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Uncategorized Published - 27 October, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Value-based Care and Quality Improvement in Perioperative Neuroscience

Authors: Luoma, Astri M.V. MBChB, FRCA, FFICM et al  Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology: October 2022 – Volume 34 – Issue 4 – p 346-351 Abstract Value-based care and quality improvement are related concepts used to measure and improve clinical care. Value-based care represents the relationship between the incremental gain in outcome for patients and cost efficiency. […]

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Uncategorized Published - 26 October, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Dexmedetomidine and Propofol Sedation in Critically Ill Patients and Dose Associated 90-day Mortality

AUTHORS: Yahya Shehabi et al Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2022 Oct 10 RATIONALE Sedation Practice in Intensive Care Evaluation (SPICE-III) trial reported significant heterogeneity in mortality with dexmedetomidine treatment. Supplemental propofol was commonly used to achieve desirable sedation. OBJECTIVES to quantify the association of different infusion rates of dexmedetomidine or propofol, given in […]

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Uncategorized Published - 26 October, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Prevalence of COVID-19 and Risk Factors for Infection Among Pediatric Anesthesia Patients

AUTHORS: Kato, Meredith A. MD Anesthesia & Analgesia: October 21, 2022 BACKGROUND: The Pediatric Anesthesia COVID-19 Collaborative (PEACOC) is a research network to advance the care of children during the pandemic. Here we calculate the prevalence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among children undergoing anesthesia, look at prevalence in the population data from the Centers for […]

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Uncategorized Published - 26 October, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Complications, Readmissions, Revisions, and Patient-reported Outcomes in Patients With Parkinson Disease Undergoing Elective Spine Surgery

Authors: Anthony M Steinle et al Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2022 10 15; 47(20): 1452-1462 STUDY DESIGN Retrospective analysis on prospectively collected data. OBJECTIVE To determine the effectiveness of elective spine surgery in patients with Parkinson disease (PD). BACKGROUND CONTEXT PD has become increasingly prevalent in an aging population. While surgical treatment for degenerative spine […]

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Uncategorized Published - 26 October, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Acute myotonic reaction during succinylcholine anaesthesia

DG Journal Club Authors: Saeed Rashaad Mohammed, Stefan Gafoor, Avidesh Panday Pract Neurol. 2022 Oct 3 A 21-year-old woman developed an acute myotonic reaction while undergoing anaesthesia using succinylcholine. Examination later showed she had shoulder, neck and calf hypertrophy, bilateral symmetrical ptosis and eyelid, handgrip and percussion myotonia. Peripheral neurophysiology studies identified significant, continuous myotonic […]

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