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Uncategorized Published - 7 February, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Reductions in Average Lengths of Stays for Surgical Procedures Between the 2008 and 2014 United States National Inpatient Samples Were Not Associated With Greater Incidences of Use of Postacute Care Facilities

AUTHORS: Dexter, Franklin MD, PhD  et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: August 29, 2017 – Volume Publish Ahead of Print – Issue – p BACKGROUND: Diagnosis-related group (DRG) based reimbursement creates incentives for reduction in hospital length of stay (LOS). Such reductions might be accomplished by lesser incidences of discharges to home. However, we previously reported that, while […]

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Uncategorized Published - 7 February, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery Who Decline Transfusion and Received Erythropoietin Compared to Patients Who Did Not: A Matched Cohort Study

AUTHORS: Duce, Lorent MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: August 2017 BACKGROUND: Erythropoiesis-stimulating agents, such as erythropoietin (EPO), can be used to treat preoperative anemia. Some studies suggest an increased risk of mortality and thrombotic events, and use in cardiovascular surgery remains off-label. This study compares outcomes in cardiac surgery patients declining blood transfusion who received EPO […]

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Uncategorized Published - 7 February, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Paravertebral Block Does Not Reduce Cancer Recurrence, but Is Related to Higher Overall Survival in Lung Cancer Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study

AUTHORS: Lee, Eun Kyung MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: October 2017 – Volume 125 – Issue 4 – p 1322–1328 BACKGROUND: Postoperative analgesic methods are suggested to have an impact on long-term prognosis after cancer surgery through opioid-induced immune suppression. We hypothesized that regional analgesia that reduces the systemic opioid requirement would be related to lower […]

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Uncategorized Published - 6 February, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Revisiting Perioperative Corneal Abrasion

Author: Howard D. Palte, M.B., Ch.B., FCA ASA Monitor 02 2018, Vol.82, 22-25. The Anesthesia Quality Institute (AQI) has included a new parameter in its 2017 Measure Specifications for the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Reporting.1  Item AQ128 measures the percentage of patients aged 18 years or older who undergo anesthesia care and do not have […]

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Uncategorized Published - 6 February, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Could hyperbaric treatment heal the brain?

Another interesting article I wanted to share with our readers. By David Kohn Each year, thousands of Americans suffer a traumatic brain injury. In 2013, about 2.8 million TBI-related emergency department visits, hospitalizations and deaths occurred in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Most of these are what are called mild traumatic brain […]

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