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Uncategorized Published - 11 September, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
SHEA Issues Infection Control Guidance for OR Anesthesia Care

Author: Thomas Rosenthal Anesthesiology News The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) released new expert guidance to improve infection control practices specific to OR anesthesia care that aims to help protect patients from nosocomial infections (Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2019:1-17). The new SHEA expert guidance is needed because “infection prevention and control policies specific to […]

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Uncategorized Published - 11 September, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Population Pharmacokinetics of Intraperitoneal Bupivacaine Using Manual Bolus Atomization Versus Micropump Nebulization and Morphine Requirements in Young Children

AUTHORS: Meier, Petra M. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: May 20, 2019 BACKGROUND: Intraperitoneal (IP) administration of local anesthetics is used in adults and children for postoperative analgesia after laparoscopic surgery. Population pharmacokinetics (PK) of IP bupivacaine has not been determined in children. Objectives of this study were (1) to develop a population PK model […]

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Uncategorized Published - 11 September, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
The Long-Term Health Effects of September 11, 2001

Author: Natasha Persaud Renal and Urology News Thousands of responders, workers, and volunteers participated in the rescue and cleanup efforts at the World Trade Center (WTC), the Pentagon, and the crash site near Shanksville, Pennsylvania during September 11, 2001 and ensuing months. Many workers and residents were exposed to an untold mix of asbestos, alkaline […]

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Uncategorized Published - 11 September, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Haloperidol, Ziprasidone Ineffective For Delirium in Critical Illness

This is for our readers who also take care of ICU patients. AUTHOR: Bob Kronemyer Anesthesiology News Two antipsychotic medications that are often used to treat delirium in the ICU, namely haloperidol and ziprasidone, do not significantly alter the duration of the disturbance, according to a study in The New England Journal of Medicine (2018;379:2506-2516). “After 40 […]

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Uncategorized Published - 10 September, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Effect of Sugammadex on Postoperative Myasthenic Crisis in Myasthenia Gravis Patients

AUTHORS: Mouri, Hideyuki MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: May 20, 2019 BACKGROUND: In myasthenia gravis (MG) patients, postoperative myasthenic crisis, and residual neuromuscular blocking agent (NMBA) can cause respiratory failure that requires mechanical ventilation. However, it remains unclear whether the use of sugammadex for NMBA reversal reduces postoperative myasthenic crisis in MG patients undergoing surgery. We […]

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