⭐ Recognized by FeedSpot: #12 Best Anesthesiology Blog Worldwide

Uncategorized Published - 6 July, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
In-Hospital Opioid Consumption After the Previous Cesarean Delivery Weakly Predicts Opioid Consumption After Index Delivery

AUTHORS: Komatsu, Ryu MD, MS et al  Anesthesia & Analgesia: June 2022 – Volume 134 – Issue 6 – p 1280-1287 BACKGROUND:  To predict opioid consumption and pain intensity after the index cesarean delivery, we tested a hypothesis that opioid consumption after the previous cesarean delivery of the same patient can predict the opioid consumption after […]

Read More
Uncategorized Published - 6 July, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Procedure-Specific Relationships Between Postoperative Troponin T and a Composite of Mortality and Low Cardiac Output Syndrome

AUTHORS: Zhou, Shan MD, PhD et al  Anesthesia & Analgesia: June 2022 – Volume 134 – Issue 6 – p 1260-1269 BACKGROUND:  Myocardial injury after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is defined as troponin concentrations >10 times 99th percentile upper reference limit (URL) according to the Fourth Universal Definition. However, troponin concentrations after non-CABG cardiac surgery […]

Read More
Uncategorized Published - 6 July, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Changes in Surgical Volume and Outcomes During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic at Two Tertiary Hospitals in Ethiopia

AUTHORS: Alshibli, Amany K. BS et al  Anesthesia & Analgesia: June 2022 – Volume 134 – Issue 6 – p 1297-1307 BACKGROUND: Limited data exist concerning how the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected surgical care in low-resource settings. We sought to describe associations between the COVID-19 pandemic and surgical care and outcomes at 2 […]

Read More
Uncategorized Published - 5 July, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Association Between Perioperative Medication Use and Postoperative Delirium and Cognition in Older Adults Undergoing Elective Noncardiac Surgery

AUTHORS: Duprey, Matthew S. PharmD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: June 2022 – Volume 134 – Issue 6 – p 1154-1163 BACKGROUND: Postoperative delirium is frequent in older adults and is associated with postoperative neurocognitive disorder (PND). Studies evaluating perioperative medication use and delirium have generally evaluated medications in aggregate and been poorly controlled; the […]

Read More
Uncategorized Published - 5 July, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
The Effect of Dexmedetomidine on Postanesthesia Care Unit Discharge and Recovery

AUTHORS: Sin, Jeremy Cheuk Kin MBBS et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: June 2022 – Volume 134 – Issue 6 – p 1229-1244 BACKGROUND: Current evidence on the effect of dexmedetomidine in early postoperative recovery is limited. We conducted a systematic review to evaluate the effect of dexmedetomidine on the length of stay (LOS) and recovery profile […]

Read More