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Uncategorized Published - 3 January, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Epidemiology of neuropathic pain

AUTHORS: Baskozos, Georgios et al  PAIN Reports 8(2):p e1066, March 2023. Introduction: Previous epidemiological studies of neuropathic pain have reported a range of prevalences and factors associated with the disorder. Objectives: This study aimed to verify these characteristics in a large UK cohort. Methods: A cross-sectional analysis was conducted of 148,828 UK Biobank participants who completed […]

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Uncategorized Published - 2 January, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Association of Anesthesiologist Staffing Ratio with Surgical Patient Morbidity and Mortality

Author: Amr E. Abouleish, MD, MBA, FASA ASA Monitor January 2023, Vol. 87, 28. PRACTICE MANAGEMENT Abstract In the wake of news coverage and studies examining surgeons with overlapping surgical procedures and patient outcomes, Burns et al. examined anesthesiologists covering overlapping anesthesia cases and the staffing ratio impact on patient outcomes in this retrospective, matched cohort […]

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Uncategorized Published - 2 January, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Surviving Sepsis Campaign 2021 Updates for Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock

Author: Ana Maria Crawford, MD, MSc, FASA ASA Monitor January 2023, Vol. 87, 30. CRITICAL CARE Abstract Millions of people die each year from sepsis and septic shock. Sepsis is defined as life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection (JAMA 2016;315:801-10). The Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC) formed in 2002 as a joint […]

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Uncategorized Published - 2 January, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
New Practice Guidelines for Neuromuscular Blockade

AUTHORS: Connie Chung, MD et al  Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Volume 38, No. 2 • June 2023  The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Committee on Practice Parameters (CPP), chaired by Karen Domino, MD, MPH, created a task force to develop guidelines for neuromuscular blockade (NMB) to improve patient safety and satisfaction. The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation […]

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Uncategorized Published - 2 January, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
You Need Me on That Wall! The World of Military Medicine

Authors: Zachary Deutch, MD, FASA; Bryan D. Laliberte, MD, FASA ASA Monitor January 2023, Vol. 87, 1–11. Dr. Laliberte placing a chest tube on an injured Iraqi soldier with the assistance of emergency medicine physician Dr. Jillian Phelps in our ED/triage tent. Happy 2023 to all, and thank you for joining us for a very special column. […]

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