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Uncategorized Published - 11 June, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Intraoperative Electronic Alerts Improve Compliance With National Quality Program Measure for Perioperative Temperature Management

AUTHORS: Lakha, Sameer MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: May 2020 – Volume 130 – Issue 5 – p 1167-1175 BACKGROUND:  Reimbursement for anesthesia services has been shifting from a fee-for-service model to a value-based model that ties payment to quality metrics. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service’s (CMS) value-based payment program includes a quality […]

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Uncategorized Published - 11 June, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Parsimony of Hemodynamic Monitoring Data Sufficient for the Detection of Hemorrhage

AUTHORS: Pinsky, Michael R. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: May 2020 – Volume 130 – Issue 5 – p 1176-1187 BACKGROUND:  Individualized hemodynamic monitoring approaches are not well validated. Thus, we evaluated the discriminative performance improvement that might occur when moving from noninvasive monitoring (NIM) to invasive monitoring and with increasing levels of featurization associated […]

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Uncategorized Published - 11 June, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Of Parachutes, Speedometers, and EEG: What Evidence Do We Need to Use Devices and Monitors?

Authors: Berger, Miles MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: May 2020 – Volume 130 – Issue 5 – p 1274-1277 EDITORIAL What physiologic monitors should we use in the operating room? Though it has been over 173 years since William T. G. Morton first successfully administered a general anesthetic, the question of how we should […]

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Uncategorized Published - 11 June, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Artificial Intelligence in Anesthesiology: Hype, Hope, and Hurdles

Authors: Lonsdale, Hannah MBChB et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: May 2020 – Volume 130 – Issue 5 – p 1111-1113 Artificial intelligence (A.I.) is moving into every aspect of our lives: selecting the online advertisements that we see, recognizing our voices, and providing automated answers when we speak to customer service helpline chatbots. Machine learning, a […]

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Uncategorized Published - 11 June, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Innovative Monitoring Technology: Are We Ready for the Future?

Authors: Ashish K. Khanna, MD, FCCP, FCCM, FASA et al  ASA Monitor June 2021, Vol. 85, 28–30. While the intraoperative period is safe, the postoperative period is not. About 4,000 deaths per year occur in the first 30 days after non-cardiac surgery (Lancet 2019;393:401). Most cardio-respiratory events happen while patients are recovering from surgery during the […]

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