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Uncategorized Published - 1 December, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
THE RISK OF ANESTHESIA PATIENT TRANSPORT

Author: Richard Novak The Anesthesia Consultant Imagine this scenario: You’ve just finished anesthetizing a patient in a hospital setting, and the patient now requires transport from the operating room (OR) to the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU). During surgery your patient monitors included: a pulse oximeter, an ECG, a blood pressure cuff, a temperature monitor, and […]

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Uncategorized Published - 1 December, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Wildfire Smoke Exposure Is Associated with Adverse Respiratory Events under General Anesthesia in At-risk Pediatric Patients

Authors: Benjamin J. Marsh, M.D. et al  Anesthesiology November 2022, Vol. 137, 543–554. Background Increasing wildfire activity worldwide has led to exposure to poor air quality and numerous detrimental health impacts. This study hypothesized an association between exposure to poor air quality from wildfire smoke and adverse respiratory events under general anesthesia in pediatric patients. Methods […]

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Uncategorized Published - 1 December, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Emerging Interventional Treatments for Chronic Back Pain

Authors: Olusanya A, Goree J. Pract Pain Manag. 2022 September/October;22(5). Low Back Pain Continues to Perplex Physicians A perpetual topic of discussion in interventional pain management is the treatment of chronic low back pain. The American Society of Pain and Neuroscience (ASPN) annual meeting, held in July 2022, was no different. Low back pain is […]

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Uncategorized Published - 1 December, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Preoperative Plasmapheresis in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery Procedures: Retraction

Anesthesiology October 2022. The article by Boldt et al., entitled “Preoperative plasmapheresis in patients undergoing cardiac surgery procedures” by J Boldt, B von Bormann, D Kling, M Jacobi, R Moosdorf, G Hempelmann, published in Anesthesiology 1990;72:282–8 has been retracted in its entirety by the Journal Editor-in-Chief, Evan Kharasch, M.D., Ph.D. This article is being retracted following an […]

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Uncategorized Published - 30 November, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Perioperative Care of the Patient with Eye Pathologies Undergoing Nonocular Surgery

Authors: Steven Roth, M.D., F.A.R.V.O. et al  Anesthesiology November 2022, Vol. 137, 620–643. The authors reviewed perioperative ocular complications and implications of ocular diseases during nonocular surgeries. Exposure keratopathy, the most common perioperative eye injury, is preventable. Ischemic optic neuropathy, the leading cause of perioperative blindness, has well-defined risk factors. The incidence of ischemic optic neuropathy […]

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