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Uncategorized Published - 23 September, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Preoperative Surgical Risk Predictions Are Not Meaningfully Improved by Including the Surgical Apgar Score: An Analysis of the Risk Quantification Index and Present-On-Admission Risk Models

Anesthesiology 9 2015 Authors: Maxim A. Terkhov MS et al Background: Estimating surgical risk is critical for perioperative decision making and risk stratification. Current risk-adjustment measures do not integrate dynamic clinical parameters along with baseline patient characteristics, which may allow a more accurate prediction of surgical risk. The goal of this study was to determine whether the […]

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Uncategorized Published - 23 September, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Initial Experience of an Anesthesiology-based Service for Perioperative Management of Pacemakers and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators

Anesthesiology  9 2015 Authors: G. Alec Rooke, MD, PhD et al Background: Management of cardiovascular implantable electronic devices (CIEDs), including pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators, for surgical procedures is challenging due to the increasing number of patients with CIEDs and limited availability of trained providers. At the authors’ institution, a small group of anesthesiologists were trained to […]

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Uncategorized Published - 23 September, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Intraoperative Blood Pressure Affects 30-Day Mortality

Authors: Mascha EJ et al., Anesthesiology 2015 Jul 123:79 Intraoperative hypotension was much more important than intraoperative hypertension or BP variability. Adverse effects of severe hypotension during surgery are quite clear. But what about intraoperative hypertension or marked variability of blood pressure (BP) during surgery? Two studies shed light on this question. A study from six U.S. […]

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Uncategorized Published - 23 September, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
The Jaw Thrust Finds a Purpose During Flexible Fiberoptic Intubation

Authors: Chang JE et al., Anaesthesia 2015 Aug 70:933 During oral flexible fiberoptic intubation, the jaw-thrust maneuver was more effective when patients were in a semi-erect position than a supine position. An unobstructed path through the airway makes fiberoptic intubation easier to perform. Patient positioning, airway adjuncts, and jaw or tongue manipulation have all been used to improve […]

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Uncategorized Published - 23 September, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Delay to Epinephrine Linked with Worse Outcomes in Children with In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Authors: Andersen LW et al., JAMA 2015 Aug 25; 314:802 Among children with nonshockable rhythms, longer time to epinephrine administration was associated with lower likelihood of return of spontaneous circulation, survival at 24 hours, and survival to discharge with favorable neurologic outcome. Using data from the national Get With the Guidelines–Resuscitation registry from 2000 to 2014, investigators […]

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