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Uncategorized Published - 17 May, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
1 in 9 U.S. Women Report Drinking While Pregnant

I thought this was interesting so I wanted to share By Amy Orciari Herman Edited by André Sofair, MD, MPH, and William E. Chavey, MD, MS Nearly 12% of pregnant women report consuming alcohol in the past 30 days, according to an analysis of data from the 2015–2017 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System published in MMWR. Among the […]

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Uncategorized Published - 17 May, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Emergency Department Airway Management Responsibilities in the United States

AUTHORS: Chiaghana, Chukwudi, MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: February 2019 – Volume 128 – Issue 2 – p 296–301 BACKGROUND: In the 1990s, emergency medicine (EM) physicians were responsible for intubating about half of the patients requiring airway management in emergency rooms. Since then, no studies have characterized the airway management responsibilities in the emergency […]

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Uncategorized Published - 17 May, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Familiarity and Communication in the Operating Room

Authors: Lane L.FrasierMD MS et al Journal of Surgical Research Volume 235 March 2019 Pages 395-403 Background Poor communication is implicated in many adverse events in the operating room (OR); however, many hospitals’ scheduling practices permit unfamiliar operative teams. The relationship between unfamiliarity, team communication and effectiveness of communication is poorly understood. We sought to evaluate […]

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Uncategorized Published - 16 May, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Perioperative Management and In-Hospital Outcomes After Minimally Invasive Repair of Pectus Excavatum

AUTHORS: Muhly, Wallis T., MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: February 2019 – Volume 128 – Issue 2 – p 315–327 BACKGROUND: There are few comparative data on the analgesic options used to manage patients undergoing minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum (MIRPE). The Society for Pediatric Anesthesia Improvement Network was established to investigate outcomes for […]

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Uncategorized Published - 16 May, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Does Taking Time For Compassion Make Doctors Better At Their Jobs?

Source: Shots news from NPR For most of his career, Dr. Stephen Trzeciak was not a big believer in the “touchy-feely” side of medicine. As a specialist in intensive care and chief of medicine at Cooper University Health Care in Camden, N.J., Trzeciak felt most at home in the hard sciences. Then his new boss, Dr. Anthony Mazzarelli, […]

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