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Uncategorized Published - 16 November, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Waddell (Nonorganic) Signs and Their Association With Interventional Treatment Outcomes for Low Back Pain

AUTHORS: Cohen, Steven P. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: July 2020 BACKGROUND: The rising use of injections to treat low back pain (LBP) has led to efforts to improve selection. Nonorganic (Waddell) signs have been shown to portend treatment failure for surgery and other therapies but have not been studied for minimally invasive interventions. […]

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Uncategorized Published - 13 November, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Anesthesiologists’ and Intensive Care Providers’ Exposure to COVID-19 Infection in a New York City Academic Center

AUTHORS: Morcuende, Miguel MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: September 2020 – Volume 131 – Issue 3 – p 669-676 BACKGROUND:  Protecting first-line health care providers against work-related coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection at the onset of the pandemic has been a crucial challenge in the United States. Anesthesiologists in particular are considered at risk, […]

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Uncategorized Published - 13 November, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
The Pediatric-Specific American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status Score

AUTHORS: Ferrari, Lynne MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: July 2020 BACKGROUND: When applied to the pediatric population, the American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status (ASA-PS) classification has exhibited poor reliability due to its subjective and adult-focused definitions. This study was done to measure interrater agreement of a pediatric-adapted ASA-PS classification and to solicit multicenter […]

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Uncategorized Published - 13 November, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Cardiologists detail why blood clots are so common among COVID-19 patients

Author: Michael Walter Cardiovascular Business News Researchers think they’ve determined why blood clots keep causing so many issues for hospitalized COVID-19 patients, sharing their findings in Science Translational Medicine. The team’s theory? Antibodies in the blood cause the clots by attacking the patient’s cells, similar to what happens to individuals with antiphospholipid syndrome. “In patients with […]

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Uncategorized Published - 13 November, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Routine Intraoperative Inhaled Milrinone and Iloprost Reduces Inotrope Use in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery

AUTHORS: Hu, Xiaobo MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: August 2020 – Volume 131 – Issue 2 – p 527-536 BACKGROUND:  Catecholamine inotropes are frequently used after cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) but may have undesirable effects. The aim was to identify whether the routine use of inhaled pulmonary vasodilators might reduce the requirement for inotrope drugs […]

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