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Uncategorized Published - 4 January, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
ASA Urges CMS to Make Necessary Changes to 2018 QPP Implementation

On January 2, 2018, the American Society of Anesthesiologists® (ASA) submitted formal comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) focused on ensuring physician anesthesiologists have ample opportunities to meaningfully participate and succeed in either the Merit-based Incentive Payments System (MIPS) or Advanced Alternative Payment Models (APMs) pathways under the Quality Payment Program (QPP). […]

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Uncategorized Published - 4 January, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Feeding in the PICU Is a Balancing Act

Feeding patients in the pediatric ICU (PICU) requires a delicate balance between minimizing protein catabolism and meeting energy requirements, according to presentations at the 2017 annual meeting of the Society of Critical Care Medicine. “Globally, about a third of patients being admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit have preexisting malnutrition,” said Katri V. Typpo, MD, MPH, […]

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Uncategorized Published - 4 January, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Comparison Between the Cobra Perilaryngeal Airway and Laryngeal Mask Airways Under General Anesthesia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

AUTHORS: Xu, Rui MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: September 2017 – Volume 125 – Issue 3 – p 958–966 The complication rate and efficacy of the Cobra Perilaryngeal Airway (CobraPLA) and laryngeal mask airways (LMAs®) have been evaluated in the published literature, but the conclusions have been inconsistent. The aim of this systematic review and […]

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Uncategorized Published - 4 January, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Venovenous Bypass Is Associated With a Lower Incidence of Acute Kidney Injury After Liver Transplantation in Patients With Compromised Pretransplant Renal Function

AUTHORS: Sun, Kai MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: November 2017 – Volume 125 – Issue 5 – p 1463–1470 BACKGROUND: Although the hemodynamic benefits of venovenous bypass (VVB) during liver transplantation (LT) are well appreciated, the impact of VVB on posttransplant renal function is uncertain. The aim of this study was to determine if VVB was […]

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Uncategorized Published - 4 January, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Lack of Association Between the Use of Nerve Blockade and the Risk of Persistent Opioid Use Among Patients Undergoing Shoulder Arthroplasty: Evidence From the Marketscan Database

AUTHORS: Mueller, Kathryn G. et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: September 2017 – Volume 125 – Issue 3 – p 1014–1020 BACKGROUND: Persistent opioid use following surgery has received increasing attention from policymakers, researchers, and clinicians. Perioperative nerve blockade has been hypothesized to decrease the risk of persistent opioid use. We examined whether nerve blockade was associated with […]

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