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Uncategorized Published - 9 February, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
1 in 3 Adults Diagnosed with Asthma Might Not Have It

Asthma was ruled out in a third of adults who were re-evaluated several years after first being diagnosed with the condition. The findings appear in JAMA. Over 600 randomly selected adults who’d received a physician diagnosis of asthma within the previous 5 years completed symptom questionnaires and underwent spirometry (patients on long-term oral steroids or unable […]

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Uncategorized Published - 9 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 - 9 February, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Does a Platelet Transfusion Independently Affect Bleeding and Adverse Outcomes in Cardiac Surgery?

Authors: Fabienne M. A. van Hout, M.D. et al Anesthesiology 3 2017, Vol.126, 441-449. Background: Conflicting results have been reported concerning the effect of platelet transfusion on several outcomes. The aim of this study was to assess the independent effect of a single early intraoperative platelet transfusion on bleeding and adverse outcomes in cardiac surgery patients. Methods: For […]

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Uncategorized Published - 9 February, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Incidence of Connected Consciousness after Tracheal Intubation: A Prospective, International, Multicenter Cohort Study of the Isolated Forearm Technique

Authors: Robert D. Sanders, M.B.B.S., Ph.D., F.R.C.A. et al Anesthesiology 2 2017, Vol.126, 214-222. Background: The isolated forearm technique allows assessment of consciousness of the external world (connected consciousness) through a verbal command to move the hand (of a tourniquet-isolated arm) during intended general anesthesia. Previous isolated forearm technique data suggest that the incidence of connected consciousness […]

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Uncategorized Published - 9 February, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Effects of Cardiopulmonary Bypass on Renal Perfusion, Filtration, and Oxygenation in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery

Authors: Lukas Lannemyr, M.D. et al Anesthesiology 2 2017, Vol.126, 205-213. Background: Acute kidney injury is a common complication after cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. The authors evaluated the effects of normothermic cardiopulmonary bypass on renal blood flow, glomerular filtration rate, renal oxygen consumption, and renal oxygen supply/demand relationship, i.e., renal oxygenation (primary outcome) in patients undergoing cardiac […]

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