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Uncategorized Published - 12 November, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Blood Pressure and End-tidal Carbon Dioxide Ranges during Aneurysm Occlusion and Neurologic Outcome after an Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Authors: Annemarie Akkermans, M.D et al  Anesthesiology October 31, 2018. What We Already Know about This Topic: It remains unknown what end-tidal carbon dioxide and mean arterial pressure are optimal for surgical management of patients with an aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage What This Article Tells Us That Is New: The investigators retrospectively evaluated 1,099 patients who had […]

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Uncategorized Published - 12 November, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
The troubling epidemic of unnecessary C-sections around the world, explained

The C-section rate has almost doubled in less than a generation. By Julia Belluz Vox Oct 27, 2018 Over the last century, medical advances have transformed childbirth from the most common cause of death for young women and infants into a much more survivable one. And the c-section has been an important tool — until doctors overused it. “Your […]

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Uncategorized Published - 12 November, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Prescience: Helping doctors predict the future

Author Sarah McQuate University of Washington News Oct 10, 2018 During surgery, anesthesiologists monitor and manage patients to make sure they are safe and breathing well. But these doctors can’t always predict when complications will arise. Prescience also provides real-world explanations behind its predictions. With this information, anesthesiologists can better understand why a patient is […]

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Uncategorized Published - 12 November, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Keep calm, and give the Ancef

This was from the blog a Pen Point The observations of Karen Sullivan Sibert, MD a Los Angeles anesthesiologist, writer, and mother. A true allergic reaction is one of the most terrifying events in medicine. A child or adult who is highly allergic to bee stings or peanuts, for instance, can die within minutes without a life-saving […]

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Uncategorized Published - 9 November, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Effect of a Low vs Intermediate Tidal Volume Strategy on Ventilator-Free Days in Intensive Care Unit Patients Without ARDS

A Randomized Clinical Trial JAMA. October 24, 2018. Question  In patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) who received invasive ventilation for reasons other than acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), is a ventilation strategy with low tidal volume more effective than a strategy using intermediate tidal volume with respect to the number of ventilator-free days and alive […]

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