Author: Dr Clemens

Uncategorized Published - 21 November, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
Prevention and Post-extubation Screening of Perioperative Traumatic Dental Injury in Pediatric Anesthesia

Authors: Ahmad I et al. Cureus 17(10): e95628, October 2025. DOI: 10.7759/cureus.95628 This report describes a five-year-old boy who sustained an avulsed and ingested lower central incisor following adenotonsillectomy under general anesthesia. The missing tooth was not noticed until the postoperative recovery period, when the child’s caregiver observed it. Imaging confirmed ingestion rather than aspiration, […]

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Uncategorized Published - 21 November, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
BEST Independent CRNA Opportunity – Savannah, TN

Hardin Medical Center (122 beds) is offering a rare CRNA-only practice where you can enjoy full autonomy and an exceptional lifestyle. • Schedule: 2 weeks on / 1 week off (17 weeks off each year)• Model: Independent CRNA practice – no anesthesiologist supervision• Case Mix: General surgery, orthopedics, endoscopy, OB/GYN (including epidurals & C-sections)• No […]

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Uncategorized Published - 20 November, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
Outcomes of Postoperative General Surgery Patients Requiring Mechanical Ventilation

Authors: Lokesh K P et al. Cureus 17(10): e95479, October 26, 2025. DOI: 10.7759/cureus.95479 This prospective single-centre study followed 92 adult general-surgery patients who required postoperative mechanical ventilation (mostly emergencies). Thirty-day in-hospital mortality was high (59/92). Non-survivors more often developed ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS). Higher risk signals included qSOFA ≥2, […]

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Uncategorized Published - 20 November, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
Postoperative Hemodynamic Instability Following Adrenalectomy for Presumed Adrenocortical Carcinoma

Authors: Merchant A, et al. Cureus 17(10): e95754. DOI: 10.7759/cureus.95754 SummaryA 77-year-old man with a 17 cm right retroperitoneal mass presumed to be adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) underwent open adrenalectomy. Preop endocrine work-up (plasma metanephrines, aldosterone/renin, morning cortisol) was non-functional, but imaging showed a large heterogeneous, hypervascular lesion displacing the right kidney, favoring malignancy. Intraoperatively the […]

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Uncategorized Published - 20 November, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
Trigger-Free Neuraxial Anaesthesia for Emergency Evacuation of Retained Products of Conception in Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy

Author: AlAamer R et al. Cureus 17(10), October 2025. DOI: 10.7759/cureus.95759 This case report and literature review describe the successful use of a trigger-free neuraxial anesthetic technique in a 31-year-old woman with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) who required emergency evacuation of retained products of conception (ERPC) four days after a miscarriage. Because LGMD carries a […]

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Uncategorized Published - 20 November, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
High Spinal Anesthesia Leading to Cardiac Arrest During Cesarean Section of a Patient With Sickle Cell Disease

Author: Hadri A O et al. Cureus 17(10), October 2025. DOI: 10.7759/cureus.95774 This case report describes a 28-year-old woman with sickle cell disease who experienced cardiac arrest due to high spinal anesthesia during a cesarean section. The patient, initially receiving epidural analgesia for labor, required conversion to surgical anesthesia after fetal distress developed. Following a […]

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Uncategorized Published - 20 November, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
National Rural Health Day: AANA Spotlights the Critical Role of CRNAs in Rural Healthcare

ROSEMONT, Ill., Nov. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — (AANA) – Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs), often the sole provider of anesthesia care to rural communities, and the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) understand the unique challenges rural communities face to get and stay healthy. “Today more than ever, rural communities are struggling to address health accessibility issues, including a […]

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Uncategorized Published - 20 November, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
BEST Independent CRNA Opportunity – Savannah, TN

Hardin Medical Center (122 beds) is offering a rare CRNA-only practice where you can enjoy full autonomy and an exceptional lifestyle. • Schedule: 2 weeks on / 1 week off (17 weeks off each year)• Model: Independent CRNA practice – no anesthesiologist supervision• Case Mix: General surgery, orthopedics, endoscopy, OB/GYN (including epidurals & C-sections)• No […]

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Uncategorized Published - 19 November, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
Rethinking Thoracotomy Analgesia: Paravertebral Block Versus Thoracic Epidural Analgesia in Real-World Practice

Authors: Imran M et al. Cureus 17(10): e95807, October 2025. DOI: 10.7759/cureus.95807 This retrospective cohort study compared thoracic paravertebral block (PVB) with thoracic epidural analgesia (TEA) in 380 adults undergoing open thoracotomy at a tertiary cardiothoracic center. The goal was to assess real-world effectiveness and safety within an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) framework, focusing […]

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Uncategorized Published - 19 November, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
Sudden Loss of Consciousness in the Operating Room

Author: Portela e Silva R et al. Cureus 17(10), October 2025. DOI: 10.7759/cureus.95775 This case report describes a 79-year-old woman with atrial fibrillation on oral anticoagulation who experienced a sudden loss of consciousness in the operating room just before induction for emergent thromboembolectomy for acute limb ischemia. Initially awake and alert, she abruptly developed apnea […]

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