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Uncategorized Published - 18 May, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
A Multicenter Pilot Study Assessing Regional Cerebral Oxygen Desaturation Frequency During Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Responsiveness to an Intervention Algorithm

Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 2016 AUTHORS: Subramanian, Balachundhar MD et al BACKGROUND: The purpose of this multicenter pilot study was to: (1) determine the frequency of regional cerebral oxygen saturation (rScO2) desaturations during cardiac surgery involving cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB); (2) evaluate the accuracy of clinician-identified rScO2 desaturations compared with those recorded continuously during surgery by […]

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Uncategorized Published - 17 May, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Pain After Unilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial Examining the Analgesic Effectiveness of a Combined Adductor Canal Peripheral Nerve Block with Periarticular Infiltration Versus Adductor Canal Nerve Block Alone Versus Periarticular Infiltration Alone.

Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 2016 AUTHORS: Sawhney, Monakshi PhD, NP(Adult) et al BACKGROUND: Total knee arthroplasty is a painful surgery that requires early mobilization for successful joint function. Multimodal analgesia, including spinal analgesia, nerve blocks, periarticular infiltration (PI), opioids, and coanalgesics, has been shown to effectively manage postoperative pain. Both adductor canal (AC) and PI […]

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Uncategorized Published - 17 May, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
The Sounds of Desaturation: A Survey of Commercial Pulse Oximeter Sonifications

Anesthesia & Analgesia: May 2016 – Volume 122 – Issue 5 – p 1395–1403 AUTHORS: Loeb, Robert G. MD et al BACKGROUND: The pulse oximeter has been a standard of care medical monitor for >25 years. Most manufacturers include a variable-pitch pulse tone in their pulse oximeters. Research has shown that the acoustic properties of […]

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Uncategorized Published - 17 May, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Utah Governor Signs Anesthesia Requirement for Some Abortions

Utah’s governor on Monday signed a bill requiring doctors to administer anesthesia to women receiving an abortion at the 20th week of gestation, his office said. The bill, the first of its kind in the nation according to the Salt Lake Tribune, states that an anesthetic or analgesic will “eliminate or alleviate organic pain to […]

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Uncategorized Published - 17 May, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
The Association Between Progesterone, Estradiol, and Oxytocin and Heat Pain Measures in Pregnancy: An Observational Cohort Study.

Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 2016 AUTHORS: Frölich, Michael A. MD, MS et al BACKGROUND: Hormonal action has been implicated as a possible mechanism for pregnancy-induced analgesia. Previous investigators have reported an increase in heat pain tolerance during labor compared with nonpregnant controls and postulated it was because of the hormonal changes during pregnancy. However, these […]

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