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Uncategorized Published - 28 April, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Representation of Women as Editors in Anesthesiology Journals

AUTHORS: McMullen, Kaley BS et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: May 2022 – Volume 134 – Issue 5 – p 956-963   BACKGROUND: Although there has been a considerable increase in the representation of women in medicine, a gender gap still exists with regard to leadership positions. This gender discrepancy has been identified in the field of […]

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Uncategorized Published - 27 April, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Effectiveness of physiotherapy interventions for back care and the prevention of non-specific low back pain in children and adolescents

DG Journal Club AUTHORS: JosC) Manuel GarcC-a-Moreno et al BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2022 Apr 2; 23(1): 314 BACKGROUND Non-specific low back pain in children and adolescents has increased in recent years. The purpose of this study was to upgrade the evidence of the most effective preventive physiotherapy interventions to improve back care in children and […]

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Uncategorized Published - 27 April, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Central Venous-to-Arterial CO2 Difference–Assisted Goal-Directed Hemodynamic Management During Major Surgery

AUTHORS: H N, Lohith Kumar MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: May 2022 – Volume 134 – Issue 5 – p 1010-1020 BACKGROUND:  Different goals have guided goal-directed therapy (GDT). Protocols aiming for central venous-to-arterial carbon dioxide gap (DCO2) <6 mm Hg have improved organ function in septic shock. Evidence for use of DCO2 in the perioperative […]

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Uncategorized Published - 27 April, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
The Association Between Angiotensin II and Renin Kinetics in Patients After Cardiac Surgery

AUTHORS: Meersch, Melanie MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: May 2022 – Volume 134 – Issue 5 – p 1002-1009 BACKGROUND:  Hyperreninemia after cardiac surgery is associated with cardiovascular instability. Angiotensin II (AT-II) could potentially attenuate hyperreninemia while maintaining target blood pressure. This study assesses the association between AT-II usage and renin levels in cardiac surgery […]

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Uncategorized Published - 27 April, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Chronic Pain Following Fracture-Related Surgery: Posttraumatic Rather Than Postsurgical Origin Promotes Chronification—A Prospective Observational Study With 1-Year Follow-up

AUTHORS: Aulenkamp, Jana L. MD et al  Anesthesia & Analgesia: May 2022 – Volume 134 – Issue 5 – p 974-986 BACKGROUND: Chronic posttraumatic/postsurgical pain (CPSP) is common after traumatic or surgical damage. Exposure to both trauma and surgery, with the potential for repeated bone and nerve damage, may increase the risk of CPSP after fracture-related […]

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