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Uncategorized Published - 18 December, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Tetralogy of Fallot With Pulmonary Atresia Predicts Complications After Pulmonary Rehab Surgery

Pediatric patients with tetralogy of Fallot and pulmonary atresia appear to have an increased likelihood of complications following pulmonary rehabilitation surgery, according to a retrospective review. The findings, presented at the 2017 annual meeting of the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia/American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine (abstract CA1-36), come from an analysis […]

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Uncategorized Published - 18 December, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Ringer’s Lactate Versus Normal Saline in Urgent Cesarean Delivery in a Resource-Limited Setting: A Pragmatic Clinical Trial

AUTHORS: Ayebale, Emmanuel Timarwa MBChB, MMED et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: August 2017 – Volume 125 – Issue 2 – p 533–539 BACKGROUND: Crystalloids are used routinely for perioperative fluid management in cesarean delivery. Few studies have determined the crystalloid of choice in obstetric anesthesia. We compared the effects of Ringer’s lactate (RL) versus 0.9% […]

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Uncategorized Published - 15 December, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Remote Ischemic Preconditioning Decreases Oxidative Lung Damage After Pulmonary Lobectomy: A Single-Center Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled Trial

AUTHORS: García-de-la-Asunción, José MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: August 2017 – Volume 125 – Issue 2 – p 499–506 BACKGROUND: During lobectomy in patients with lung cancer, the operated lung is often collapsed and hypoperfused. Ischemia/reperfusion injury may then occur when the lung is re-expanded. We hypothesized that remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC) would […]

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Uncategorized Published - 15 December, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Blood Product Utilization Among Trauma and Nontrauma Massive Transfusion Protocols at an Urban Academic Medical Center

AUTHORS: Patel, Eshan U. MPH et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: September 2017 – Volume 125 – Issue 3 – p 967–974 BACKGROUND: Hospital-wide massive transfusion protocols (MTPs) primarily designed for trauma patients may lead to excess blood products being prepared for nontrauma patients. This study characterized blood product utilization among distinct trauma and nontrauma MTPs at a […]

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Uncategorized Published - 15 December, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
A New Buprenorphine Preparation for Treating Narcotic Dependence

Authors: Walsh SL et al., JAMA Psychiatry 2017 Jun 22; An investigational depot form of the medication has positive early results. The opioid receptor partial agonist buprenorphine, as sublingual monotherapy or in combination with the opioid antagonist naloxone (Suboxone), attenuates narcotic withdrawal and craving and blocks euphoria from concurrent narcotics. Still, buprenorphine is itself subject to misuse […]

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