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Uncategorized Published - 30 January, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
A Perioperative Medicine Model for Population Health: An Integrated Approach for an Evolving Clinical Science

Authors: Aronson, Solomon MD, MBA, FASA, FACC, FCCP, FAHA, FASE et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: February 2018 – Volume 126 – Issue 2 – p 682–690 Health care delivery in the United States continues to balance on the tight rope that connects its transition from volume to value. Value in economic terms can be defined as […]

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Uncategorized Published - 29 January, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
A Revised Estimate of Costs Associated With Routine Preoperative Testing in Medicare Cataract Patients With a Procedure-Specific Indicator

Authors: Catherine L. Chen, MD, MPH et al JAMA Ophthalmol. published January 18, 2018. Key Points Question  Can the full extent of routine preoperative testing in patients undergoing cataract surgery be ascertained to update previous studies’ use of 30-day preoperative testing windows? Findings  In this cross-sectional study of 440 857 Medicare beneficiaries undergoing cataract surgery, testing rates increased 41% during […]

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Uncategorized Published - 29 January, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Perioperative Antibiotic Prophylaxis to Prevent Surgical Site Infections in Solid Organ Transplantation

Authors: Anesi, Judith A. MD et al Transplantation: January 2018 – Volume 102 – Issue 1 – p 21–34 Antibiotic prophylaxis in the perioperative period is the standard of care for nearly all surgical procedures and routinely prescribed during solid organ transplantation (SOT). The primary goal of perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis is to minimize postoperative surgical site […]

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Uncategorized Published - 29 January, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
5 Reasons Weed Should Be a Postop Rx

Doximity’s Op-(m)ed · August 8, 2017 Author:  Jonathan Kaplan, MD Crazy, I know — but regardless of your personal bent on the topic, medical marijuana is now legal in 29 states plus the District of Columbia. That’s a lot of places where patients can legally be prescribed, purchase, and take medical marijuana for an assortment of ailments, […]

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Uncategorized Published - 26 January, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Acute Physiologic Stress and Subsequent Anxiety Among Family Members of ICU Patients

Authors: Beesley, Sarah J. MD et al Critical Care Medicine: February 2018 – Volume 46 – Issue 2 – p 229–235 Objectives: The ICU is a complex and stressful environment and is associated with significant psychologic morbidity for patients and their families. We sought to determine whether salivary cortisol, a physiologic measure of acute stress, was associated […]

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