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Uncategorized Published - 26 January, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
A Comparison of Three Frailty Indices in Predicting Morbidity and Mortality After On-Pump Aortic Valve Replacement

AUTHORS: Esses, Gary MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: January 2018 – Volume 126 – Issue 1 – p 39–45 BACKGROUND: Aortic valve replacement is a high-risk surgery (3%–5%, 30-day mortality) performed on approximately 30,000 elderly patients a year in the United States. Currently, preoperative risk assessment is based on a composite of medical examination and a […]

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Uncategorized Published - 26 January, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Heart Attack Risk Increased in Week After Flu Diagnosis

Risk for myocardial infarction (MI) appears elevated in the first week after influenza diagnosis, according to a study in the New England Journal of Medicine. Using Ontario health databases, researchers studied some 360 hospitalizations for acute MI that occurred within 1 year before to 1 year after a laboratory-confirmed flu diagnosis. There were 20 MI admissions […]

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Uncategorized Published - 26 January, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Effect of Maternal Body Mass Index on Postpartum Hemorrhage

Authors: Alexander J. Butwick, M.B.B.S., F.R.C.A. et al Anesthesiology published on January 17, 2018. Background: It is unclear whether obesity is a risk factor for postpartum hemorrhage. The authors hypothesized that obese women are at greater risk of hemorrhage than women with a normal body mass index. Methods: The authors conducted a cohort study of women who underwent […]

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Uncategorized Published - 26 January, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Hip fractures on the rise in older U.S. women

This is another interesting article that I wanted to share. Author: Cheryl Platzman Weinstock The incidence of hip fractures in older women in the U.S. is rising after more than a decade of decline, according to a large new study of Medicare recipients. Hip fracture rates declined each year from 2002 to 2012, the researchers […]

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Uncategorized Published - 25 January, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Smoking Just One Cigarette a Day Carries Substantial Risks

Smoking just one cigarette daily is associated with a “much greater than expected” increase in risk for coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke, researchers conclude in The BMJ. In a meta-analysis, the researchers analyzed 141 prospective studies examining the association between smoking and CHD or stroke in millions of generally healthy people. Overall, compared with never-smoking, […]

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