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Uncategorized Published - 13 May, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
The Anesthesia-Circuit Stethoscope

Author: James P. Noble, MD Anesthesiology News Background In anesthesia practice, “during the late 1970s and early 1980s, the precordial stethoscope was the only useful continuous patient monitor.”1 Upon entering an anesthesia training program, residents were given a custom-molded earpiece that they wore everywhere, proudly pinned to their scrub tops. Then, in the mid-1980s, monitoring […]

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Uncategorized Published - 13 May, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Combo Therapy with Interferon Shortens SARS-CoV-2 Shedding

By Kelly Young Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD, and André Sofair, MD, MPH A triple therapy that includes interferon β-1b shortened the duration of viral shedding in patients with novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), according to a phase 2 randomized trial in the Lancet. Roughly 125 adults in Hong Kong who were hospitalized for COVID-19 were randomized to receive […]

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Uncategorized Published - 13 May, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Link identified between dietary selenium and outcome of COVID-19 disease

Source: University of Surrey Science Daily Summary: Researchers have identified a link between the COVID-19 cure rate and regional selenium status in China. An international team of researchers, led by Professor Margaret Rayman at the University of Surrey, has identified a link between the COVID-19 cure rate and regional selenium status in China. Publishing their […]

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Uncategorized Published - 12 May, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
High Catastrophizing Linked to Increased Opioid Use in TKA Patients

Author: Michael Vlessides Anesthesiology News A secondary analysis of a prospective cohort study has concluded that total knee arthroplasty (TKA) patients with higher baseline pain catastrophizing scores consume more opioids than their counterparts who catastrophize to a lesser degree. The researchers hope their findings prove to be a springboard for early interventions that may prevent […]

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Uncategorized Published - 12 May, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Neuraxial Guidance Device Beats Palpation-Guided Spinal Anesthesia in Obese Patients

Author: Bob Kronemyer Anesthesiology News An Italian study has found that in obese patients undergoing orthopedic surgery, a hand-held neuraxial guidance instrument (Figure) significantly reduced the number of needle redirections and passes through the skin when performing spinal anesthesia, compared with conventional palpation for spinal anesthesia. The randomized study, published in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine (2020;45:63-66), […]

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