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Uncategorized Published - 9 March, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Targeted Use of Alcohol-Based Hand Rub on Gloves During Task Dense Periods: One Step Closer to Pathogen Containment by Anesthesia Providers in the Operating Room

AUTHORS: Birnbach, David J. MD, MPH et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: December 2019 – Volume 129 – Issue 6 – p 1557-1560 BACKGROUND:  Anesthesia providers’ hand hygiene practices in the operating room may contribute to the transmission of bacteria. There is a debate, however, over the best approaches for pathogen containment during task dense periods […]

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Uncategorized Published - 9 March, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Dexmedetomidine Pharmacokinetics and a New Dosing Paradigm in Infants Supported With Cardiopulmonary Bypass

AUTHORS: Zimmerman, Kanecia O. MD, MPH et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: December 2019 – Volume 129 – Issue 6 – p 1519-1528 BACKGROUND:  Dexmedetomidine is increasingly used off-label in infants and children with cardiac disease during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) and in the postoperative period. Despite its frequent use, optimal dosing of dexmedetomidine in the setting […]

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Uncategorized Published - 9 March, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
How Going Green Can Save Your Hospital Millions

This doesn’t directly involve anesthesia but I thought this was interesting so I wanted to share with our readers. Author: Victoria Stern Anesthesiology News When Stephanie M. Barman, RN, saw how much waste a single procedure in the OR generated, she knew something needed to be done. “One procedure created an entire case cart of […]

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Uncategorized Published - 6 March, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
A Simple Method for Estimating Hand Hygiene Use Among Anesthesia Personnel: Development, Validation, and Use in a Quality Improvement Project

AUTHORS: Segal, Scott MD, MHCM et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: December 2019 – Volume 129 – Issue 6 – p 1549-1556 BACKGROUND:  Frequent hand hygiene by anesthesia personnel may be an important factor in reducing contamination of IV lines and medication access ports and may reduce hospital-acquired infections. Measurement of hand hygiene frequency at the […]

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Uncategorized Published - 6 March, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Using Pupillary Pain Index to Assess Nociception in Sedated Critically Ill Patients

AUTHORS: Vinclair, Marc MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: December 2019 – Volume 129 – Issue 6 – p 1540-1546 BACKGROUND:  Pupillary reflex dilation is a reliable indicator of response to noxious stimulation. In a proof of concept study, we investigated the performance of pupillary pain index, a new score derived from pupillary reflex dilation […]

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