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Uncategorized Published - 29 April, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Effect of Performance Deficiencies on Graduation and Board Certification Rates: A 10-yr Multicenter Study of Anesthesiology Residents

Authors: Judi A. Turner, M.D., Ph.D. et al Anesthesiology published on 4 2016. Background: This multicenter, retrospective study was conducted to determine how resident performance deficiencies affect graduation and board certification. Methods: Primary documents pertaining to resident performance were examined over a 10-yr period at four academic anesthesiology residencies. Residents entering training between 2000 and 2009 were included, […]

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Uncategorized Published - 28 April, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Effect of Exogenous Albumin on the Incidence of Postoperative Acute Kidney Injury in Patients Undergoing Off-pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery with a Preoperative Albumin Level of Less Than 4.0 g/dl

Authors: Eun-Ho Lee, M.D. et al Anesthesiology 5 2016, Vol.124, 1001-1011 Background: Hypoalbuminemia may increase the risk of acute kidney injury (AKI). The authors investigated whether the immediate preoperative administration of 20% albumin solution affects the incidence of AKI after off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery. Methods: In this prospective, single-center, randomized, parallel-arm double-blind trial, 220 patients with preoperative […]

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Uncategorized Published - 28 April, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Do You Believe What You See or What You Hear?: Ultrasoundversus Stethoscope for Perioperative Clinicians

Authors: Shiroh Isono, M.D., Ph.D. et al Anesthesiology 5 2016, Vol.124, 989-991 Many perioperative clinicians wear a stethoscope and frequently use it for auscultation to, among other things, confirm endotracheal intubation or to rule out esophageal or unintended bronchial intubation. As a matter of routine, auscultation has been used for decades immediately after intubation or whenever […]

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Uncategorized Published - 28 April, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Adductor Canal Block Provides Noninferior Analgesia and Superior Quadriceps Strength Compared with Femoral Nerve Block in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Authors: Faraj W. Abdallah, M.D. et al Anesthesiology 5 2016, Vol.124, 1053-1064. Background: By targeting the distal branches of the femoral nerve in the mid-thigh, the adductor canal block (ACB) can preserve quadriceps muscle strength while providing analgesia similar to a conventional femoral nerve block (FNB) for inpatients undergoing major knee surgery. In this randomized, double-blind, noninferiority […]

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Uncategorized Published - 28 April, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Opioid abuse costs U.S. employers $18 billion in sick days and medical expenses

Opioid abuse could be costing U.S. employers about $18 billion a year in lost productivity and medical expenses, according to a study that also finds employers are paying for one-third of opioid prescriptions that end up being abused. Health information firm, Castlight Health on Wednesday released an analysis of aggregated data from nearly a million employer-based health […]

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