge period. The authors hypothesized that the number of patients who filled a nonopioid analgesic prescription increased during the study […]

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Uncategorized Published - 24 January, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy Treatments

Authors: Aranke M et al Pract Pain Manag. 2023 January/February;23(1). Introduction Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) affects between 40% and 70% of individuals undergoing chemotherapy and may significantly affect quality of life by worsening symptomatic clusters, such as psychological distress, fatigue-related pain, and abdominal discomfort.¹˒² There are several proposed mechanisms for CIPN. These range from the […]

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Uncategorized Published - 23 January, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Selection Bias in the Hypotension Prediction Index: Comment

Author: Enrico Giustiniano, M.D.; Fulvio Nisi, M.D. Anesthesiology January 2023. To the Editor: We read with interest the article by Enevoldsen and Vistisen about the predictive model of intraoperative hypotension.  Regarding the criticism the authors made about what they named “gray-zone outcome,” we would like to provide some comments. The Hypotension Prediction Index is a new parameter […]

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Uncategorized Published - 23 January, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Selection Bias in the Hypotension Prediction Index: Reply

Autors: Johannes Enevoldsen, M.D. et al  Anesthesiology January 2023. In Reply: We have read the interesting comment by Giustiniano and Nisi  about our article.  The authors highlight that the diastolic arterial blood pressure can decrease significantly when the Hypotension Prediction Index (hereafter the Index) reaches approximately 50 and argue for the possible need for treatment when diastolic arterial […]

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