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Uncategorized Published - 3 March, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Performance of the Hypotension Prediction Index With Noninvasive Arterial Pressure Waveforms in Awake Cesarean Delivery Patients Under Spinal Anesthesia

AUTHORS: Frassanito, Luciano MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 2022 – Volume 134 – Issue 3 – p 633-643 BACKGROUND:  Arterial hypotension is common after spinal anesthesia (SA) for cesarean delivery (CD), and to date, there is no definitive method to predict it. The hypotension prediction index (HPI) is an algorithm that uses the arterial […]

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Uncategorized Published - 3 March, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Association Between Changes in Postoperative Opioid Utilization and Long-Term Health Care Spending Among Surgical Patients With Chronic Opioid Utilization

AUTHORS: Sun, Eric C. MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 2022 – Volume 134 – Issue 3 – p 515-523 BACKGROUND:  There is growing interest in identifying and developing interventions aimed at reducing the risk of increased, long-term opioid use among surgical patients. While understanding how these interventions impact health care spending has important […]

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Uncategorized Published - 3 March, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
The Practice of Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiology in the United States

AUTHORS: Nasr, Viviane G. MD, MPH et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 2022 – Volume 134 – Issue 3 – p 532-539 BACKGROUND:  With advances in surgical and catheter-based interventions and technologies in patients with congenital heart disease (CHD), the practice of pediatric cardiac anesthesiology has evolved in parallel with pediatric cardiac surgery and pediatric cardiology […]

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Uncategorized Published - 3 March, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
AAN Issues Guideline for Treatment of Painful Diabetic Neuropathy

DG News To help neurologists and other doctors determine the best treatment for people with diabetic neuropathy, the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) has issued a guideline on oral and topical treatments for painful diabetic neuropathy. The guideline is published in Neurology and is endorsed by the American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine. “Living with pain […]

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Uncategorized Published - 2 March, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Association of Medicaid Expansion With Neuraxial Labor Analgesia Use in the United States

AUTHORS: Xiao, Maggie Z. X. BSc et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 2022 – Volume 134 – Issue 3 – p 505-514 BACKGROUND:  The Affordable Care Act has been associated with increased Medicaid coverage for childbirth among low-income US women. We hypothesized that Medicaid expansion was associated with increased use of labor neuraxial analgesia. METHODS: We […]

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