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Uncategorized Published - 2 February, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Early Versus Late Tracheostomy in Patients With Acute Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury

AUTHORS: Mubashir, Talha MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: February 2021 – Volume 132 – Issue 2 – p 384-394 BACKGROUND:  Acute traumatic spinal cord injuries (SCIs) often result in impairments in respiration that may lead to a sequelae of pulmonary dysfunction, increased risk of infection, and death. The optimal timing for tracheostomy in patients […]

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Uncategorized Published - 2 February, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
A Continuous Noninvasive Method to Assess Mixed Venous Oxygen Saturation

AUTHORS: Karlsson, Jacob MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: September 2020 BACKGROUND: Mixed venous oxygen saturation (SvO2) is important when evaluating the balance between oxygen delivery and whole-body oxygen consumption. Monitoring SvO2 has so far required blood samples from a pulmonary artery catheter. By combining volumetric capnography, for measurement of effective pulmonary blood flow, with […]

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Uncategorized Published - 2 February, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
A Comparison of the Required Bronchial Cuff Volume Obtained by 2 Cuff Inflation Methods, Capnogram Waveform-Guided Versus Pressure-Guided

AUTHORS: Yamada, Yuko MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: September 2020 BACKGROUND: Double-lumen endobronchial tubes (DLTs) are used for one-lung ventilation (OLV) during thoracic surgery. Overinflation into the bronchial cuff causes damage to the tracheobronchial mucosa, whereas underinflation leads to an incomplete collapse of the nonventilated lung or incomplete ventilation of the ventilated lung. However, […]

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Uncategorized Published - 2 February, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Association Among Preoperative Cognitive Performance, Regional Cerebral Oxygen Saturation, and Postoperative Delirium in Older Portuguese Patients

AUTHORS: Susano, Maria J. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: September 2020 BACKGROUND: Postoperative delirium is common among older patients and preoperative identification of high-risk patients is widely recommended. The aim of this study was to assess whether preoperative cognitive performance using brief screening tools or regional cerebral oxygen saturation (SctO2) was associated with the […]

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Uncategorized Published - 2 February, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Regeneron’s antibody cocktail effective in preventing Covid-19, company says

By Reuters The antibody cocktail is authorized by the FDA as a treatment for patients diagnosed with Covid-19. Pharmaceuticals said on its antibody cocktail was effective in preventing Covid-19 in people exposed to those infected with the new coronavirus, based on interim results from a late-stage study. The two-antibody cocktail, REGEN-COV, caused a 100 percent […]

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