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Uncategorized Published - 1 April, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Comparison of emergence agitation between succinylcholine and rocuronium-sugammadex in adults following closed reduction of a nasal bone fracture

Authors: Seok-Jin Lee et al BMC Anesthesiology volume 19, Article number: 228 (2019) Background Sugammadex allows rapid recovery from rocuronium-induced neuromuscular blockade. Succinylcholine is often used for brief surgeries but is associated with myalgia, headache, histamine release, and increased lactate levels. Thus, we hypothesized that succinylcholine may affect emergence agitation (EA) and compared the effects of succinylcholine and rocuronium-sugammadex on […]

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Uncategorized Published - 1 April, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Real-Time Intraoperative Determination and Reporting of Cerebral Autoregulation State Using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy

AUTHORS: Montgomery, Dean PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: December 27, 2019 BACKGROUND:  Cerebral blood flow (CBF) is maintained over a range of blood pressures through cerebral autoregulation (CA). Blood pressure outside the range of CA, or impaired autoregulation, is associated with adverse patient outcomes. Regional oxygen saturation (rSO2) derived from near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) can […]

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Uncategorized Published - 1 April, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Timing and Risk Factors Associated With Postoperative Stroke in Vascular Surgery Patients Using Time-Varying Coefficients From a Cox Model

Authors: Moore, Laurel E. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 2020 – Volume 130 – Issue 3 – p 673-684 BACKGROUND:  Mechanisms of postoperative stroke are poorly understood, particularly for strokes occurring after uneventful emergence from anesthesia. We sought to create a model to study retrospectively the timing and associations for stroke in a […]

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Uncategorized Published - 31 March, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
FDA approves Battelle’s process to decontaminate N95 face masks

By Kim Lyons The Verge The Ohio company says its process could decontaminate 80,000 masks per day The Food and Drug Administration has approved a process that would clean much-needed N95 protective face masks and allow them to be reused, the agency said in a release. Columbus-Ohio based Battelle uses a “vapor phase hydrogen peroxide” process to […]

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Uncategorized Published - 31 March, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Patient and anesthesia characteristics of children with low pre‐incision blood pressure

Authors: Wietze Pasma et al  Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica Dec 2019 Background Intraoperative blood pressure has been suggested as a key factor for safe pediatric anesthesia. However, there is not much insight into factors that discriminate between children with low and normal pre‐incision blood pressure. Our aim was to explore whether children who have a low […]

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