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Uncategorized Published - 26 May, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Effects of Inhaled Iloprost on Lung Mechanics and Myocardial Function During One-Lung Ventilation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients Combined With Poor Lung Oxygenation

AUTHORS: Kim, Namo MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: May 2020 – Volume 130 – Issue 5 – p 1407-1414 BACKGROUND:  The ventilation/perfusion mismatch in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients can exacerbate cardiac function as well as pulmonary oxygenation. We hypothesized that inhaled iloprost can ameliorate pulmonary oxygenation with lung mechanics and myocardial […]

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Uncategorized Published - 26 May, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Intraoperative Cardiac Arrest During Adult Liver Transplantation

Incidence and Risk Factor Analysis From 7 Academic Centers in the United States AUTHORS: Smith, Natalie K. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 2020 BACKGROUND: Intraoperative cardiac arrest (ICA) has a reported frequency of 1 in 10,000 anesthetics but has a much higher estimated incidence in orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). Single-center studies of ICA […]

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Uncategorized Published - 26 May, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Case report on a patient with schizophrenia suggests COVID-19 can exacerbate symptoms of paranoia

Author: Beth Ellwood PsyPost   A recent case report suggests that the coronavirus pandemic can influence symptoms in patients with schizophrenia, triggering coronavirus-related delusions and hallucinations. The report was published in Psychiatry Research. Evidence suggests that the COVID-19 pandemic has pervasive mental health consequences, eliciting fear and anxiety responses in the public. This new report brings up […]

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Uncategorized Published - 22 May, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Hospitals ‘Ready to Get Back to Work’ After First Wave of COVID-19

By Pat Anson Pain News Network One of the biggest ironies of the coronavirus pandemic is that – in the middle of a healthcare crisis — many hospital emergency rooms, surgery centers and waiting rooms sat empty. Elective surgeries and non-essential medical tests were cancelled to clear the decks for the first wave of COVID-19 […]

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Uncategorized Published - 22 May, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
PATIENTS: IS IT SAFE FOR YOU TO HAVE SURGERY DURING THE COVID PANDEMIC AS OF MAY 2020?

Author: Richard Novak, MD The Anesthesia Consultant An important question for many Americans is, “Is it safe for me to have surgery during this COVID pandemic?” It depends. This is a key point: Healthcare professionals are more concerned with catching COVID-19 from you, the patient, than you should be concerned with catching COVID-19 within the […]

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