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Uncategorized Published - 23 February, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Postoperative High-Sensitivity Troponin and Its Association With 30-Day and 12-Month, All-Cause Mortality in Patients Undergoing On-Pump Cardiac Surgery

AUTHORS: Mauermann, Eckhard MD, MSc et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: October 2017 – Volume 125 – Issue 4 – p 1110–1117 BACKGROUND: Troponin T is a predictor of cardiac morbidity and mortality after cardiac surgery with most data examining fourth generational troponin T assays. We hypothesize that postoperative high-sensitivity troponin T (hsTnT) measured in increments of the […]

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Uncategorized Published - 23 February, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
ICD-11 is on its way — 8 insights for the May release

Written by Angie Stewart  WHO has published a beta draft of the ICD-11 that includes new chapters and changes to code structures, according to ICD10 Monitor. Here are eight insights: With up to 13 dimensions, the ICD-11 is designed as an EHR-compatible database. It will link with the Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine — Clinical Terms, which is currently […]

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Uncategorized Published - 22 February, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Statin Therapy before Cardiac Surgery: Neutral or Detrimental Effects?

Authors: Alessandro Putzu, M.D. et al Anesthesiology 3 2018, Vol.128, 685-686. To the Editor: We read the interesting large retrospective study by Komatsu et al. on preoperative chronic statin use in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting, valve surgery, or combined procedures.1  Chronic statin therapy was associated with no significant difference in prolonged mechanical ventilation, pneumonia, in-hospital mortality, […]

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Uncategorized Published - 22 February, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Volume Responsiveness Alone Is Not an Indication for Volume Administration!

Authors: Joshua A. Bloomstone, M.D., C.S.S.G.B., C.L.S. et al Anesthesiology 3 2018, Vol.128, 681-682. To the Editor: It is with intrigue that we read Gómez-Izquierdo et al.’s paper demonstrating the lack of effectiveness of goal-directed fluid therapy (GDFT) in reducing ileus after elective laparoscopic colorectal surgery.1  We congratulate the authors for a well-done study and Anesthesiology for publishing an […]

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Uncategorized Published - 22 February, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Impact of Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation: The Importance of Pleural Effusions and Their Effect on Pulmonary Vascular Resistance

Authors: Eric Jacobsohn, M.B.Ch.B., M.H.P.E., F.R.C.P.C. et al Anesthesiology 3 2018, Vol.128, 677-678. To the Editor: The recent multicenter prospective observational study by Dres et al.1  examining the impact of pleural effusions on liberation from mechanical ventilation showed that 13% of their patients had a pleural effusion at the time of ventilator weaning, but that there was no […]

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