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Uncategorized Published - 6 June, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Maternal Death Due to Amniotic Fluid Embolism: A National Study in France

AUTHORS: Bonnet, Marie-Pierre, MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: January 2018 – Volume 126 – Issue 1 – p 175–182 BACKGROUND: A structured definition of amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) based on 4 criteria was recently proposed for use in research by the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) and the Amniotic Fluid Embolism Foundation. The main objective […]

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Uncategorized Published - 6 June, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Comparison of the Mallampati Classification in Sitting and Supine Position to Predict Difficult Tracheal Intubation: A Prospective Observational Cohort Study

AUTHORS: Hanouz, Jean-Luc, MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: January 2018 – Volume 126 – Issue 1 – p 161–169 BACKGROUND: The Mallampati classification (MLPT) is normally evaluated in the sitting position. However, many patients cannot be evaluated in the sitting position for medical reasons. Thus, we compared the MLPT in sitting and supine positions in […]

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Uncategorized Published - 6 June, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Perioperative Outcomes of Robotic-Assisted Hysterectomy Compared With Open Hysterectomy

AUTHORS: Gali, Bhargavi, MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: January 2018 – Volume 126 – Issue 1 – p 127–133 BACKGROUND: Increasing numbers of robotic hysterectomies (RH) are being performed. To provide ventilation (with pneumoperitoneum and steep Trendelenburg position) for these procedures, utilization of lung protective strategies with limiting airway pressures and tidal volumes is difficult. Little […]

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Uncategorized Published - 5 June, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Sewage Is Helping Cities Flush Out the Opioid Crisis

By Keridwen Cornelius on May 25, 2018 Poop studies are helping communities make intervention decision The two-liter bottle of sewage sitting in a lab at Arizona State University is the yellow-brown color of smog. It was shipped overnight from one of a half dozen cities that have recently asked A.S.U. to begin studying their waste for chemical signatures […]

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Uncategorized Published - 5 June, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Respiratory System Mechanics During Low Versus High Positive End-Expiratory Pressure in Open Abdominal Surgery: A Substudy of PROVHILO Randomized Controlled Trial

AUTHORS: D’Antini, Davide, MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: January 2018 – Volume 126 – Issue 1 – p 143–149 BACKGROUND: In the 2014 PROtective Ventilation using HIgh versus LOw positive end-expiratory pressure (PROVHILO) trial, intraoperative low tidal volume ventilation with high positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP = 12 cm H2O) and lung recruitment maneuvers did not decrease […]

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