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Uncategorized Published - 17 August, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Point-of-Care Ultrasound Frailty Assessments: Reply

Authors: Cecilia Canales, M.D. M.P.H. et al  Anesthesiology July 2022. In Reply: We thank Raveh et al.  and Ben-Menachem and Ashes  for their interest in our research. We are pleased that our article on preoperative point-of-care ultrasound to identify frailty  has generated discussions on best practices for measuring and reporting muscle mass as a predictor of patient outcomes. Increasing […]

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Uncategorized Published - 17 August, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Volatile versus Propofol General Anesthesia and Long-term Survival after Breast Cancer Surgery

Authors: Mats Enlund, M.D., Ph.D. et al  Anesthesiology July 2022. Background Several retrospective studies using administrative or single-center data have failed to show any difference between general anesthesia using propofol versus inhaled volatiles on long-term survival after breast cancer surgery. Although randomized controlled trials are ongoing, validated data from national clinical registries may advance the reliability of […]

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Uncategorized Published - 16 August, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Delivery, maternal and neonatal outcomes in nulliparous women with gestational diabetes undergoing epidural labour analgesia

AUTHORS: Yu Chen, Xin Ye, Han Wu, Xueling Yuan BMJ Open. 2022 Jul OBJECTIVE This study aimed to retrospectively analyse the influence of epidural labour analgesia (ELA) on delivery and maternal and neonatal outcomes in nulliparous women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) using propensity score-matched analysis. DESIGN Retrospective cohort analysis. SETTING Primary care practices in […]

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Uncategorized Published - 16 August, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
No Benefits of Adding Dexmedetomidine, Ketamine, Dexamethasone and Nerve Blocks to an Established Multimodal Analgesic Regimen after Total Knee Arthroplasty

DG Journal Club AUTHORS: Felipe Muñoz-Leyva, James M Jack, Anuj Bhatia, Ki Jinn Chin Anesthesiology. 2022 Jul BACKGROUND. An optimal opioid-sparing multimodal analgesic regimen to treat severe pain can enhance recovery after total knee arthroplasty. We hypothesized that adding 5 recently described IV and regional interventions to multimodal analgesic regimen can further reduce opioid consumption. […]

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Uncategorized Published - 16 August, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Effectiveness of Cricoid and Paratracheal Pressures in Occluding the Upper Esophagus Through Induction of Anesthesia and Videolaryngoscopy

AUTHORS: Kim, Hyerim MD et al  Anesthesia & Analgesia: August 2022  BACKGROUND: Maneuvers for preventing passive regurgitation of gastric contents are applied to effectively occlude the esophagus throughout rapid sequence induction and intubation. The aim of this randomized, crossover study was to investigate the effectiveness of cricoid and paratracheal pressures in occluding the esophagus through induction […]

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