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Uncategorized Published - 6 April, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Exploring Factors Associated With Morbidity and Mortality in Patients With Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders

AUTHORS: Cobert, Julien MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: February 2021 – Volume 132 – Issue 2 – p 512-523 BACKGROUND:  Anesthesiologists caring for patients with do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders may have ethical concerns because of their resuscitative wishes and may have clinical concerns because of their known increased risk of morbidity/mortality. Patient heterogeneity and/or emphasis on […]

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Uncategorized Published - 6 April, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Total Knee Replacement Seems Cost-Effective for Morbidly Obese with Knee OA

By Amy Orciari Herman NEJM Journal Watch Total knee replacement appears to be cost-effective for adults with morbid obesity and knee osteoarthritis (OA), an Annals of Internal Medicine study finds. Researchers used a microsimulation model to assess the cost-effectiveness of total knee replacement in adults aged 50-65 or 66 and older with a body-mass index of 40 […]

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Uncategorized Published - 6 April, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Study shows COVID-19 vaccines generate “robust” immune response in pregnant women, with antibodies transferred to neonates

DG Alerts Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) mRNA vaccines generated “robust” humoral immunity in pregnant and lactating women, with immunogenicity and reactogenicity similar to that observed in non-pregnant women. In addition, immune transfer to neonates was found to occur via placenta and breastmilk, according to study data published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. These […]

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Uncategorized Published - 5 April, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Efficacy of active forced air warming during induction of anesthesia to prevent inadvertent perioperative hypothermia in intraoperative warming patients: Comparison with passive warming

DG Journal Club AUTHORS: Jae Hwa Yoo, Si Young Ok et al. Medicine (Baltimore). 2021 Mar 26; 100(12): e25235 BACKGROUND This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of peri-induction forced air warming to prevent inadvertent perioperative hypothermia, defined as a reduction in body temperature to<36.0°C during the perioperative period, in intraoperatively warmed patients receiving major […]

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Uncategorized Published - 5 April, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Medicare Begins Recoupment of Advanced and Accelerated Payments

Author: Tony Mira F1rstNews The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a Medicare Learning Network (MLN) article on April 1 concerning the Advanced and Accelerated Payment Program (AAPP).  As our readers will recall, this was one of several programs the federal government made available to medical providers who were facing financial difficulty due […]

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