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Uncategorized Published - 26 March, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Add Transthoracic Echocardiography to Cardiac Anesthesiologists’ Role

Author: Naveed Saleh MD MS Anesthesiology News In light of rising rates of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and staffing constraints, cardiac anesthesiologists could be tapped to perform transthoracic echocardiography (TTE). Researchers assessed the feasibility of intraoperative TTE performed and interpreted by anesthesiologists in assessing paravalvular (PVL) leak, in novel research presented at the 2019 […]

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Uncategorized Published - 26 March, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
ITALIAN MAN WITH CORONAVIRUS WHO HID SYMPTOMS TO GET RHINOPLASTY FACING 12 YEARS IN PRISON

BY MATTHEW IMPELLI Newsweek An Italian man is facing up to 12 years in prison after he hid his coronavirus symptoms in order to get a rhinoplasty, infecting multiple doctors and nurses. According to the Italian news agency, La Repubblica, a prosecutor officially opened a case against the man for an “aggravated culpable epidemic.” The case […]

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Uncategorized Published - 25 March, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Updated ASA, APSF, AAAA and AANA Joint Statement on PPE Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

Anesthesiology News In an update to their recent joint statement, the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF), American Academy of Anesthesiologist Assistants (AAAA) and American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) released new recommendations for the best use of personal protective equipment (PPE) by anesthesia providers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The new […]

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Uncategorized Published - 25 March, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
New CPT Code to Report SARS-CoV-2 Test

Anesthesiology News The American Medical Association (AMA) announced a new addition to the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code set that will help streamline data-driven resource and allocation planning in the battle against SARS-CoV-2 as the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases continues to rise in the United States. “In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, the […]

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Uncategorized Published - 25 March, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Characteristics of Dexmedetomidine Postconditioning in the Field of Myocardial Ischemia–Reperfusion Injury

Authors: Bunte, Sebastian MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: January 2020 – Volume 130 – Issue 1 – p 90-98 BACKGROUND:  Timing and onset of myocardial ischemia are mostly unpredictable. Therefore, postconditioning could be an effective cardioprotective intervention. Because ischemic postconditioning is an invasive and not practicable treatment, pharmacological postconditioning would be a more suitable […]

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