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Uncategorized Published - 4 February, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Intraoperative Core Temperature Patterns, Transfusion Requirement, and Hospital Duration in Patients Warmed with Forced Air

Authors: Zhuo Sun, M.D et al Published in The Journal of the American Society of Anesthesiologists 2 2015, Vol.122, 276-285. doi:10.1097/ALN.0000000000000551 Background: Core temperature patterns in patients warmed with forced air remain poorly characterized. Also unknown is the extent to which transient and mild intraoperative hypothermia contributes to adverse outcomes in broad populations. Methods: We evaluated esophageal (core) […]

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Uncategorized Published - 4 February, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Bleeding and the New Anticoagulants: Strategies and Concerns

Publshed in The Journal of the American Society of Anesthesiologists 2 2015, Vol.122, 236-237. doi:10.1097/ALN.0000000000000541 Authors: Charles Marc Samama, M.D., Ph.D., F.C.C.P.; Jerrold H. Levy, M.D., F.A.H.A., F.C.C.M. THE non–vitamin K antagonist K oral anticoagulants (NOACs) represent a major step forward as compared with low-molecular-weight heparins and vitamin K antagonists. Four active molecules are now available on the […]

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Uncategorized Published - 4 February, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Sodium Bicarbonate for Kidney Protection in Cardiac Surgery: Demise of Yet Another Magic Bullet?

Published in The Journal of the American Society of Anesthesiologists 2 2015, Vol.122, 233-235. doi:10.1097/ALN.0000000000000548 Authors: Duminda N. Wijeysundera, M.D., Ph.D.; Chirag R. Parikh, M.D., Ph.D. ACUTE kidney injury following cardiac surgery is associated with significant morbidity and mortality.  This important postoperative complication, termed cardiac surgery–associated acute kidney injury (CS-AKI), is multifactorial in etiology, with postulated causes including […]

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Uncategorized Published - 4 February, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Perioperative Temperature Management: Time for a New Standard of Care?

Author: Harriet W. Hopf, M.D. Published in The Journal of the American Society of Anesthesiologists 2 2015, Vol.122, 229-230. doi:10.1097/ALN.0000000000000552 When I started anesthesia residency in 1988, patients undergoing major surgery routinely arrived in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU) with a core temperature of 34.5° to 35°C. We did not fully understand how anesthesia causes hypothermia; […]

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Uncategorized Published - 3 February, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Postoperative Complications After Carotid Endarterectomy

Authors: Bennett KM et al., J Vasc Surg 2015 Jan 61:103 The 30-day rate of stroke or death was 3% in a large U.S. cohort. Perioperative complications — especially stroke or death — are key considerations when patients consider carotid endarterectomy. In this study, researchers used a national surgical database to determine rates and predictors of postoperative […]

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