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Uncategorized Published - 21 December, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Postoperative Acute Kidney Injury Is Associated With Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease Independent of Severity

AUTHORS: Privratsky, Jamie R. MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: January 2022 – Volume 134 – Issue 1 – p 49-58 BACKGROUND: Both postoperative acute kidney injury (AKI) and preoperative chronic kidney disease (CKD) are associated with significantly worse outcomes following surgery. The relationship of both of these conditions with each other and with CKD […]

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Uncategorized Published - 21 December, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Physician Burnout: A Pandemic Uncovered by a Pandemic!

AUYTHORS: Lalitha Sundararaman, MBBS, MD et al  ASA Monitor January 2022, Vol. 86, 19–20. The unprecedented morbidity and mortality of the COVID-19 pandemic have been at the forefront of our consciousness. However, the ravages of COVID-19 extend beyond death and disease. The pandemic of the past two years has stressed the economies of every country […]

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Uncategorized Published - 21 December, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Practice Patterns and Variability in Intraoperative Opioid Utilization

AUTHORS: Naik, Bhiken I. MBBCh et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: January 2022 – Volume 134 – Issue 1 – p 8-17 BACKGROUND:  Opioids remain the primary mode of analgesia intraoperatively. There are limited data on how patient, procedural, and institutional characteristics influence intraoperative opioid administration. The aim of this retrospective, longitudinal study from 2012 to 2016 […]

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Uncategorized Published - 21 December, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Airway Ultrasound as Predictor of Difficult Direct Laryngoscopy

AUTHORS: Carsetti, Andrea MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: December 2021 BACKGROUND: Despite several clinical index tests that are currently applied for airway assessment, unpredicted difficult laryngoscopy may still represent a serious problem in anesthesia practice. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to evaluate whether preoperative airway ultrasound can predict difficult direct laryngoscopy […]

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Uncategorized Published - 21 December, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
In Vitro Comparison of Recombinant and Plasma-Derived von Willebrand Factor Concentrate for Treatment of Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome in Adult Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Patients

AUTHORS: Mazzeffi, Michael MD, MPH, MSc et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: December 2021 BACKGROUND: Coagulopathic bleeding is common during adult extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), and acquired von Willebrand syndrome is a contributing factor. We compared ECMO patient blood samples that were treated in vitro with recombinant von Willebrand Factor concentrate and plasma-derived von Willebrand Factor concentrate. […]

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