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Uncategorized Published - 4 January, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Trending Ability of End-Tidal Capnography Monitoring During Mechanical Ventilation to Track Changes in Arterial Partial Pressure of Carbon Dioxide in Critically Ill Patients With Acute Brain Injury

AUTHORS: Coëffic, Adrien MD et al  Anesthesia & Analgesia June 2023. BACKGROUND: Changes in arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide (Paco2) may alter cerebral perfusion in critically ill patients with acute brain injury. Consequently, international guidelines recommend normocapnia in mechanically ventilated patients with acute brain injury. The measurement of end-tidal capnography (Etco2) allows its approximation. […]

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Uncategorized Published - 4 January, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Prevalence and Persistence of Prescription Opioid Use Following Hospital Discharge After Childbirth

AUTHORS: Varney, Bianca MIPH et al  Anesthesia & Analgesia June 2023. BACKGROUND: Opioid analgesics are used for acute postpartum pain relief but carry risks, including persistent long-term opioid use. Our primary objective was to estimate the prevalence of persistent use following hospital discharge after childbirth. METHODS: We conducted a population-based cohort study of women discharged […]

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Uncategorized Published - 4 January, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Is Continuous Intraoperative Monitoring of Mean Arterial Pressure as Good as the Hypotension Prediction Index Algorithm?

Authors: Marijn P. Mulder, M.Sc. et al  Anesthesiology June 2023, Vol. 138, 657–658. To the Editor: The Hypotension Prediction Index is a validated machine learning algorithm based on numerous characteristics of the arterial waveform and aimed at predicting hypotension up to 15 min in advance.  The recent special article by Enevoldsen and Vistisen focused on the data […]

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Uncategorized Published - 4 January, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Visual Illusion Results in Malfunction of Anesthesia Machine Sensors

Authors: Steven Simon et al  Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Volume 38, No. 2 • June 2023  A 57-year-old male underwent a robotic assisted ventral hernia repair under general endotracheal anesthesia. This was the first case of the day and the Avance CS2 (GE Healthcare, Chicago, IL) machine passed the automated check. There was no reported malfunction of […]

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Uncategorized Published - 4 January, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
New Practice Guidelines for Neuromuscular Blockade

Authors: Connie Chung, MD et al Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Volume 38, No. 2 • June 2023  The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Committee on Practice Parameters (CPP), chaired by Karen Domino, MD, MPH, created a task force to develop guidelines for neuromuscular blockade (NMB) to improve patient safety and satisfaction. The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation […]

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