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Uncategorized Published - 28 April, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
The 2014 New York State Medicaid Expansion and Severe Maternal Morbidity During Delivery Hospitalizations

AUTHORS: Guglielminotti, Jean MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: January 29, 2021 – Volume – Issue – 10.1213 BACKGROUND: Medicaid expansions under the Affordable Care Act have increased insurance coverage and prenatal care utilization in low-income women. However, it is not clear whether they are associated with any measurable improvement in maternal health outcomes. In […]

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Uncategorized Published - 28 April, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Effect of Different Positions During Surgical Preparation With Combined Spinal-Epidural Anesthesia for Elective Cesarean Delivery

AUTHORS: Liu, Tianyu BSc et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: December 21, 2020 – Volume – Issue – 101213 BACKGROUND: The intraoperative 15° left-tilt position during cesarean delivery has more recently been questioned regarding its effect on fetal acid-base balance and is a frequent source of complaints by surgeons. We hypothesized that a 30° left-tilt position during […]

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Uncategorized Published - 28 April, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Clinical Outcomes of Pregnant and Postpartum Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Patients

AUTHORS: Lankford, Allison S. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 2021 – Volume 132 – Issue 3 – p 777-787 BACKGROUND:  The use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) as a rescue therapy for cardiopulmonary failure is expanding in critical care medicine. In this case series, we describe the clinical outcomes of 21 consecutive pregnant or […]

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Uncategorized Published - 28 April, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Anatomical In Vitro Investigations of the Pediatric Larynx: A Call for Manufacturer Redesign of Tracheal Tube Cuff Location and Perhaps a Call to Reconsider the Use of Uncuffed Tracheal Tubes

AUTHORS: Isa, Malaak MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: April 26, 2021 – Volume – Issue – 10.1213 BACKGROUND: Some in vivo studies question the traditional “funnel-shaped” infant larynx; further anatomic examinations were warranted. Examination of fixative free fresh autopsy laryngeal and upper tracheal specimens and multiple measurements was needed to determine consistency between current tracheal […]

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Uncategorized Published - 28 April, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Prior use of therapeutic anticoagulation does not protect against COVID-19-related clinical outcomes in hospitalised patients

DG Alerts Use of therapeutic anticoagulation prior to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection was associated with a lower risk for pulmonary embolism, but not a decreased risk for other coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related outcomes in hospitalised COVID-19 patients, including in-hospital mortality, according to a study published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. […]

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