Author: Dr Clemens

Uncategorized Published - 16 April, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Half of working adults didn’t know what their partner’s job involved before coronavirus lockdown

This is crazy so I wanted to share it with our readers. Author: Caroline Allen Yahoo Style UK Sure, you might know your partner’s job title, you might hear snippets of information about their colleagues or big projects they’re working on, but how much do you know about the day-to-day intricacies of their job? As […]

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Uncategorized Published - 16 April, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Shortages of PPE Continue as Workarounds Are Found

Author: Michael Vlessides Anesthesiology News As COVID-19 continues to challenge health care systems around the world, clinicians are struggling to find a way to deal with growing shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE), particularly face masks. Yet reuse strategies and ingenuity are combining to help physician anesthesiologists confront the issue head-on. In a conversation with Anesthesiology […]

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Uncategorized Published - 16 April, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Exercise has the same effect on the brain as coffee

I thought this was interesting so I wanted to share it with our readers. Medical News Today Just 20 minutes of exercise is as good as a coffee for our working memory, according to a new, first-of-its-kind study. In a new study, which appears in Nature Scientific Reports, researchers compared the effects of caffeine and exercise […]

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Uncategorized Published - 15 April, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Perioperatively Acquired Weakness

AUTHORS: Lachmann, Gunnar MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: February 2020 – Volume 130 – Issue 2 – p 341-351 BACKGROUND:  Skeletal muscle failure in critical illness (intensive care unit-acquired weakness) is a well-known complication developing early during intensive care unit stay. However, muscle weakness during the perioperative setting has not yet been investigated. METHODS: […]

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Uncategorized Published - 15 April, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
A Novel 3-Dimensional Approach for the Echocardiographic Evaluation of Mitral Valve Area After Repair for Degenerative Disease

AUTHORS: Karamnov, Sergey MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: February 2020 – Volume 130 – Issue 2 – p 300-306 BACKGROUND:  Currently available 2-dimensional (2D) echocardiographic methods for accurately assessing the mitral valve orifice area (MVA) after mitral valve repair (MVr) are limited due to its complex 3-dimensional (3D) geometry. We compared repaired MVAs obtained […]

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Uncategorized Published - 15 April, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Intrathecal Drug Delivery Systems for Cancer Pain: An Analysis of a Prospective, Multicenter Product Surveillance Registry

AUTHORS: Stearns, Lisa M. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: February 2020 – Volume 130 – Issue 2 – p 289-297 BACKGROUND:  The safety and efficacy of intrathecal drug delivery systems (IDDSs) for the treatment of cancer-related pain have been demonstrated in randomized controlled clinical trials (RCTs). Despite positive evidence for this therapy, IDDS remains underutilized […]

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Uncategorized Published - 15 April, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Exposure to Anesthesia in Young Increases Risk for ADHD

Author: Michael Vlessides Anesthesiology News Children exposed to anesthesia for a single, minor surgical procedure before 5 years of age are more likely to take medications later for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), compared with unexposed children. The findings from this study are consistent with earlier ones that demonstrated increased risk for ADHD and behavioral deficits in […]

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Uncategorized Published - 15 April, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Demand for Ventilator Drugs ‘Unprecedented’

Author: Bruce Buckley Anesthesiology News The danger that there won’t be enough medications to facilitate mechanical ventilation in COVID-19 patients is sharply rising just as coronavirus infections surge in hotspots around the nation, according to a new Vizient analysis of 13 critical sedatives, opioids and paralytic drugs. “What we’re seeing right now is an unprecedented demand for […]

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Uncategorized Published - 15 April, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Can Inhaling Nitric Oxide Treat — Or Prevent — COVID-19? MGH Wants To Find Out

Author: Barbara Moran Common Health Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) are studying whether inhaling a gas called nitric oxide can help treat patients with COVID-19, or even prevent people from getting the disease. Although nitric oxide is widely used to treat patients with respiratory failure, MGH is the only hospital in the United States, […]

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Uncategorized Published - 15 April, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
New study questions the effectiveness of masks against SARS-CoV-2

Medical News Today Research published at the beginning of April casts serious doubts about the effectiveness of both surgical and cloth masks in preventing the spread of infectious SARS-CoV-2 particles. In an effort to find more ways of slowing the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers and public health officials around the world have been debating whether using […]

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