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Uncategorized Published - 10 December, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Effect of Equipotent Doses of Propofol versus Sevoflurane Anesthesia on Regulatory T Cells after Breast Cancer Surgery

Authors: Chung-Sik Oh, M.D., Ph.D. et al   Anesthesiology 11 2018, Vol.129, 921-931. What We Already Know about This Topic: Cluster of differentiation enzymes on regulatory T cells are immunosuppressive and promote cancer recurrence The investigators tested the hypothesis that cluster of differentiation 39 and 73 expression is increased less with propofol than sevoflurane What This […]

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Uncategorized Published - 10 December, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Preoperative Epoetin-α with Intravenous or Oral Iron for Major Orthopedic Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Authors: Philippe Biboulet, M.D. et al  Anesthesiology 10 2018, Vol.129, 710-720. What We Already Know about This Topic: Epoetin-α is often given to patients scheduled for major orthopedic surgery It remains unknown whether it is best to accompany epoetin-α with oral or intravenous iron What This Article Tells Us That Is New: Hemoglobin level the day […]

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Uncategorized Published - 10 December, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Supervised Machine-learning Predictive Analytics for Prediction of Postinduction Hypotension

Authors: Samir Kendale, M.D. et al  Anesthesiology 10 2018, Vol.129, 675-688. What We Already Know about This Topic: The ability to predict postinduction hypotension remains limited and challenging due to the multitude of data elements that may be considered Novel machine-learning algorithms may offer a systematic approach to predict postinduction hypotension, but are understudied What This […]

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Uncategorized Published - 10 December, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Complications in Pediatric Regional Anesthesia: An Analysis of More than 100,000 Blocks from the Pediatric Regional Anesthesia Network

Authors: Benjamin J. Walker, M.D. et al  Anesthesiology 10 2018, Vol.129, 721-732. What We Already Know about This Topic: Regional anesthesia is associated with a low but poorly quantified incidence of complications. What This Article Tells Us That Is New: In a prospective multicenter cohort of more than 100,000 blocks in children, there were no cases […]

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Uncategorized Published - 10 December, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Migraine Associated With Increased Risk for Postsurgical 30-Day Hospital Readmission for Pain

Patients with migraine headaches—particularly those accompanied by aura—may be at significantly increased risk for 30-day hospital readmission because of pain after surgery when compared with individuals without migraines, according to a study published in Cephalalgia. Although migraines are thought to increase the chance for postoperative readmission to the hospital, the specific reasons underlying this phenomenon are not […]

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