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Uncategorized Published - 24 January, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Electroencephalographic features of elderly patients during anesthesia induction with remimazolam

Authors: Hyoungkyu Kim et al  Anesthesiology January 2024. Background Although remimazolam is used as a general anesthetic in elderly patients due to its hemodynamic stability, the electroencephalogram (EEG) characteristics of remimazolam are not well-known. The purpose of this study was to identify the EEG features of remimazolam-induced unconsciousness in elderly patients and compare them with […]

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Uncategorized Published - 24 January, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Nitrosamine measures might disrupt anesthetic supply, Dr. Eric Tichy says

Author: Paige Twenter Becker’s Hospital Review Hospitals should start conserving supply of short-term anesthetics as drug manufacturers become more conservative with nitrosamine measures, according to Eric Tichy, PharmD. In 2021, the FDA issued a guidance for drugmakers on controlling impurities of nitrosamine, a probable carcinogen. The guidance recommended pharmaceutical companies to fully comply by October 2023. Dr. […]

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Uncategorized Published - 24 January, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Isoflurane Inhibits the Na+/K+-ATPase: Comment

Author: Mats Enlund, M.D., Ph.D. Anesthesiology December 2023. To the Editor: I was deeply impressed by the recently published work “Deep Isoflurane Anesthesia Is Associated with Alterations in Ion Homeostasis and Specific Na+/K+-ATPase Impairment in the Rat Brain” by Reiffurth et al. A long time ago, I was introduced by chance to Professor Gunnar Ronquist at […]

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Uncategorized Published - 24 January, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Mayo to launch weight loss drug telehealth service

Author: Jakob Emerson Becker’s Hospital Review The Mayo Clinic Diet, a weight loss program developed by the Rochester, Minn.-based health system, is launching a weight loss telemedicine service. The Mayo Clinic Diet Medical Weight Loss Rx program will offer direct access to weight loss medications, or GLP-1s, via video visits with Amwell Medical Group clinicians, […]

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Uncategorized Published - 23 January, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Brief Assessment of Patient Phenotype to Explain Variability in Postsurgical Pain and Opioid Consumption after Cesarean Delivery

Authors: Jingui He, RD, RN et al  Anesthesiology January 2024. Background Understanding factors that explain why some women experience greater postoperative pain and consume more opioids after cesarean delivery (CD) is crucial to building an evidence base for personalized prevention. Comprehensive psychosocial assessment with validated questionnaires in the preoperative period can be time-consuming. A 3-item […]

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