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Uncategorized Published - 8 December, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
IARS Mentored Research Award Recipient Interview

The Trajectory and Significance of Perioperative Changes in Alzheimer’s Disease Biomarkers AUTHOR: Miles Berger, MD, PhD When Miles Berger, MD, PhD, received the email to tell him he had been awarded the 2014 IARS Mentored Research Award, he initially thought it was a mistake. Newly on faculty at Duke University Medical Center, he had already […]

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Uncategorized Published - 7 December, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Anesthesiologists as Leaders in Health Equity

Authors: Adam J. Milam, MD, PhD, FASE; Abimbola (Bola) Faloye, MD, FASE, FASA ASA Monitor December 2023, Vol. 87, 27–29. The COVID-19 pandemic revealed major flaws in the public health system of the United States and exposed profound health care disparities fueled by health inequities. Since 2020, there have been considerable attention and resources directed at diversity, […]

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Uncategorized Published - 7 December, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Intraoperative mechanical power and postoperative pulmonary complications in non-cardiothoracic elective surgery patients

Authors: Bertrand Elefterion, MD et al  Anesthesiology November 2023. Background Postoperative Pulmonary Complications (PPC) is a major issue that impacts outcomes of surgical patients. Our hypothesis was that the intraoperative ventilation parameters are associated with occurrence of PPCs. Methods We conducted a single-center retrospective cohort-study at the Lille University Hospital, France. We included 33701 adults […]

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Uncategorized Published - 7 December, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Phosphate NIMA-Related Kinase 2-Dependent Epigenetic Pathways in Dorsal Root Ganglion Neurons Mediates Paclitaxel-Induced Neuropathic Pain

AUTHORS: Hsieh, Ming-Chun PhD et al  Anesthesia & Analgesia 137(6):p 1289-1301, December 2023. BACKGROUND: The microtubule-stabilizing drug paclitaxel (PTX) is an important chemotherapeutic agent for cancer treatment and causes peripheral neuropathy as a common side effect that substantially impacts the functional status and quality of life of patients. The mechanistic role for NIMA-related kinase 2 (NEK2) […]

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Uncategorized Published - 7 December, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Dynamic Nomogram for Predicting the Risk of Perioperative Neurocognitive Disorders in Adults

AUTHORS: Song, Ai-lin MS et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 137(6):p 1257-1269, December 2023. BACKGROUND: Simple and rapid tools for screening high-risk patients for perioperative neurocognitive disorders (PNDs) are urgently needed to improve patient outcomes. We developed an online tool with machine-learning algorithms using routine variables based on multicenter data. METHODS: The entire dataset was composed of […]

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