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Uncategorized Published - 20 February, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Heart surgeons alarmed by high number of young patients choosing TAVR over SAVR

Author: Michael Walter | Cardiovascular Business A rising number of young patients with severe aortic stenosis are choosing to undergo transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) over surgery, according to new data presented Sunday, Jan. 28, at STS 2024, the annual meeting of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS). Back in 2020, the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association issued guidelines […]

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Uncategorized Published - 19 February, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
14 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN EXPERIENCED AND INEXPERIENCED ANESTHESIOLOGISTS

Author: Richard Novak, MD The Anesthesia Consultant Is your doctor an experienced anesthesia provider or a newbie? The list below chronicles the crescendo of growth of as I’ve witnessed it from a newly-trained anesthesia doctor to an expert practitioner. It’s a development of skills, maturity, and judgment over many years. As a patient, the only […]

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Uncategorized Published - 19 February, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Prevalence and Characteristics of Persistent Postoperative Pain After Thoracic Surgery

AUTHORS: Wang, Lu MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 137(1):p 48-57, July 2023 BACKGROUND: A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to investigate the prevalence and characteristics of persistent (≥3 months) postoperative pain (PPP) after thoracic surgery. METHODS: For this purpose, Medline, Embase, and CINAHL databases were searched for the prevalence and characteristics of […]

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Uncategorized Published - 19 February, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Examining Bleeding Risk, Transfusion-related Complications, and Strategies to Reduce Transfusions in Lung Transplantation

BAuthors: randi Bottiger, M.D. et al  Anesthesiology February 2024. In 2021, the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (Richmond, Virgina) recorded greater than 40,000 solid organ transplants, despite the COVID-19 pandemic.  Most of them were kidney transplants, an operation with less blood loss and need for allogeneic transfusions compared to liver, heart, or lung transplantation. Due to […]

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Uncategorized Published - 19 February, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Perioperative Red Blood Cell Transfusion Is Associated With Adverse Cardiovascular Outcomes in Heart Valve Surgery

AUTHORS: Kim, Hee Jung MD, PhD et al  Anesthesia & Analgesia 137(1):p 153-161, July 2023. BACKGROUND: We examined the relationship between blood transfusion and long-term adverse events to evaluate the clinical impact of red blood cell (RBC) transfusion on patients undergoing cardiac valve surgery. METHODS: From the National Health Insurance Service database, individuals undergoing heart valve […]

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