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Uncategorized Published - 22 April, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Ultrasound-Guided Thoracic Paravertebral Blockade: A Retrospective Study of the Incidence of Complications

Anesthesia & Analgesia: April 2016 – Volume 122 – Issue 4 – p 1186–1191 AUTHORS: Pace, Meredith M. MD et al BACKGROUND: The benefits of thoracic paravertebral block (TPVB) have been demonstrated for patients undergoing surgery for breast cancer. However, pleural puncture resulting in pneumothorax is a serious complication associated with traditional approaches using guidance […]

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Uncategorized Published - 21 April, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Implications of Patient Age and ASA Physical Status for Operating Room Management Decisions

Anesthesia & Analgesia: April 2016 – Volume 122 – Issue 4 – p 1169–1177 AUTHORS: Luedi, Markus M. MD, MBA et al BACKGROUND: In elderly, high-risk patients, operating room (OR) turnaround times are especially difficult to estimate, and the managerial implications of patient age and ASA physical status for OR management decisions remain unclear. We […]

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Uncategorized Published - 21 April, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Amnesia of the Operating Room in the B-Unaware and BAG-RECALL Clinical Trials

Anesthesia & Analgesia: April 2016 – Volume 122 – Issue 4 – p 1158–1168 AUTHORS: Chen, Yulong BA et al BACKGROUND: Patient memories of the operating room (OR) may serve as the informational basis for assessing satisfaction with individual anesthesiologists. Furthermore, the provision of clinically important information may assume that perioperative memories are retained. Studies […]

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Uncategorized Published - 21 April, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Pharyngeal Oxygen Insufflation During AirTraq Laryngoscopy Slows Arterial Desaturation in Infants and Small Children

Anesthesia & Analgesia: April 2016 – Volume 122 – Issue 4 – p 1153–1157 AUTHORS: Windpassinger, Marita MD et al BACKGROUND: The extent to which insufflation of oxygen into the posterior pharynx during laryngoscopy prolongs adequate saturation in infants and small children remains unknown. Therefore, we compared oxygen saturation over time in preoxygenated small children […]

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Uncategorized Published - 21 April, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
The Effect of Intravenous Dexamethasone on Sugammadex Reversal Time in Children Undergoing Adenotonsillectomy

Anesthesia & Analgesia: April 2016 – Volume 122 – Issue 4 – p 1147–1152 AUTHORS: Gulec, Ersel MD et al BACKGROUND: Dexamethasone has been shown to cause inhibition of sugammadex reversal in functionally innervated human muscle cells. In this prospective, double-blind, randomized, controlled study, we evaluated the effect of dexamethasone on the reversal time of […]

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