⭐ Recognized by FeedSpot: #12 Best Anesthesiology Blog Worldwide

Uncategorized Published - 15 May, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Dynamic Vertebral Artery Imaging for Self-Induced Loss of Consciousness and Apnea in Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

Anesthesiology News Case Report Taizoon Dhoon, MD Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care Waylan Wong, MD, MS Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care University of California, Irvine School of Medicine Orange, California Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is a group of inherited disorders that affect connective tissues, including blood vessel walls. Ehlers-Danlos syndrome hypermobility […]

Read More
Uncategorized Published - 15 May, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Perioperative Quality Initiative consensus statement on the physiology of arterial blood pressure control in perioperative medicine

AUTHORS: Gareth L. Ackland et al British Journal of Anesthesia May 2019 Volume 122, Issue 5, Pages 542–551 Background Perioperative arterial blood pressure management is a physiologically complex challenge influenced by multiple factors. Methods A multidisciplinary, international working subgroup of the Third Perioperative Quality Initiative (POQI) consensus meeting reviewed the (patho)physiology and measurement of arterial pressure […]

Read More
Uncategorized Published - 15 May, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
In a new study,researchers found that to knock you out, different anesthesia drugs hijack the neural circuitry that makes you fall sleep

Source: Futurity and Duke University Original Study DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2019.03.033 The discovery of general anesthesia 170 years ago was a medical miracle, enabling millions of patients to undergo invasive, life-saving surgeries without pain. General anesthesia drugs induce unconsciousness by activating a tiny cluster of cells at the base of the brain called the supraoptic nucleus (shown in […]

Read More
Uncategorized Published - 14 May, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Perioperative Dextrose Infusion and Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting

AUTHORS: Zorrilla-Vaca, Andres, BS et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: January 14, 2019 BACKGROUND: Perioperative IV dextrose infusions have been investigated for their potential to reduce the risk of postoperative nausea and vomiting. In this meta-analysis, we investigated the use of an intraoperative or postoperative infusion of dextrose for the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting. METHODS: Our group […]

Read More
Uncategorized Published - 14 May, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Impact of Preoperative Erythropoietin on Allogeneic Blood Transfusions in Surgical Patients

AUTHORS: Cho, Brian C., MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: May 2019 – Volume 128 – Issue 5 – p 981–992 BACKGROUND: Erythropoietic-stimulating agents such as erythropoietin have been used as part of patient blood management programs to reduce or even avoid the use of allogeneic blood transfusions. We review the literature to evaluate the effect […]

Read More