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Uncategorized Published - 2 January, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
A Point-Based Risk Calculator for Mortality After Hepatectomy

AUTHORS: Luu, Tiffany MD et al  Anesthesia & Analgesia 137(5):p 1039-1046, November 2023. BACKGROUND: Preoperative risk stratification for hepatectomy patients can aid clinical decision making. The objective of this retrospective cohort study was to determine postoperative mortality risk factors and develop a score-based risk calculator using a limited number of preoperative predictors to estimate mortality risk […]

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Uncategorized Published - 2 January, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Dexmedetomidine Prevents Chronic Incisional Pain After Brain Tumor Resection

AUTHORS: Zeng, Min MD, PhD et al  Anesthesia & Analgesia June 12, 2023. BACKGROUND: Dexmedetomidine was reported to reduce postoperative acute pain after neurosurgery. However, the efficacy of dexmedetomidine for preventing chronic incisional pain is uncertain. METHODS: This article is a secondary analysis of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Eligible patients were randomly allocated to […]

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Uncategorized Published - 2 January, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Cardiac dysfunction in patients affected by subarachnoid haemorrhage affects in-hospital mortality

AUTHORS: Messina, Antonio et al  European Journal of Anaesthesiology 40(6):p 442-449, June 2023. BACKGROUND Subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) is a life-threatening condition with associated brain damage. Moreover, SAH is associated with a massive release of catecholamines, which may promote cardiac injury and dysfunction, possibly leading to haemodynamic instability, which in turn may influence a patient’s outcome. OBJECTIVES […]

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Uncategorized Published - 2 January, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Medication Errors Related to Look-Alike, Sound-Alike Drugs—How Big is the Problem and What Progress is Being Made?

Author: Tricia A. Meyer, PharmD, MS, FASHP Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Volume 38, No. 2 • June 2023  BACKGROUND Administering the wrong medication is one of the most feared complications in any field of medicine. Anesthesia professionals are some of the only providers who prescribe, prepare, and administer their own medications. Therefore, the perceived fear among […]

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Uncategorized Published - 2 January, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
AMA: 73% of insurer markets were highly concentrated last year

Author: Paige Minemyer Fierce Healthcare Most insurer markets are highly concentrated, including many regions where a single payer dominates at least half of the market share, according to a new analysis from the American Medical Association. The AMA released an updated look at concentration in payer markets and found that across product lines, 73% of metropolitan statistical […]

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