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Uncategorized Published - 14 September, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Point-of-Care Lung Ultrasound Pattern in Healthy Parturients: Prevalence of Pulmonary Interstitial Syndrome Following Vaginal Delivery, Elective and Unplanned Intrapartum Cesarean Delivery

AUTHORS: Macias, Paul MD, MS, RD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: September 2021 – Volume 133 – Issue 3 – p 739-746 BACKGROUND: Pregnancy-related cardiovascular physiologic changes increase the likelihood of pulmonary edema, with the risk of fluid extravasating into the pulmonary interstitium being potentially at a maximum during the early postpartum period. Data on the […]

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Uncategorized Published - 14 September, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Effect of Preoperative Oral Carbohydrate Loading on Body Temperature During Combined Spinal-Epidural Anesthesia for Elective Cesarean Delivery

AUTHORS: Yang, Chen MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: September 2021 – Volume 133 – Issue 3 – p 731-738 BACKGROUND:  Intraoperative hypothermia is a common complication after neuraxial block in cesarean delivery. At least 1 animal study has found that carbohydrate loading can maintain the body temperature of rats during general anesthesia, but it is […]

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Uncategorized Published - 14 September, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Low-back pain after lumbar discectomy for disc herniation: what can you tell your patient?

This is for our pain clinic providers who are going to refer a pt to a back surgeon DG Journal Club AUTHORS: Christian Iorio-Morin, Charles G Fisher et al. J Neurosurg Spine. 2021 Aug 27 1-7 OBJECTIVE Lumbar discectomy (LD) is frequently performed to alleviate radicular pain resulting from disc herniation. While this goal is […]

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Uncategorized Published - 14 September, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Pharmacologic Management of Intensive Care Unit Delirium: Clinical Prescribing Practices and Outcomes in More Than 8500 Patient Encounters

AUTHORS: Boncyk, Christina S. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: September 2021 – Volume 133 – Issue 3 – p 713-722 BACKGROUND:  Pharmacologic agents are frequently utilized for management of intensive care unit (ICU) delirium, yet prescribing patterns and impact of medication choices on patient outcomes are poorly described. We sought to describe prescribing practices for […]

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Uncategorized Published - 13 September, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Blunt Chest Trauma and Regional Anesthesia for Analgesia of Multitrauma Patients in French Intensive Care Units

AUTHORS: Blondonnet, Raiko MD, MSc et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: September 2021 – Volume 133 – Issue 3 – p 723-730 BACKGROUND:  Chest injuries are associated with mortality among patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) and require multimodal pain management strategies, including regional anesthesia (RA). We conducted a survey to determine the current practices […]

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