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Uncategorized Published - 12 December, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Evidence-based Perioperative Practice Utilization among Various Racial Populations—A Retrospective Cohort Trending Analysis of Lower Extremity Total Joint Arthroplasty Patients

Authors: Jiabin Liu, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.S.A. et al  Anesthesiology December 2023, Vol. 139, 769–781. Background Various studies have demonstrated racial disparities in perioperative care and outcomes. The authors hypothesize that among lower extremity total joint arthroplasty patients, evidence-based perioperative practice utilization increased over time among all racial groups, and that standardized evidence-based perioperative practice care protocols […]

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Uncategorized Published - 11 December, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Biased About Our Biases: How Cognitive Bias Impacts Patient Safety

ASA Monitor December 2023, Vol. 87, 13. Human thinking is based on acquired, processed, and stored knowledge. Personal beliefs, emotions, and experiences are also stored and incorporated into thought processes. Bias is defined as a preference toward or away from an idea or action. It is a personal reality based on perception of available information that […]

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Uncategorized Published - 11 December, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Anesthesia Incident Reporting System Case 2023-12: Bone Cement Implantation Syndrome

ASA Monitor December 2023, Vol. 87, 1–7. Case presentation A 78-year-old male presented with a right femoral head fracture after recent fall. PMH included heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (EF 28%), COPD, hypertension, Type II DM, and chronic renal insufficiency. Outpatient medications included furosemide, quinapril, empagliflozin, and albuterol MDI. The patient was admitted and scheduled […]

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Uncategorized Published - 11 December, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Labor and Pain Management Strategies for Patients with Opioid Use Disorder

Author: Kim Sumrak ASA Monitor December 2023, Vol. 87, 30. Childbirth can be difficult for any woman, yet for one who has opioid use disorder (OUD), the situation can quickly become even more daunting. Parturients oftentimes face the societal stigma that comes with opioid use disorder. These women may feel very anxious confiding in their practitioners, […]

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Uncategorized Published - 11 December, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Electrical Impedance Tomography Identifies Evolution of Regional Perfusion in a Porcine Model of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Authors: Kevin T. Martin, M.D. et al  Anesthesiology December 2023, Vol. 139, 815–826. Background Bedside electrical impedance tomography could be useful to visualize evolving pulmonary perfusion distributions when acute respiratory distress syndrome worsens or in response to ventilatory and positional therapies. In experimental acute respiratory distress syndrome, this study evaluated the agreement of electrical impedance tomography […]

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