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Uncategorized Published - 19 June, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
The COMBO Endoscopy Oropharyngeal Airway With Capnography Monitoring and a Dual Oxygenation Support

AUTHORS: Zheng, Yueying; Guo, Shaohui; Zhang, Yuhan; Su, Diansan Anesthesia & Analgesia 140(6):p e68-e70, June 2025. To the Editor We are writing to introduce and discuss the Capnography Monitoring Bite Block Oxygenation (COMBO) endoscopy oropharyngeal airway, a novel airway management device with integrated capnography monitoring and dual oxygenation support. This device was developed to address […]

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Uncategorized Published - 19 June, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
Increased Plasma Fibroblast Growth Factor 23 Significantly Associates with In-Hospital Acute Kidney Injury after Cardiac Surgery

Authors: Cheruku, Sreekanth R. MD, MPH et al Anesthesiology ():10.1097/ALN.0000000000005605, June 09, 2025. Background: Acute kidney injury (AKI) occurs in 20-30% of cardiac surgery patients and is most often classified as mild. A prior study reported that intact fibroblast growth factor 23 (iFGF23) and C-terminal fibroblast growth factor 23 (cFGF23) measured after cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) were […]

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Uncategorized Published - 19 June, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
Compassion and Postoperative Pain Scores: Killing Pain With Kindness?

Authors: Danesh, Alireza BSc; May, Kailee N. MD; Pak, Aimee MD; Butt, Amir L. MD, MPH Anesthesia & Analgesia 140(6):p e65-e66, June 2025. To the Editor We read with great interest the article by Mitrev et al1 concluding that higher anesthesiologist compassion scores were associated with a reduction in postoperative pain scores. The results presented in […]

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Uncategorized Published - 19 June, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
4 anesthesia recalls to know

Author: Claire Wallace Becker’s ASC Review In the last two years, a number of anesthesia recalls have affected thousands of devices and patients. Here are four of the most notable recalls to know: 1. In 2023, Draeger Medical, or Dräger US, recalled more than 570,400 airway devices because of a manufacturing error that can lead to hypoxia and […]

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Uncategorized Published - 19 June, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
Federal bill would add 14,000 medical residency slots: 5 notes

Author: Paige Twenter Becker’s Hospital Review A federal bill introduced June 10 aims to increase the number of Medicare-supported medical residency positions by 14,000 over seven years. Five things to know: 1. The Association of American Medical Colleges endorsed the proposed legislation, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025, which seeks to bolster the U.S. physician workforce. By […]

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