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Uncategorized Published - 23 November, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Laboratory Result Reference Ranges Stratified for Patient-Reported Sex and Ethnicity Are More Closely Associated With Postoperative Outcomes Than Currently Used Reference Ranges

AUTHORS: Hofer, Ira S. MD et al  Anesthesia & Analgesia: October 24, 2022 BACKGROUND: A single laboratory range for all individuals may fail to take into account underlying physiologic differences based on sex and genetic factors. We hypothesized that laboratory distributions differ based on self-reported sex and ethnicity and that ranges stratified by these factors better […]

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Uncategorized Published - 23 November, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Sugammadex Versus Neostigmine for Recovery of Respiratory Muscle Strength Measured by Ultrasonography in the Postextubation Period

AUTHORS: Huang, Chanyan MD et al  Anesthesia & Analgesia: October 24, 2022 BACKGROUND:  Although sugammadex is well known for its use in reducing the incidence of residual neuromuscular blockade, this has not always been translated to improved clinical measures of postoperative respiratory muscle strength. Expiratory muscles play an important role in airway clearance and inspiratory muscle […]

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Uncategorized Published - 23 November, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
The King’s Three Questions: A Short Story I Want My Teams to Understand

AUTHOR: Luedi, Markus M. MD, MBA Anesthesia & Analgesia: October 2022 – Volume 135 – Issue 4 – p 896-897 Life is not primarily a quest for pleasure, as [Sigmund] Freud believed, or a quest for power, as Alfred Adler taught, but a quest for meaning. The greatest task for any person is to find meaning […]

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Uncategorized Published - 23 November, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Efficacy of Presurgical Interventions to Promote Smoking Cessation

AUTHORS: Gavilan, Eva MSN et al  Anesthesia & Analgesia: October 24, 2022 Abstract The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of presurgical interventions for promoting smoking cessation in terms of achieving smoking abstinence and reducing surgical complication rates. A systematic review of randomized clinical trials (RCTs) published from March 2009 to April 2021 […]

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Uncategorized Published - 22 November, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Manually Controlled, Continuous Infusion of Phenylephrine or Norepinephrine for Maintenance of Blood Pressure and Cardiac Output During Spinal Anesthesia for Cesarean Delivery

AUTHORS: Belin, Olivier MD et al  Anesthesia & Analgesia: October 24, 2022 BACKGROUND: To counteract the vasoplegia induced by spinal anesthesia (SA) and maintain blood pressure (BP) during cesarean delivery, phenylephrine is currently recommended, but norepinephrine might offer superior preservation of cardiac output. We aimed to compare the hemodynamic effects of phenylephrine and norepinephrine administered by […]

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