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Uncategorized Published - 1 August, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
The association between preoperative depression and length of stay after major surgery

Kremic L, Jaffer A, Patel K, et al. Anesthesiology (June 19, 2025). doi:10.1097/ALN.0000000000005626 This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated the relationship between preoperative depression and postoperative length of stay (LOS) in surgical patients. Among 57 studies involving over 27 million patients, those with preoperative depression had a significantly longer hospital stay—on average 0.98 days more […]

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Uncategorized Published - 1 August, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
Erector spinae plane block versus intercostal nerve blocks in uniportal videoscopic assisted thoracic surgery

Coppens S, Hoogma DF, Dewinter G, et al. Anesthesiology (June 19, 2025). doi:10.1097/ALN.0000000000005625 In this multicenter, double-blind, randomized trial involving 100 patients undergoing uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery, intercostal nerve blocks administered under direct surgical vision significantly reduced opioid consumption compared to ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane (ESP) blocks. At 12 hours post-extubation, morphine usage was lower […]

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Uncategorized Published - 1 August, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
What’s missing from conversations about anesthesia

Author: Francesca Mathewes Becker’s ASC Review Those in anesthesia are well-versed in the issues currently facing the specialty, including staffing shortages and reimbursement challenges. Udaya Padakandla, MD, an anesthesiologist at Baylor Scott & White Health in Dallas and immediate past president of the Texas Society of Anesthesiologists, recently joined Becker’s discuss what he believes is missing from […]

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Uncategorized Published - 1 August, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
Stellate Ganglion Block for the Management of Long COVID Symptoms

Mina G, Dhoon T Q, Rahimian R, et al. Cureus 17(7): e88686. doi:10.7759/cureus.88686 Photodynamic bone stabilization (PBSS) is a minimally invasive option often used in patients with metastatic bone disease who are poor surgical candidates. This case report presents a fatal cardiopulmonary collapse following balloon insufflation during PBSS in a 68-year-old woman with advanced sarcoma […]

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Uncategorized Published - 1 August, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
Fatal Complications During Photodynamic Bone Stabilization: A Case Report

Mina G, Dhoon TQ, Rahimian R, et al. Cureus. 2025;17(7):e88686. doi:10.7759/cureus.88686 This case report presents a rare and fatal complication during a photodynamic bone stabilization system (PBSS) procedure in a 68-year-old woman with metastatic sarcoma. Following balloon insufflation during the operation, the patient experienced sudden cardiopulmonary collapse due to presumed embolic debris—likely from bone marrow […]

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