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Uncategorized Published - 29 March, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Anesthesia in the Crosshairs Surviving a Payer Audit

Author: Tony Mira F1rstNews Summary Audits of anesthesia records and claims are inevitable.  The question is, how well will your group members’ documentation hold up under the bright light of scrutiny?  A few strategies may help them to survive a payer audit. Don’t think they’re not out there.  They are . . . just around […]

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Uncategorized Published - 29 March, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
ED 90 of Intrathecal Chloroprocaine With Fentanyl for Prophylactic Cervical Cerclage

AUTHORS: Sharawi, Nadir MBBS, MSc, FRCA et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: April 2022 – Volume 134 – Issue 4 – p 834-842 BACKGROUND: Chloroprocaine is a short-acting local anesthetic that has been used for spinal anesthesia in outpatient surgery. There is limited experience with spinal chloroprocaine for prophylactic cervical cerclage placement. We sought to determine the […]

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Uncategorized Published - 28 March, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Perioperative Normal Saline Administration and Delayed Graft Function in Patients Undergoing Kidney Transplantation

Authors: Kerstin Kolodzie, M.D., Ph.D., M.A.S. et al  Anesthesiology October 2021, Vol. 135, 621–632. Background Perioperative normal saline administration remains common practice during kidney transplantation. The authors hypothesized that the proportion of balanced crystalloids versus normal saline administered during the perioperative period would be associated with the likelihood of delayed graft function. Methods The authors linked outcome data […]

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Uncategorized Published - 28 March, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Dexmedetomidine Ameliorates Perioperative Neurocognitive Disorders by Suppressing Monocyte-Derived Macrophages in Mice With Preexisting Traumatic Brain Injury

AUTHORS: Kii, Natsumi MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: April 2022 – Volume 134 – Issue 4 – p 869-880 BACKGROUND:  Traumatic brain injury (TBI) initiates immune responses involving infiltration of monocyte-derived macrophages (MDMs) in the injured brain tissue. These MDMs play a key role in perioperative neurocognitive disorders (PNDs). We tested the hypothesis that preanesthetic […]

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Uncategorized Published - 28 March, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Effect of a Musical Intervention During the Implantation of a Central Venous Catheter or a Dialysis Catheter in the Intensive Care Unit

AUTHORS: Jacquier, Sophie MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: April 2022 – Volume 134 – Issue 4 – p 781-790 BACKGROUND:  Listening to music may reduce anxiety during medical procedures. However, the magnitude of any effect may differ with respect to patient and procedure. We evaluated the effect of a musical intervention on patient anxiety during […]

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