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Uncategorized Published - 4 October, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
One-year Outcomes of Spinal versus General Anesthesia: Comment

Authors: Timothy R. Petersen, Ph.D. et al  Anesthesiology October 2024, Vol. 141, 811. To the Editor: We read with interest the recent report on the Regional versus General Anesthesia for Promoting Independence after Hip Fracture (REGAIN) study of 1-yr survival with general versus spinal anesthesia in proximal femur fracture repair. Those authors reported (p. 380) that the choice […]

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Uncategorized Published - 3 October, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Not So FAST: Pearls and Pitfalls of the Left Upper Quadrant Window during the Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma

Authors: Yuriy S. Bronshteyn, M.D. et al  Anesthesiology October 2024, Vol. 141, 752–754. The Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma (FAST) exam has for decades been used to screen for free peritoneal and pericardial fluid in blunt trauma. Although the exam was originally developed for blunt trauma, anesthesiologists have also demonstrated its utility in narrowing the […]

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Uncategorized Published - 3 October, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Lung Isolation of Patients with Lung Transposition

Authors: Dan Zhao, M.M. et al  Anesthesiology October 2024, Vol. 141, 750–751. A 51-year-old female patient with mirror-image dextrocardia and lung transposition (three lobes in the left lung and two lobes in the right) underwent thoracoscopic resection of an anterior mediastinal mass and partial right lung. Preoperative chest computed tomography revealed the take-off of the upper […]

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Uncategorized Published - 3 October, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Perioperative Mortality after COVID-19 Exposure: Comment

Authors: María Claudia Niño, M.D. et al  Anesthesiology October 2024, Vol. 141, 806–807. To the Editor: We have read with great interest the recently published article by Aziz et al.  in which they observed that patients with a positive COVID-19 test within 2 weeks of surgery had higher probabilities of postoperative pulmonary complications (14% vs. 10%) and mortality […]

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Uncategorized Published - 3 October, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Discover The Best Anesthesiologist Opportunity in New Mexico

We are seeking a dedicated anesthesiologist to join our all-anesthesiologist group. Our team will consist of 4 full-time providers and 1 for vacation relief, managing 3 operating rooms. Position Highlights: Zero call for 3 weeks, followed by 1 week of call without daytime work only call after 7 PM therefore you may not work the […]

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