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Uncategorized Published - 11 February, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Anesthesia for the elderly outpatient

Published in Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology: December 2014 – Volume 27 – Issue 6 – p 563–575 Authors: Aurini, Lucia et al Purpose of review: As the number of ambulatory surgery procedures continues to grow in an aging global society, the implementation of evidence-based perioperative care programs for the elderly patients will assume increased importance. […]

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Uncategorized Published - 10 February, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Calibrated versus uncalibrated arterial pressure waveform analysis in monitoring cardiac output with transpulmonary thermodilution in patients with severe sepsis and septic shock: An observational study

Published in European Journal of Anaesthesiology: January 2015 – Volume 32 – Issue 1 – p 5–12 Authors: Slagt, Cornelis; Helmi, Mochamat; Malagon, Ignacio; Groeneveld, A.B. Johan BACKGROUND: Cardiac output (CO) measurement is often required in critically ill patients. The performances of newer, less invasive techniques require evaluation in patients with severe sepsis and septic […]

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Uncategorized Published - 10 February, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Joan Rivers’s Daughter Files Malpractice Suit Against Manhattan Clinic

I wanted to share this with our readers since we provide anesthesia for patients. The anesthesiologist was getting nervous. Joan Rivers, the comic known for her sassy wit and raspy voice, had been complaining of more than the usual hoarseness. Now Ms. Rivers was on the operating table at an Upper East Side clinic and […]

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Uncategorized Published - 10 February, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Noninvasive Ventilation Often Is Paramount for Severe COPD Exacerbations

Published in JAMA Intern Med 2014 Dec 1; 174:1982 Authors: Lindenauer PK et al. Compared with invasive ventilation for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations, noninvasive positive pressure ventilation was associated with lower in-hospital mortality, length of stay, and cost. Based on meta-analysis of randomized, controlled trials, noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) is the only intervention […]

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Uncategorized Published - 10 February, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Feds speed plans for value-based payments

Half of provider payments in five years will be tied to quality of care The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Monday said it would fundamentally reform how it pays providers for treating Medicare patients in the coming years. The intent, according to HHS officials, is to cut down on the volume […]

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