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Uncategorized Published - 1 September, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
High Morbidity and Mortality Rates in Children With Multiple Intubation Attempts

There is a disturbingly high rate of morbidity and mortality in children with difficult airways who have undergone multiple intubation attempts, according to a database analysis by a multicenter research team. Severe complications in the cohort were also associated with body weight less than 10 kg and difficult airways that were unanticipated. At the heart […]

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Uncategorized Published - 1 September, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
‘Stratified’ Approach to Individualized Anaesthetic Care

Authors: S. Munirama; G. McLeod Br J Anaesth. 2015;114(4):543-545. Anaesthetists provide personalized care. Preoperative assessment guides decision-making, and awareness of risk based on clinical experience allows anaesthesia to be conducted in a way that aims to achieve the best possible clinical outcome for each patient while minimizing side-effects. This traditional approach has led to the use […]

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Uncategorized Published - 1 September, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Which Types of Peripheral Nerve Blocks Should Be Included in Residency Training Programs?

Authors: Marcia A Corvetto et al BMC Anesthesiol. 2015;15(32) Background: Despite the increasing use of regional anesthesia, specific recommendations regarding the type of procedures to be included in residency training programs are not currently available. We aimed to determine the nerve block techniques that practicing Chilean anesthesiologists perceived as essential to master during residency training. Methods: […]

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Uncategorized Published - 1 September, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
The Effect of Beta-blockade on Objectively Measured Physical Fitness in Patients With Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms

A Blinded Interventional Study Authors: M. A. West et al Br J Anaesth. 2015;114(6):878-885. Background: Perioperative beta-blockade is widely used, especially before vascular surgery; however, its impact on exercise performance assessed using cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) in this group is unknown. We hypothesized that beta-blocker therapy would significantly improve CPET-derived physical fitness in this group. Methods: […]

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Uncategorized Published - 31 August, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Fentanyl Bolus With Local Anaesthetic Produces Faster Onset of Labour Epidural Analgesia

Fentanyl 50 and 100 mcg is useful in accelerating the onset of labour analgesia without compromising safety, according to a study presented here at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society (CAS). “We have been decreasing our concentrations of our local anaesthetics, and we find that one of the impacts of that is […]

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