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Uncategorized Published - 21 May, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
The Five Rs of Effective Anesthesia Management: A Comprehensive Approach

Somnia Anesthesia In the realm of healthcare reform, the American Society of Anesthesiologists has coined the concept of the “Three Rs” – delivering the right care, in the right place, at the right time. However, when it comes to anesthesia management, Somnia proposes expanding this framework to encompass two additional Rs: the right provider and […]

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Uncategorized Published - 21 May, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Platelet Transfusions: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

AUTHORS: Blumberg, Neil MD et al  Anesthesia & Analgesia 138(5):p 921-924, May 2024. Two recent commentaries,1 1 in the current issue of this journal,2 have addressed pressing issues concerning a commonly used therapy, platelet transfusion. Both are timely and succinct, pointing out that current practices are making life difficult for transfusion services, clinicians, and almost certainly harming patients. […]

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Uncategorized Published - 20 May, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
THE TOP 10 SURGICAL ADVANCES OF THE LAST 70 YEARS

Author: Richard Novak, MD THE ANESTHESIA CONSULTANT Anesthesiologists work with surgeons of every specialty. Remarkable surgeons made world-changing breakthroughs during the past 70 years. The top 10 surgical advances during this time included: • THE HEART-LUNG MACHINE • ARTHROSCOPY • HEART TRANSPLANTATION • THE FIBEROPTIC ENDOSCOPE • VIDEOLAPAROSCOPY • INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY/ANGIOPLASTY/STENTS • LIVER TRANSPLANTATION • […]

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Uncategorized Published - 20 May, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Artificial Intelligence in Anesthetic Care

AUTHORS: Estrada Alamo et al  Anesthesia & Analgesia 138(5):p 938-950, May 2024. BACKGROUND: This study explored physician anesthesiologists’ knowledge, exposure, and perceptions of artificial intelligence (AI) and their associations with attitudes and expectations regarding its use in clinical practice. The findings highlight the importance of understanding anesthesiologists’ perspectives for the successful integration of AI into anesthesiology, […]

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Uncategorized Published - 20 May, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Special Communication: Response to “Ensuring a Reliable Platelet Supply in the United States”

Authors: Burns, Carolyn D. MD et al  Anesthesia & Analgesia 138(5):p 925-927, May 2024 The recent “Perspective” published in the New England Journal of Medicine, on June 1, 2023, by Riley et al1 draws attention to the chronic and unreliable platelet supply and the need to expand technologies to collect and prepare platelet components more efficiently and rapidly. […]

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