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Uncategorized Published - 9 May, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
Assessing Older Anesthesiologists

AUTHORS: Johnstone, Robert MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 140(5):p 1105-1110, May 2025. Some medical staff leaders think neuropsychologic testing and specialty-specific vision and motor testing constitute best practices for assessing older physicians before renewing their practice privileges.1 They reason that the cognitive decline of some older anesthesiologists could impair their abilities to diagnose accurately or plan […]

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Uncategorized Published - 9 May, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
Detection and Evaluation of Procalcitonin Variants As Diagnostic Tools in Systemic Inflammation

AUTHORS: Kintrup, Sebastian MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 140(5):p 1073-1082, May 2025. BACKGROUND: Procalcitonin is an indicator of systemic inflammation associated with major surgery or sepsis. Procalcitonin exists in a full-length and truncated variant as a result of dipeptidylpeptidase-4 (DPP4)-cleavage. We recently identified differential biological activity of both variants. Here, we present an immunoassay-based method […]

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Uncategorized Published - 8 May, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
Impact of Neuraxial Preservative-Free Morphine in Vaginal Delivery on Opiate Consumption and Recovery

AUTHORS: Katz, Daniel MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 140(5):p 1063-1070, May 2025. BACKGROUND: Neuraxial opioids are commonly used after cesarean delivery (CD). However, they are not commonly used after vaginal delivery (VD) though some studies have suggested they may be beneficial from a pain perspective. However, they did not evaluate other potential benefits including patient […]

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Uncategorized Published - 8 May, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
Is the Compassion of Anesthesiologists Associated With Postoperative Pain and Patient Experience?

AUTHORS: Mitrev, Ludmil V. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 140(5):p 1040-1047, May 2025. BACKGROUND: Patient perception of physician compassion may be associated with improved health outcomes, yet it is unclear whether it is associated with postoperative pain reduction or improved patient experience metrics in same-day surgery patients. We hypothesized that higher anesthesiologist compassion during the […]

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Uncategorized Published - 8 May, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
Intraoperative Opioid Administration Variation in Cardiac Surgery: Predictable, Yet Not Personalized

AUTHORS: Rolfzen, Megan L. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 140(5):p 1012-1014, May 2025. Significant attention, time, and research have been devoted to the reduction of opioid consumption, both in the context of chronic pain treatment and for perioperative use. The 2023 Lancet Commission was dedicated to understanding the causes of the opioid crisis and headlining efforts to […]

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