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Uncategorized Published - 26 March, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Anesthetic management of patients with Joubert syndrome: a retrospective analysis of a single-institutional case series

Published in Paediatr Anaesth. 2014 Nov;24(11):1180-4. Authors: Sriganesh K et al OBJECTIVE: To analyze the anesthetic techniques used for sedation during magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) study of patients with Joubert syndrome (JS) and assess the safety and efficacy of these anesthetic regimens in these children. BACKGROUND: Joubert syndrome is a rare neurological disorder with significant anesthetic […]

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Uncategorized Published - 26 March, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Perioperative respiratory complications following awake and deep extubation in children undergoing adenotonsillectomy

Published in Paediatr Anaesth. 2015 Apr;25(4):392-9 Authors: Baijal RG et al BACKGROUND: Perioperative respiratory complications after adenotonsillectomy (T&A) are common and have been described to occur more frequently in children below 3 years of age, those with cranio-facial abnormalities, Down syndrome, obstructive sleep apnea, morbid obesity, and failure to thrive. AIMS: To investigate the association between awake […]

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Uncategorized Published - 26 March, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Unintentional epidural injection of 88 μg·kg(-1) of epinephrine

Published in Paediatr Anaesth. 2014 Nov;24(11):1185-7 Authors: August DA et al We report the effects of 88 μg·kg(-1) of epinephrine (1:10,000) injected into the caudal epidural space of a 42-week postconceptual age infant. No long-term neurological or cardiovascular sequelae occurred. Noninvasive cardiac output (CO) monitoring revealed increased CO, contractility, and stroke volume for about an hour, […]

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Uncategorized Published - 25 March, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Does Carotid Artery Stenosis Predict Perioperative Stroke After Noncardiac Surge

Published in Anesthesiology 2014 Nov. Authors: Sonny A et al. A retrospective study suggests no association. Does carotid artery stenosis predispose patients who undergo noncardiac, noncarotid surgery to perioperative stroke? To find out, Cleveland Clinic researchers performed this retrospective study. During a 5-year period, 2110 patients who underwent noncardiac surgery had carotid duplex ultrasonography performed within […]

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Uncategorized Published - 25 March, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Emergence agitation after orthognathic surgery: a randomised controlled comparison between sevoflurane and desflurane.

Published in Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2015 Feb;59(2):224-31 Authors: Choi GJ et al BACKGROUND: This study aimed to compare emergence agitation following sevoflurane and desflurane anaesthesia in adults undergoing orthognathic surgery. The hypothesis was that there might be a difference in the incidence of emergence agitation following sevoflurane and desflurane anaesthesia considering the difference in blood solubility […]

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