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Uncategorized Published - 29 June, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Cross-sectional survey shows most anesthesiologists manage patient anxiety before procedures

Wayne State University A team led by a medical student from the Wayne State University School of Medicine has published a study that reveals how more than 3,000 anesthesiologists in the United States assess and manage patient anxiety before surgery. “Assessing and Reducing Preoperative Anxiety in Adult Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study of 3,661 Members of […]

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Uncategorized Published - 29 June, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
AMA to Congress: Antibody tests not the path back to “normal life”

Authors: Andis Robeznieks American Medical Association Serology tests used to detect the presence of COVID-19 antibodies should not be used to guide individual decisions that could put a person at higher risk of exposure and infection. That is the clear message that AMA experts are sending to Congress and the nation. “We know that many […]

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Uncategorized Published - 29 June, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Conscious sedation associated with better TAVR outcomes than general anesthesia

Author: Michael Walter Cardiovascular Business The use of conscious sedation (CS) during transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is associated with better patient outcomes, including a decrease in mortality, than general anesthesia (GA). A team of researchers compared the two methods, sharing its results in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. “An integral component of minimalist TAVR is the use of CS instead […]

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Uncategorized Published - 29 June, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
It Takes Just 10 Hours For Virus DNA To Spread Across A Hospital

Author: John Anderer Journal of Hospital Infection Many Americans have avoided visiting emergency rooms and urgent care clinics during the COVID-19 pandemic in fear of catching the virus. Of course, this behavior poses a major health risk in and of itself, but an eye-opening new study lends credence to such a mindset. Researchers from University College […]

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Uncategorized Published - 29 June, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
COVID-19: Pooling Patient Samples for Testing / Antibody Testing / Surges Around U.S.

By Amy Orciari Herman NEJM Journal Watch Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Lorenzo Di Francesco, MD, FACP, FHM Check out some of the latest COVID-19 news: Pooling patient samples: A modeling study in JAMA Network Open supports the feasibility of pool testing for COVID-19. With pool testing, samples from several patients are combined and tested at once […]

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