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Uncategorized Published - 30 October, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Functional Outcomes of Frail Patients After Cardiac Surgery

AUTHORS: Nakano, Mitsunori MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: June 2020 – Volume 130 – Issue 6 – p 1534-1544 BACKGROUND:  Although frailty has been associated with major morbidity/mortality and increased length of stay after cardiac surgery, few studies have examined functional outcomes. We hypothesized that frailty would be independently associated with decreased functional status, […]

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Uncategorized Published - 30 October, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Intraoperative Maximal Change in Systolic BP Is Independently Associated With Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation

Author: Eric Ramos DG News Intraoperative maximal change in systolic blood pressure (SBPMax) is independently associated with postoperative atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients undergoing minimally invasive oesophagectomy, according to a study presented at the 2020 Virtual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA). “A lot of studies have looked at the preop and postop […]

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Uncategorized Published - 30 October, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Comparison of Macintosh Laryngoscopy in Bed-up-Head–Elevated Position With GlideScope Laryngoscopy

AUTHORS: Tsan, Samuel E. H. MD, BMedSc et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: July 2020 – Volume 131 – Issue 1 – p 210-219 BACKGROUND:  Approximately half of all difficult tracheal intubations (DTIs) are unanticipated; hence, proper positioning during intubation is critical to increase the likelihood of success. The bed-up-head–elevated (BUHE) intubation position has been shown […]

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Uncategorized Published - 30 October, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Corticosteroids, tocilizumab combo associated with improved survival in patients with COVID-19 cytokine storm: Study

Author: Denise Baez DG Alerts Among hospitalised patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related cytokine storm, the combination of corticosteroids and tocilizumab was associated with superior survival outcomes versus standard of care and corticosteroids, alone or in combination with anakinra, according to a study published in CHEST. In addition, “corticosteroid use either alone or in combination […]

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Uncategorized Published - 30 October, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Subset of Patients Report Unsatisfactory Postoperative Pain Control Due to New Guidelines

Author: Nancy Melville DG News Although guidelines designed to address the overprescription of opioids have succeeded in lowering the number of prescriptions, reports of unsatisfactory postsurgical pain control have increased, according to a study presented at the 2020 Virtual Meeting of the American College of Surgeons (ACS). “Evidence-based opioid prescribing guidelines successfully reduced opioid prescribing […]

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