Author: Dr Clemens

Uncategorized Published - 11 February, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Sublingual Sufentanil in Early Management of Pain in Trauma

AUTHORS: Guyette, Francis X. MD, MPH et al  Anesthesia & Analgesia February 2025. BACKGROUND: Pain management is essential in trauma. Sufentanil is a potent sublingual opioid analgesic with no active metabolites and rapid onset relative to oral medications. We hypothesize that compared to standard care, Sufentanil reduces the verbally administered numerical pain scale (VNRS) at […]

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Uncategorized Published - 11 February, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
Epidemiological Investigation of Unplanned Intensive Care Unit Admissions From the Operating Room After Elective Surgery

AUTHORS: Omoto, Miki MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia February 2025. BACKGROUND: Over 75% of surgeries worldwide are elective and unplanned ICU admissions after these surgeries pose a major—albeit rare—challenge. However, few epidemiological studies have focused on patients requiring unplanned ICU admission directly from the operating room after elective surgeries are lacking. This study uses […]

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Uncategorized Published - 11 February, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
Discover The Best Anesthesiologist Opportunity in New Mexico

If you’re an anesthesiologist searching for a balanced lifestyle and rewarding work, you’ll want to check out this opportunity. Our all-anesthesiologist group is seeking a dedicated team member to join our collaborative practice. Position Highlights: Zero Call for 3 Weeks: Enjoy three weeks of no call duty, followed by one week of call. Even during […]

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Uncategorized Published - 11 February, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
Join Our New CRNA Team in Riverdale, GA!

We’re excited to announce the formation of a new anesthesia group in Riverdale, GA, located just 10 minutes from the Atlanta Airport. We’re seeking dedicated CRNAs to join our collaborative care team, which will include 4 full-time CRNAs and 2 anesthesiologists managing 4 operating rooms.  This is a 25% independent practice and doing own blocks! […]

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Uncategorized Published - 11 February, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
Absence of Movement to Command With a Pseudo-“Isolated Forearm Technique” in Nonparalyzed, Spontaneously Breathing Patients Monitored With Bispectral Index

AUTHORS: Pandit, Jaideep J. DPHIL, FRCA Anesthesia & Analgesia February 2025. The isolated forearm technique (IFT) was introduced by Tunstall in the 1970s as a means to provide anesthetized patients paralyzed with neuromuscular blockade (NMB) the ability to communicate, if perchance they were accidentally aware. In IFT a cuff temporarily isolates a forearm from the […]

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Uncategorized Published - 11 February, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
External Validation of the Simple Postoperative Acute Kidney Injury Risk Index in Patients Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit After Noncardiac Surgery

AUTHORS: Li, Nan MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia February 2025. BACKGROUND: The Simple Postoperative AKI Risk (SPARK) index is a novel model for predicting risk of postoperative acute kidney injury (PO-AKI) among patients after noncardiac surgery. However, the performance of the index has been inconsistent partly due to heterogeneity in case mix and effects […]

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Uncategorized Published - 11 February, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
The Impact of Program and Geographic Signaling on Anesthesia Residency Applications, Interviews, and the Match

AUTHORS: Dutoit, Andrea P. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia February 2025. BACKGROUND: Increased specialty competitiveness, alongside the inception of virtual interviews, has increased the number of applications submitted to the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) in anesthesiology. ERAS introduced signals to provide applicants with a means to demonstrate interest in a select group of […]

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Uncategorized Published - 10 February, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
Comparing General Anesthesia–Based Regimens for Endovascular Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke

AUTHORS: Plitman, Eric MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia January 2025. BACKGROUND: Total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA)-based and volatile-based general anesthesia have different effects on cerebral hemodynamics. The current work compares these 2 regimens in acute ischemic stroke patients undergoing endovascular therapy. METHODS: We conducted a systematic literature search across MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane, CINAHL, Web […]

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Uncategorized Published - 10 February, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
In Response

Authors: Daes, Jorge MD, FACS; Pantoja, Rafael MD Anesthesia & Analgesia January 27, 2025. Thank you for thoroughly examining our study and for giving us the opportunity to discuss the points you raised regarding our research published in Anesthesia & Analgesia. These issues were extensively discussed during the peer review process, which included robust dialogue with […]

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Uncategorized Published - 10 February, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
Autonomic Nerve Block and Anesthetic Agent Consumption: A Meaningful Difference?

Authors: Nivedita, MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia January 2025. To the Editor We read with great interest the recently published randomized controlled trial describing the impact on anesthetic agent consumption after autonomic neural blockade (ANB) as a part of combined anesthesia protocol in laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG). We commend Daes et al for studying the […]

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