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Uncategorized Published - 2 December, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
REPLACEMENT OF LIDOCAINE GEL WITH TOPICAL PROPARACAINE ANESTHESIA FOR ROUTINE INTRAVITREAL INJECTIONS

AUTHORS: Varsha Alex, Sumit R Singh et al. Retina. 2020 Oct 28 PURPOSE Lidocaine gel was suggested to be highly effective in providing anesthesia for intravitreal injections but adverse effects include possibility of making sterilization of the conjunctiva difficult. Hence, we wished to determine the effect of using 0.5% proparacaine drops alone over the use […]

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Uncategorized Published - 2 December, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Admission ECG abnormalities, elevated cardiac troponins predict higher 30-day mortality in COVID-19

DG Alerts The combination of myocardial injury with high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) levels ≥ 20 ng/L, plus cardiac conduction perturbations, especially atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter (AF/AFL), upon hospital admission for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is associated with “markedly increased” risk for mortality than either diagnostic abnormality alone, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Heart […]

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Uncategorized Published - 2 December, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Myocarditis may be less common among COVID-19 patients than previously believed

Authors: Michael Walter Cardiovascular Business News Myocarditis could be much more rare among COVID-19 patients than researchers previously predicted, according to new findings published in Cardiovascular Pathology. The authors reviewed data from 22 different studies, tracking findings related to the autopsied hearts of a total of 277 COVID-19 patients. The average patient age was 75 years […]

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Uncategorized Published - 2 December, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Levels of CRP during the first 48 hours of hospital admission predict respiratory decline in patients with COVID-19

Author: Denise Baez DG Alert Among hospitalised patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), increasing levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) during the first 48 hours of hospitalisation is a better predictor of respiratory decline than initial CRP levels or ROX indices, according to a study published in Cell Reports Medicine. A review of data from the […]

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Uncategorized Published - 1 December, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Anesthetic management of women with heart failure during pregnancy

AUTHORS: G Jayasooriya, C Silversides et al. Int J Obstet Anesth. 2020 11; 44 40-50 BACKGROUND The incidence of heart failure among pregnant women with pre-existing cardiac disease is quoted as 13%, with 10% requiring hospitalization. There is limited literature on heart failure in the pregnant population. The study objective was to describe the etiology […]

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