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Uncategorized Published - 22 July, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Navigating Ketamine’s Promise: A Comprehensive Overview of Its Role in Chronic Pain Management

Authors: Alexander Bautista, MD, MBA, FASA et al  ASA Monitor July 2024, Vol. 88, 1–4. Chronic pain is defined as pain that persists for more than three months beyond the time frame of healing. It stands as a pervasive health challenge, emerging as a primary contributor to years lost due to disability on a global scale, […]

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Uncategorized Published - 22 July, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
SEE Question

ASA Monitor July 2024, Vol. 88, 14. A 19-year-old man is admitted to your trauma center after a gunshot wound to the chest. He is in hemorrhagic shock, and you are considering 4-factor prothrombin complex concentrate (4-PCC) in addition to blood transfusion. According to a recent study that compared 4-PCC with placebo for traumatically injured patients […]

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Uncategorized Published - 22 July, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Leveling the Playing Field: Leveraging Social Media to Improve Equity in Mentorship

Authors: John W. Patton, III, MD, MBA et al  ASA Monitor July 2024, Vol. 88, 29–30. Social media is defined as “forms of electronic communication (e.g., social networking and microblogging) through which users create online communities to share information, ideas, personal messages, and other content” (asamonitor.pub/3y9rAVf). Its origins can be traced back to the United States […]

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Uncategorized Published - 19 July, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Assessment of the Efficacy of Nalbuphine as an Adjuvant to Intrathecal Bupivacaine in Endoscopic Urological Surgeries for the Prolongation of Postoperative Analgesia

Authors: Raut Dessai S, Ninave S, Verma N, et al. Cureus 16(7): e64257. doi:10.7759/cureus.64257 Background In anaesthesiology, intrathecal drugs play pivotal roles in spinal anaesthesia. Despite their ability to induce a high sensory block, bupivacaine alone may not be adequate for postoperative analgesia. It often requires a substantial dose of postoperative rescue analgesia to manage […]

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Uncategorized Published - 19 July, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Anesthetic Management of Thoracoscopic Pulmonary Cystectomy in a Patient With Fontan Circulation and Disturbed Lung Inflation During Leakage Testing

Authors: Higashi A, Kinoshita M, Sudo K, et al. Cureus 16(7): e64391. doi:10.7759/cureus.64391 Abstract Congenital heart disease may require multiple cardiac surgeries during childhood. Subsequent non-cardiac surgeries increase the perioperative bleeding and hypoxia because of changes in circulation. An 18-year-old male patient with a history of multiple cardiac interventions, including Fontan surgery, underwent a thoracoscopic […]

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