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Uncategorized Published - 16 November, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Opioid Use in Pediatric Patients – Time to Reassess

Authors: Joseph P. Cravero, M.D., FAAP et al ASA Monitor 11 2016, Vol.80, 28-30. Opioids represent one of the time-honored tools for pediatric anesthesiologists in treating the most significant pain and suffering that confront our patients. While we continue to seek adequate pain treatment and avoid the consequences of inadequately treated pain, the reality of the ongoing […]

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Uncategorized Published - 16 November, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Anesthetic-Related Neurotoxicity – Current State of the Art

Authors: Caleb H. Ing, M.D., M.S. et al ASA Monitor 11 2016, Vol.80, 16-18. The possibility of anesthetic neurotoxicity was first suggested more than 15 years ago with findings of apoptosis in the brains of rodents after ethanol exposure during critical periods of neurodevelopment. A similar neuroapoptotic effect was soon identified in anesthetic agents and linked to […]

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Uncategorized Published - 15 November, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Selecting the Level of Positive End-expiratory Pressure for One-lung Ventilation: “By Formula” or “By Feel”?

Author: John Pfitzner, M.B.B.S., F.R.C.A. Anesthesiology 12 2016, Vol.125, 1254-1255. Blank et al  confirm that one-lung ventilation (OLV) is not without risk, but I have grave doubts about whether it is reasonable to conclude that “advances in our understanding of protective ventilation during OLV are likely to derive from well-designed randomized trials controlling for variables of inherent pathophysiologic […]

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Uncategorized Published - 15 November, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
High versus Low Technology in Assessment of Endotracheal Tube Position

Author: Hans-Joachim Priebe, M.D. Anesthesiology 12 2016, Vol.125, 1246-1247. I read with great interest the publication by Ramsingh et al. which elegantly shows that point-of-care ultrasound examination is considerably more accurate than chest auscultation in discriminating between endotracheal and endobronchial intubation. However, several factors limit the practicality of this technique in routine clinical practice. It requires unrestricted access […]

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Uncategorized Published - 15 November, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Detection of Inadvertent Endobronchial Intubation

Authors: Mohammad El-Orbany, M.D. Anesthesiology 12 2016, Vol.125, 1248 I read with interest the article by Ramsingh et al regarding point-of-care ultrasound verification of endotracheal tube (ETT) insertion depth. Numerous tests had been previously utilized to prevent and/or detect inadvertent endobronchial (main stem) intubation. Each one of these tests has its own advantages and limitations. Undoubtedly, the use […]

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