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Uncategorized Published - 27 December, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
When Things Got Real: Optimizing Perioperative Resources in the Face of a COVID-19 Surge

AUTHOR: Zachary Deutch, MD, FASA ASA Monitor January 2022, Vol. 86, 21–22. The COVID pandemic continues to impact us domestically and globally two years after the viral contagion was first identified and initial predictions regarding its course were made. Some of these predictions were accurate, many were not. A case in point were assumptions about […]

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Uncategorized Published - 27 December, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
The Bitter and the Sweet: Relationship of Lactate, Glucose, and Mortality After Severe Blunt Trauma

AUTHORS: Richards, Justin E. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: August 2021 – Volume 133 – Issue 2 – p 455-461 BACKGROUND:  Hyperglycemia is associated with mortality after trauma; however, few studies have simultaneously investigated the association of depth of shock and acute hyperglycemia. We evaluated lactate, as a surrogate measure for depth of shock, and […]

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Uncategorized Published - 24 December, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM ANESTHESIA EXPERTS

Hello our readers we want to wish you and your family a fun and safe Holiday Season.  We will not have any blogs to read except for this one.  Take the day off and enjoy your family.

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Uncategorized Published - 23 December, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Perioperative Opioid Consumption and Clinical Outcomes in Surgical Patients With a Pre-existing Opioid-Based Intrathecal Drug Delivery System

AUTHORS: D’Souza, Ryan S. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: January 2022 – Volume 134 – Issue 1 – p 35-43 BACKGROUND:  Intrathecal drug delivery systems (IDDS) have been utilized for over 3 decades for management of chronic pain and spasticity. Patients with IDDS may present for surgical procedures unrelated to the IDDS device, although data […]

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Uncategorized Published - 23 December, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Relationship Between the Loaded Pressure and Flow Rate of Packed Red Blood Cells and Various Infusion Solutions in Normal Infusion Lines and Catheters

AUTHORS: Miyoshi, Hirotsugu MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: November 2021 – Volume 133 – Issue 5 – p 1107-1115 Abstract   BACKGROUND: We investigated the relationship between the loaded pressure and flow rate in various catheters and the entire infusion line including the catheters, in several infusion solutions and packed red blood cells. METHODS: […]

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