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Uncategorized Published - 3 February, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
PRESIDENT BIDEN’S COLONOSCOPY ANESTHESIA

Author: Richard Novak MD The Anesthesia Consultant Three days ago, I was giving anesthesia for six consecutive colonoscopy patients. Following my first case, I checked my phone and discovered that the President of the United States Joe Biden was having a colonoscopy at Walter Reed Medical Center that very morning. The headlines stated that for the […]

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Uncategorized Published - 3 February, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Magnesium sulfate reduces postoperative pain in women with cesarean section

DG Journal Clubs AUTHORS: Siguang Ma, Yanju Zhang et al. Pain Pract. 2022 Jan; 22(1): 8-18 OBJECTIVES The use of magnesium sulfate (MgSO 4 ) as an adjunct in different anesthetic regimens for cesarean section (CS) delivery often reports conflicting results. This study aimed to review the effectiveness of MgSO 4 on improving postoperative analgesia […]

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Uncategorized Published - 3 February, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Validation of Continuous Noninvasive Blood Pressure Monitoring Using Error Grid Analysis

AUTHORS: Juri, Takashi MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: January 2022 Export BACKGROUND: Error grid analysis was recently proposed to compare blood pressure obtained by 2 measurement methods. This study aimed to compare continuous noninvasive blood pressure (CNBP) with invasive blood pressure (IBP) using the error grid analysis and investigate the confounding risk factors attributable to […]

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Uncategorized Published - 2 February, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Maternal Fever Associated With Continuous Spinal Versus Epidural Labor Analgesia

AUTHORS: Seiler, F. Arran MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: January 2022 BACKGROUND: Neuraxial labor analgesia is associated with elevations in maternal temperature; the mechanism responsible is unknown. Proposed mechanisms have included infection, altered thermoregulation, and inflammation, potentially triggered by local anesthetics. Studies of the association between neuraxial labor analgesia and maternal fever have focused on […]

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Uncategorized Published - 2 February, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Nalbuphine for spinal anesthesia

DG Journal Club AUTHORS: Pan Yu, Jie Zhang et al. Pain Pract. 2022 Jan; 22(1): 91-106 PURPOSE Various adjuvants for prolongation of intra-operative and postoperative analgesia have been clinically studied, but the safety and efficiency of nalbuphine as an adjuvant to local anesthetics in spinal anesthesia remains unconfirmed. Therefore, we conducted a meta-analysis about the […]

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