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Uncategorized Published - 4 March, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Association between In-hospital Mortality and Low Cardiac Output Syndrome with Morning versus Afternoon Cardiac Surgery

Authors: Ryan M. Hijazi, D.O.et al Anesthesiology February 2021 Background Recent work suggests that having aortic valve surgery in the morning increases risk for cardiac-related complications. This study therefore explored whether mortality and cardiac complications, specifically low cardiac output syndrome, differ for morning and afternoon cardiac surgeries. Methods The study included adults who had aortic […]

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Uncategorized Published - 4 March, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Intravenous versus Volatile Anesthetic Effects on Postoperative Cognition in Elderly Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Abdominal Surgery

Authors: Yujuan Li, M.D., Ph.D. et al  Anesthesiology March 2021, Vol. 134, 381–394. Background Delayed neurocognitive recovery after surgery is associated with poor outcome. Most surgeries require general anesthesia, of which sevoflurane and propofol are the most commonly used inhalational and intravenous anesthetics. The authors tested the primary hypothesis that patients with laparoscopic abdominal surgery under […]

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Uncategorized Published - 4 March, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Restrictive Transfusion Strategy after Cardiac Surgery: Role of Central Venous Oxygen Saturation Trigger

Authors: Norddine Zeroual, M.D.et al Anesthesiology March 2021, Vol. 134, 370–380. Background Recent guidelines on transfusion in cardiac surgery suggest that hemoglobin might not be the only criterion to trigger transfusion. Central venous oxygen saturation (Svo2), which is related to the balance between tissue oxygen delivery and consumption, may help the decision process of transfusion. We […]

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Uncategorized Published - 4 March, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Greater Fibrinolysis Resistance but No Greater Platelet Aggregation in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients

Authors: Christoph Heinz, M.D.et al Anesthesiology March 2021, Vol. 134, 457–467. Background The hemostatic balance in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) seems to be shifted toward a hypercoagulable state. The aim of the current study was to assess the associated coagulation alterations by point-of-care-diagnostics, focusing on details of clot formation and lysis in these severely […]

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Uncategorized Published - 4 March, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Complications as a Mediator of the Perioperative Frailty–Mortality Association

Authors: Daniel I. McIsaac, M.D., M.P.H., F.R.C.P.C.et al Anesthesiology February 2021 Background Preoperative frailty is strongly associated with postoperative complications and mortality. However, the pathways between frailty, postoperative complications, and mortality are poorly described. The authors hypothesized that the occurrence of postoperative complications would mediate a substantial proportion of the total effect of frailty on […]

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