Author: Dr Clemens

Uncategorized Published - 19 July, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Opioid-Sparing Multimodal Analgesia Use After Cesarean Delivery Under General Anesthesia

AUTHORS: Nicole C. BA et al  Anesthesia & Analgesia 137(2):p 256-266, August 2023. BACKGROUND: Optimizing analgesia after cesarean delivery is essential to quality of patient recovery. The American Society of Anesthesiologists and the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology recommend multimodal analgesia (MMA). However, little is known about clinical implementation of these guidelines after cesarean delivery […]

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Uncategorized Published - 19 July, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Pulsed Electro-magnetic Field Therapy for Musculoskeletal Pain

AUTHORS: Tiziano Marovino, DPT, MPH, DAIPM et al Pract Pain Manag. 2023 July/August;23(4). Science of PEMF Pulsed electro-magnetic field (PEMF) science has evolved over the years, and dedicated research on this topic, specifically as it applies to pain management, has been growing. Independent research on PEMF has consistently demonstrated meaningful physiological treatment effects in three […]

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Uncategorized Published - 19 July, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Descending Control of Nociception (DCN) poorly predicts the development of persistent postsurgical pain-like behavior in consomic Dahl S rat strains

Authors: Luiz F. Ferrari, DDS, PhD et al Anesthesiology June 2023. Background Chronic postsurgical pain (CPSP) is a poorly recognized outcome of surgery where patients experience pain long after healing from the surgical insult. Descending Control of Nociception (DCN), a phenomenon whereby application of a strong nociceptive stimulus to one part of the body of […]

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Uncategorized Published - 18 July, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
The analgesic effectiveness of motor-sparing nerve blocks for total knee arthroplasty

Authors: Nasir Hussain, MD et al  Anesthesiology June 2023. Background The analgesic effectiveness of contemporary motor-sparing nerve blocks used in combination for analgesia in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is unclear. We conducted this network meta-analysis to evaluate the analgesic effectiveness of adding single-injection or continuous adductor canal block (ACB) with or without infiltration of the […]

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Uncategorized Published - 18 July, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
The presence of preoperative neurodegeneration biofluid markers in patients with postoperative delirium

Authors: Jacqueline M. Leung, M.D., M.P.H. et al Anesthesiology June 2023. Background The pathophysiology of delirium is incompletely understood including what molecular pathways are involved in brain vulnerability to delirium. We determined whether preoperative plasma neurodegeneration markers were elevated in patients who subsequently developed postoperative delirium through a retrospective case-control study. Methods Inclusion criteria were […]

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Uncategorized Published - 18 July, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Electroencephalographic Biomarkers, Cerebral Oximetry, and Postoperative Cognitive Function in Adult Non-Cardiac Surgical Patients

Phillip E. Vlisides, M.D. et al  Anesthesiology June 2023. Background Perioperative neurocognitive disorders are a major public health issue, though there are no validated neurophysiologic biomarkers that predict cognitive function after surgery. This study tested the hypothesis that preoperative posterior electroencephalographic alpha power, alpha frontal-parietal connectivity, and cerebral oximetry would each correlate with postoperative neurocognitive […]

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Uncategorized Published - 18 July, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Sugammadex Vial Wastage: Implications for the Cost of Anesthesia Care in Children

Autors: Christian Mpody, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., M.B.A. et al Anesthesiology July 2023, Vol. 139, 108–109. To the Editor: Although pharmaceutical costs account for approximately 15% of the overall cost of anesthetic care, these expenses are frequently assumed to be due to the choice of anesthetic technique (general vs. regional) or the choice of medications used for anesthetic […]

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Uncategorized Published - 18 July, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Brainstem modulation of nociception by periaqueductal gray neurons expressing the mu-opioid receptor in mice

Authors: Eileen Nguyen, MD, PhD et al  Anesthesiology June 2023. Background Pharmacological manipulations directed at the periaqueductal gray have demonstrated the importance of the mu-opioid receptor in modulating reflexive responses to nociception. We hypothesized that a supraspinal pathway centered on neurons in the periaqueductal gray containing the mu-opioid receptor could modulate nociceptive and itch behaviors. […]

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Uncategorized Published - 17 July, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Sugammadex Is Not a Silver Bullet: Caveats Regarding Unmonitored Reversal

Authors: Michael M. Todd, M.D.; Aaron F. Kopman, M.D. Anesthesiology July 2023, Vol. 139, 1–3. “Their observations […] indicate that clinicians who do not see the necessity for quantitative or objective neuromuscular monitoring when reversing residual block with sugammadex need to rethink their position.” In the current issue of Anesthesiology, Bowdle et al. report the results of an observational […]

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Uncategorized Published - 17 July, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Preoperative Evaluation in the 21st Century

Author: Jeanna D. Blitz, M.D., F.A.S.A., D.F.P.M. Anesthesiology July 2023, Vol. 139, 91–103. The preanesthesia evaluation is the process of clinical assessment that precedes the delivery of anesthesia care. It provides the foundation for creating the perioperative anesthesia and pain management plan.  The goal is to identify any factors that would prevent the patient from safely having […]

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