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Uncategorized Published - 18 August, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Age-Friendly Health Systems: Best Practices in Implementation

Authors: Christina M. Fleischer, BS et al  ASA Monitor September 2021, Vol. 85, 16–17. An Age-Friendly Health System optimizes care for elderly patients in accordance with clinical guidelines and best practices. The Age-Friendly Health Systems Initiative was started by The John. A Hartford Foundation and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), along with the American Hospital […]

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Uncategorized Published - 18 August, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
“Quality”, mediocrity, and unintended consequences

Author: Karen Sullivan Sibert, MD ASA Monitor July 2022 Today’s noteworthy definitions, not new but often ignored: 1. Unintended consequences: The principle stating that an intervention in a complex system tends to create unanticipated and often undesirable outcomes. 2. Good intentions: The paving stones of the road to hell. In anesthesiology, these precepts should be […]

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Uncategorized Published - 17 August, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Isoelectric Electroencephalography in Infants and Toddlers during Anesthesia for Surgery

Authors: Ian Yuan, M.D. et al  Anesthesiology August 2022, Vol. 137, 187–200. Background Intraoperative isoelectric electroencephalography (EEG) has been associated with hypotension and postoperative delirium in adults. This international prospective observational study sought to determine the prevalence of isoelectric EEG in young children during anesthesia. The authors hypothesized that the prevalence of isoelectric events would be […]

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Uncategorized Published - 17 August, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Surgeon Variation in Perioperative Opioid Prescribing and Medium- or Long-term Opioid Utilization after Total Knee Arthroplasty

Authors: Xi Cen, Ph.D. et al  Anesthesiology August 2022, Vol. 137, 151–162. Background Whether a particular surgeon’s opioid prescribing behavior is associated with prolonged postoperative opioid use is unknown. This study tested the hypothesis that the patients of surgeons with a higher propensity to prescribe opioids are more likely to utilize opioids long-term postoperatively. Methods The […]

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Uncategorized Published - 17 August, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Inappropriate Citation of Retracted Articles in Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine Publications

Authors: Alessandro De Cassai, M.D. et al  Anesthesiology July 2022. Background Retracted articles represent research withdrawn from the existing body of literature after publication. Research articles may be retracted for several reasons ranging from honest errors to intentional misconduct. They should not be used as reliable sources, and it is unclear why they are cited […]

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