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Uncategorized Published - 5 January, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Increasing body mass index and the incidence of intraoperative hypoxemia

AUTHORS: Kendale S, Blitz J Journal of Clinical Anesthesia (JCA) 33 97-104 (Sep 2016) STUDY OBJECTIVE Obese patients regularly present for surgery and have greater hypoxemia risk. This study aimed to identify the risk and incidence of intraoperative hypoxemia with increasing body mass index (BMI). DESIGN This was a retrospective cohort study. SETTING Operating room. […]

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Uncategorized Published - 5 January, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Flexible optical intubation via the Ambu Aura-i vs blind intubation via the single-use LMA Fastrach: a prospective randomized clinical trial

AUTHORS: Artime C et al Journal of Clinical Anesthesia (JCA) 33 41-6 (Sep 2016) STUDY OBJECTIVE This study was designed to compare the Ambu Aura-i to the single-use LMA Fastrach regarding time to intubation, success rate, and airway morbidity in patients undergoing elective surgery requiring general anesthesia. DESIGN Prospective, randomized controlled trial. SETTING Academic medical center. […]

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Uncategorized Published - 5 January, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Impact of spinal versus general anesthesia on postoperative pain and long term recurrence after surgery for pilonidal disease

AUTHORS: Luedi M et al Journal of Clinical Anesthesia (JCA) 33 236-42 (Sep 2016) STUDY OBJECTIVE To assess the effect of the kind of anesthesia on postoperative pain and long term recurrence rate in pilonidal sinus disease. DESIGN Retrospective study. SETTING Surgical departments of German Armed Forces Hospitals in Hamburg, Bad Zwischenahn and Hamm. PATIENTS […]

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Uncategorized Published - 5 January, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Evaluation of high-risk obstetric patients: a survey of US academic centers

AUTHORS: Butwick A, Tiouririne M Journal of Clinical Anesthesia (JCA) 33 460-8 (Sep 2016) STUDY OBJECTIVES Obstetric anesthesiologists commonly care for high-risk obstetric patients. However, it is unclear how obstetricians refer these patients for anesthetic evaluation and whether obstetric anesthesia clinics (OACs) are used. Our study aims were to determine the availability and characteristics of […]

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Uncategorized Published - 4 January, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Acute Normovolemic Hemodilution Reduces Allogeneic Red Blood Cell Transfusion in Cardiac Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Trials

Anesthesia & Analgesia:September 23, 2016 AUTHORS: Barile, Luigi MD et al BACKGROUND: To better understand the role of acute normovolemic hemodilution (ANH) in a surgical setting with high risk of bleeding, we analyzed all randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in the setting of cardiac surgery that compared ANH with standard intraoperative care. The aim was to […]

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