Author: Dr Clemens

Uncategorized Published - 29 June, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Dexmedetomidine for the prevention of delirium in adults admitted to the intensive care unit or postoperative care unit

DG Journal Club AUTHORS: Mathias Maagaard et al Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2023 Jan 26 OBJECTIVES To assess any benefit or harm, we conducted a systematic review of randomised clinical trials allocating adults to dexmedetomidine versus placebo/no intervention for the prevention of delirium in intensive care units or postoperative care units. DATA SOURCES We searched Medline, […]

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Uncategorized Published - 29 June, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Laser therapy for back pain

Author: Lauren Hellicar MedicalNewsToday January 25, 2023 Laser therapy for back pain offers the advantages of not requiring surgical incisions into the body and avoiding the potential adverse effects of long-term medication use. Some studies have shown that up to 23% of adults experience back pain worldwide, making it a common health complaint. Treatments for the […]

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Uncategorized Published - 29 June, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Loss of Independent Living in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter or Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement

AUTHORS: Blank, Michael Cand.Med et al  Anesthesia & Analgesia January 24, 2023. BACKGROUND: The recommendation for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) or surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) in patients 65 to 80 years of age is equivocal, leaving patients with a difficult decision. We evaluated whether TAVR compared to SAVR is associated with reduced odds […]

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Uncategorized Published - 29 June, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Patient Satisfaction With, and Outcomes of, Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia at a Referral Hospital in Tanzania

AUTHORS: Mohamed, Shuweikha Salim MD, MMed et al  Anesthesia & Analgesia January 18, 2023. BACKGROUND: Regional anesthesia techniques are increasingly used in high-income countries (HICs) for both surgical anesthesia and postoperative analgesia. However, regional anesthesia has not been utilized to the same degree in low- to middle-income countries (LMICs) due to a lack of resources […]

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Uncategorized Published - 29 June, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Physician Unionization in the Changing Economy

Author: Robin Hocevar ASA Monitor July 2023, Vol. 87, 26. Amid consolidations, payment pressures, the No Surprises Act, and, of course, COVID-19, there’s been a shift in the discussion of attending physician unionization over the last five-10 years. Dr. de Lanzac and other ASA members attended a presentation by Bob Sugarman, JD, Tom Sugarman, MD, and […]

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Uncategorized Published - 28 June, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Prognostic factors associated with outcome following an epidural steroid injection for disc-related sciatica

DG Journal Club AUTHORS: Alan Nagington et al Eur Spine J. 2023 Jan 21 PURPOSE Clinical guidelines recommend epidural steroid injection (ESI) as a treatment option for severe disc-related sciatica, but there is considerable uncertainty about its effectiveness. Currently, we know very little about factors that might be associated with good or poor outcomes from […]

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Uncategorized Published - 28 June, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Rise of the Machines: AI and ChatGPT in Medical Writing

Authors: Alexander Doyal, MD, MPH, FASA et al ASA Monitor July 2023, Vol. 87, e2–e3. Since the advent of spell checkers on word processing platforms, humans have been using computers to help craft our works of writing. I am writing this introduction using a voice dictation program to transfer my words into text. As the text […]

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Uncategorized Published - 28 June, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
CABG bests PCI for multivessel CAD, large new study confirms

Author: Michael Walter Cardiovascular Business Jan 20, 2023 Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is associated with higher survival rate than percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) among patients presenting with multivessel coronary artery disease, according to new findings to be presented at the 59th Annual Meeting of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) in San Diego. “The findings of […]

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Uncategorized Published - 28 June, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Abdominal Transplant Anesthesia Fellowship: A Blossoming Specialty

Authors: Ramona Nicolau-Raducu, MD, PhD et al  ASA Monitor July 2023, Vol. 87, 31. Abdominal organ transplantation has witnessed sustained growth over the past three decades. With the advent of machine preservation and xenotransplantation on the horizon, anesthesiologists have become increasingly significant members of the transplant team. The critical role of anesthesia, beginning with an initial […]

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Uncategorized Published - 28 June, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Revolutionizing Cancer Treatment: mRNA-Based Personalized Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise in Melanoma Therapy

Authors: Dibash Kumar Das, PhD et al  ASA Monitor July 2023, Vol. 87, 1–4. Melanoma is considered the most dangerous type of skin cancer due to its potential to spread quickly to other parts of the body. Unfortunately, the incidence of melanoma has been on the rise in recent decades, and it is estimated that there […]

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