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Uncategorized Published - 18 May, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Viscoelastic Hemostatic Assays and Trauma: Are You Ready?

Authors: Thomas E. Grissom, MD, MSIS, FASA, FCCM and Kevin P. Blaine, MD, MPH, FASA ASA Monitor March 2022, Vol. 86, 29–30. Uncontrolled hemorrhage requiring emergent surgery after major trauma continues to be a contributor to perioperative death (Intensive Care Med 2019;45:709-11). While most hemorrhage deaths occur before injured patients reach the hospital, advancement in medical management […]

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Uncategorized Published - 17 May, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Patient Sex and Postoperative Outcomes after Inpatient Intraabdominal Surgery

Authors: Jennifer W. He, B.MSc. et al  Anesthesiology April 2022, Vol. 136, 577–587. Background Intraabdominal surgeries are frequently performed procedures that lead to a high volume of unplanned readmissions and postoperative complications. Patient sex may be a determinant of adverse outcomes in this population, possibly due to differences in biology or care delivery, but it is […]

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Uncategorized Published - 17 May, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Frequency and Risk Factors for Difficult Intubation in Women Undergoing General Anesthesia for Cesarean Delivery

Authors: Sharon C. Reale, M.D. et al  Anesthesiology May 2022, Vol. 136, 697–708. Background Estimates for the incidence of difficult intubation in the obstetric population vary widely, although previous studies reporting rates of difficult intubation in obstetrics are older and limited by smaller samples. The goals of this study were to provide a contemporary estimate of […]

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Uncategorized Published - 17 May, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Intraoperative Hypotension and Acute Kidney Injury, Stroke, and Mortality during and outside Cardiopulmonary Bypass

Authors: Miguel Armengol de la Hoz, M.S. et al  Anesthesiology June 2022, Vol. 136, 927–939. Background In cardiac surgery, the association between hypotension during specific intraoperative phases or vasopressor-inotropes with adverse outcomes remains unclear. This study’s hypothesis was that intraoperative hypotension duration throughout the surgery or when separated into hypotension during and outside cardiopulmonary bypass […]

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Uncategorized Published - 17 May, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Self-reported Race/Ethnicity and Intraoperative Occult Hypoxemia

Authors: Garrett W. Burnett, M.D. et al  Anesthesiology May 2022, Vol. 136, 688–696. Background Pulse oximetry is ubiquitous in anesthesia and is generally a reliable noninvasive measure of arterial oxygen saturation. Concerns regarding the impact of skin pigmentation and race/ethnicity on the accuracy of pulse oximeter accuracy exist. The authors hypothesized a greater prevalence of occult […]

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