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Uncategorized Published - 11 February, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
External Validation of the Simple Postoperative Acute Kidney Injury Risk Index in Patients Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit After Noncardiac Surgery

AUTHORS: Li, Nan MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia February 2025. BACKGROUND: The Simple Postoperative AKI Risk (SPARK) index is a novel model for predicting risk of postoperative acute kidney injury (PO-AKI) among patients after noncardiac surgery. However, the performance of the index has been inconsistent partly due to heterogeneity in case mix and effects […]

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Uncategorized Published - 11 February, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
The Impact of Program and Geographic Signaling on Anesthesia Residency Applications, Interviews, and the Match

AUTHORS: Dutoit, Andrea P. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia February 2025. BACKGROUND: Increased specialty competitiveness, alongside the inception of virtual interviews, has increased the number of applications submitted to the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) in anesthesiology. ERAS introduced signals to provide applicants with a means to demonstrate interest in a select group of […]

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Uncategorized Published - 10 February, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
Comparing General Anesthesia–Based Regimens for Endovascular Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke

AUTHORS: Plitman, Eric MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia January 2025. BACKGROUND: Total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA)-based and volatile-based general anesthesia have different effects on cerebral hemodynamics. The current work compares these 2 regimens in acute ischemic stroke patients undergoing endovascular therapy. METHODS: We conducted a systematic literature search across MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane, CINAHL, Web […]

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Uncategorized Published - 10 February, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
In Response

Authors: Daes, Jorge MD, FACS; Pantoja, Rafael MD Anesthesia & Analgesia January 27, 2025. Thank you for thoroughly examining our study and for giving us the opportunity to discuss the points you raised regarding our research published in Anesthesia & Analgesia. These issues were extensively discussed during the peer review process, which included robust dialogue with […]

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Uncategorized Published - 10 February, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
Autonomic Nerve Block and Anesthetic Agent Consumption: A Meaningful Difference?

Authors: Nivedita, MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia January 2025. To the Editor We read with great interest the recently published randomized controlled trial describing the impact on anesthetic agent consumption after autonomic neural blockade (ANB) as a part of combined anesthesia protocol in laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG). We commend Daes et al for studying the […]

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