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Uncategorized Published - 21 April, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
ASA Calls for Targeted NIH Funding for Anesthesia and Pain Research

On April 15, as part of the American Society of Anesthesiologists’ broader advocacy strategy to increase federal funding for anesthesia and pain medicine research, ASA submitted a written statement for the formal record of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies on the need for federal investment in […]

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Uncategorized Published - 20 April, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Head-Elevated Patient Positioning Decreases Complications of Emergent Tracheal Intubation in the Ward and Intensive Care Unit

Anesthesia & Analgesia: April 2016 – Volume 122 – Issue 4 – p 1101–1107 AUTHORS: Khandelwal, Nita MD, MS et al BACKGROUND: Based on the data from elective surgical patients, positioning patients in a back-up head-elevated position for preoxygenation and tracheal intubation can improve patient safety. However, data specific to the emergent setting are lacking. […]

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Uncategorized Published - 20 April, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
An Ethnographic Observational Study to Evaluate and Optimize the Use of Respiratory Acoustic Monitoring in Children Receiving Postoperative Opioid Infusions

Anesthesia & Analgesia: April 2016 – Volume 122 – Issue 4 – p 1132–1140 AUTHORS: Görges, Matthias PhD et al BACKGROUND: Respiratory depression in children receiving postoperative opioid infusions is a significant risk because of the interindividual variability in analgesic requirement. Detection of respiratory depression (or apnea) in these children may be improved with the […]

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Uncategorized Published - 20 April, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Hemodynamics of Phenylephrine Infusion Versus Lower Extremity Compression During Spinal Anesthesia for Cesarean Delivery: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study

Anesthesia & Analgesia: April 2016 – Volume 122 – Issue 4 – p 1120–1129 AUTHORS: Kuhn, Jana Christine MD et al BACKGROUND: Phenylephrine infusion is the current first-line choice for prevention of spinal hypotension during cesarean delivery. The optimal dosage regimen is still undetermined. A mechanical alternative, lower limb wrapping, has been examined in a […]

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Uncategorized Published - 20 April, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Increased Intraoperative Fluid Administration Is Associated with Severe Primary Graft Dysfunction After Lung Transplantation

Anesthesia & Analgesia: April 2016 – Volume 122 – Issue 4 – p 1081–1088 AUTHORS: Geube, Mariya A. MD et al BACKGROUND: Severe primary graft dysfunction (PGD) is a major cause of early morbidity and mortality in patients after lung transplantation. The etiology and pathophysiology of PGD is not fully characterized and whether intraoperative fluid […]

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