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Uncategorized Published - 16 June, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Automated Pulse Oximeter Waveform Analysis to Track Changes in Blood Pressure During Anesthesia Induction: A Proof-of-Concept Study

AUTHORS: Ghamri, Yassine MSc et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: May 2020 – Volume 130 – Issue 5 – p 1222-1233 BACKGROUND:  Intraoperative hypotension is associated with postoperative complications and death. Oscillometric brachial cuffs are used to measure arterial pressure (AP) in most surgical patients but may miss acute changes in AP. We hypothesized that pulse […]

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Uncategorized Published - 16 June, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Parsimony of Hemodynamic Monitoring Data Sufficient for the Detection of Hemorrhage

AUTHORS: Pinsky, Michael R. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: May 2020 – Volume 130 – Issue 5 – p 1176-1187 BACKGROUND:  Individualized hemodynamic monitoring approaches are not well validated. Thus, we evaluated the discriminative performance improvement that might occur when moving from noninvasive monitoring (NIM) to invasive monitoring and with increasing levels of featurization […]

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Uncategorized Published - 16 June, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
n Automated Algorithm Incorporating Poincaré Analysis Can Quantify the Severity of Opioid-Induced Ataxic Breathing

AUTHORS: Ermer, Sean C. BS et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: May 2020 – Volume 130 – Issue 5 – p 1147-1156 BACKGROUND:  Opioid-induced respiratory depression (OIRD) is traditionally recognized by assessment of respiratory rate, arterial oxygen saturation, end-tidal CO2, and mental status. Although an irregular or ataxic breathing pattern is widely recognized as a manifestation […]

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Uncategorized Published - 16 June, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
What to say to someone with depression

This is so important in today’s world with Covid 19. Medical News Today It can be difficult to know what to say to someone who is experiencing depression. Statistics show that about 17.3 million adults (7.1% of the population) and 1.9 million children aged 3–17 experience depression each year in the United States. For some people, […]

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Uncategorized Published - 15 June, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
ASA Announces 2020 Annual Meeting Will Be Virtual

The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) has announced its annual meeting, scheduled to begin on Oct. 3, 2020, in Washington, D.C., will be held exclusively online due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic. The society stated that the current outlook for the pandemic prompted the leadership to make the change to a virtual approach to […]

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