Author: Dr Clemens

Uncategorized Published - 2 December, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Paravertebral versus Pectoralis-II (Interpectoral and Pectoserratus) Nerve Blocks for Postoperative Analgesia after Nonmastectomy Breast Surgery

Authors: Rodney A. Gabriel, M.D., M.A.S. et al  Anesthesiology December 2024, Vol. 141, 1039–1050. Background Pectoralis-II and paravertebral nerve blocks are both used to treat pain after breast surgery. Most previous studies involving mastectomy identified little difference of significance between the two approaches. Whether this is also accurate for nonmastectomy procedures remains unknown. Methods Participants undergoing […]

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Uncategorized Published - 2 December, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Anesthesia providers brace for crisis amid Anthem BCBS pay policies

Author: Patsy Newitt Becker’s ASC Review Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield has made two significant moves this year that anesthesia leaders say will further diminish reimbursements, compounding existing challenges. Anesthesia reimbursements have been on a steady decline in recent years. Between 2019 and 2024, CMS anesthesia reimbursements dropped 8.2%, falling from $22.27 per unit to […]

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Uncategorized Published - 2 December, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Discover The Best Anesthesiologist Opportunity in New Mexico

We are seeking a dedicated anesthesiologist to join our all-anesthesiologist group. Our team will consist of 4 full-time providers and 1 for vacation relief, managing 3 operating rooms. Position Highlights: Zero call for 3 weeks, followed by 1 week of call without daytime work only call after 7 PM therefore you may not work the […]

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Uncategorized Published - 2 December, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Challenges to Improving Palliative Care and the Role of an Anesthesiologist

Authors: Rohit Karnati, BS et al  ASA Monitor November 2024, Vol. 88, 23–24. Palliative care is founded on the principle of providing support for patients facing life-threatening chronic illness at all stages of disease. Due to the nature of palliative care as a relatively new specialization, several barriers exist for patients to receive proper palliative care, […]

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Uncategorized Published - 29 November, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Racial and Ethnic Concordance Between the Patient and Anesthesia Team and Patients’ Satisfaction With Pain Management During Cesarean Delivery

AUTHORS: Sanchez, Jose MD et al  Anesthesia & Analgesia 139(5):p 921-930, November 2024. | BACKGROUND: Racial and ethnic concordance between patients and health care providers increases patient satisfaction but has not been examined in obstetric anesthesia care. This study evaluated the association between racial and ethnic concordance and satisfaction with management of pain during cesarean delivery […]

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Uncategorized Published - 29 November, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
A Great Anesthesiologist Opportunity in Gadsden AL

We are seeking a dedicated anesthesia care team to join our new anesthesia care team contract at Riverview Regional Medical Center.  Gadsden is a town of over 100,000 people that is located 1 hour from Birmingham AL and 2 hours from Atlanta GA. Position Highlights: Anesthesiologist call is 1:3 Competitive salary of $500,000 plus benefits. […]

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Uncategorized Published - 29 November, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Discover The Best Anesthesiologist Opportunity in New Mexico

We are seeking a dedicated anesthesiologist to join our all-anesthesiologist group. Our team will consist of 4 full-time providers and 1 for vacation relief, managing 3 operating rooms. Position Highlights: Zero call for 3 weeks, followed by 1 week of call without daytime work only call after 7 PM therefore you may not work the […]

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Uncategorized Published - 29 November, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Effect of Dexamethasone on Postoperative Analgesia Following the Transversus Abdominis Plane Block in Gynecological Laparotomies

Authors:  Küçüksaraç G et al Cureus 16(11): e73814. November 16, 2024 Abstract Purpose: Postoperative pain is an acute pain that begins with surgical trauma and decreases as the tissue heals. The transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block is one of the abdominal field blocks used in the treatment of acute postoperative pain after lower abdominal surgery. […]

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Uncategorized Published - 29 November, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Anesthesia as a Team Sport: Common Catch Phrase or Essential Component of Patient Care?

Authors: George Tewfik, MD, MBA, FASA et al  ASA Monitor June 2024, Vol. 88, 31–33. Teamwork is an essential component of perioperative care and affects almost every process of care by anesthesiologists. This article examines why teamwork is critical to patient safety, how teamwork may be successfully taught to perioperative personnel, and how it may be […]

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Uncategorized Published - 29 November, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
The Ethics of Ending: Anesthesiologists and the Complexities of Physician-Assisted Dying

Authors: William J. Shearon, BS et al  ASA Monitor November 2024, Vol. 88, 20–21. Controversy surrounding a physician’s role in lethal prescriptions has existed for millennia (asamonitor.pub/3ZjISdJ). Today, some form of medical assistance in dying is a legal end-of-life option for roughly 200 million patients worldwide (Ann Palliat Med 2021;10:3540-53). Anesthesiologists are unfortunately associated with the world […]

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