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Uncategorized Published - 1 March, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
2016 National Geriatric Surgical Initiatives

By Jeffrey Huang, MD This has been a landmark year for geriatrics focused perioperative care and for research highlighting the role of cognitive health on postoperative recovery among older adults. The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Committee on Geriatric Anesthesia has expanded to have an educational track to provide content for the annual meeting and […]

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Uncategorized Published - 1 March, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Implanted Cardiac Devices Pass an MRI Test

By Mark S. Link, MD Dr. Link is deputy editor with NEJM Journal Watch Cardiology, from which this story was adapted. Full coverage is available at the link below. Patients with conventional pacemakers or implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) who underwent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) generally fared well, challenging conventional wisdom, suggests a New England Journal of Medicine study. […]

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Uncategorized Published - 28 February, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Intraabdominal Surgery and Anesthesia Management

Author: John Hedley-Whyte, M.D., F.A.C.P., F.R.C.A., M.R.C.S. Anesthesiology 3 2017, Vol.126, 543-546. Inspired Oxygenation in Surgical Patients During General Anesthesia With Controlled Ventilation: A Concept of Atelectasis. By Bendixen HH, Hedley-Whyte J, and Laver MB. New Engl J Med 1963; 269:991–996. Reprinted with permission. Abstract: The purpose of this study was to determine if the pattern of […]

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Uncategorized Published - 28 February, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Influence of Ethanol on Oxycodone-induced Respiratory Depression: A Dose-escalating Study in Young and Elderly Individuals

Authors: Rutger van der Schrier, M.D. et al Anesthesiology 3 2017, Vol.126, 534-542. Background: Respiratory depression is a potentially fatal complication of opioid use, which may be exacerbated by simultaneous ethanol intake. In this three-way sequential crossover dose-escalating study, the influence of coadministration of oral oxycodone and intravenous ethanol was assessed on resting ventilation, apneic events and […]

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Uncategorized Published - 28 February, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Comparison of the Prognostic Significance of Initial Blood Lactate and Base Deficit in Trauma Patients

Authors: Mathieu Raux, M.D., Ph.D. et al Anesthesiology 3 2017, Vol.126, 522-533. Background: Initial blood lactate and base deficit have been shown to be prognostic biomarkers in trauma, but their respective performances have not been compared. Methods: Blood lactate levels and base deficit were measured at admission in trauma patients in three level 1 trauma centers. This was […]

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