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Uncategorized Published - 19 June, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Combined platelet and red blood cell recovery during on-pump cardiac surgery using same™ by i-SEP autotransfusion device: a first-in-human non-comparative study (i-TRANSEP study).

Authors: Alexandre Mansour, M.D., Ph.D. et al  Anesthesiology June 2023. Background Centrifugation-based autotransfusion devices only salvage red blood cells while platelets are removed. The same™ device (i-SEP, France) is an innovative filtration-based autotransfusion device able to salvage both red blood cells and platelets. We tested the hypothesis that this new device could allow a red […]

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Uncategorized Published - 19 June, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
CRQs in Anaesthesia: Constructed Response Questions for Exams

By Vasu Thanthullu, M.B.B.S., M.D., D.N.B., F.R.C.A., F.F.P.M.R.C.A., Dip. Pain Mgt., et al , TFM Publishing 2019 Pages: 550. Price: $49.95. Jessica Reardon, D.O. Anesthesiology June 2023. In recent years, the Royal College of Anaesthestists (the governing body of anesthesia in the United Kingdom) has switched from short answer questions to constructed response questions on their […]

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Uncategorized Published - 19 June, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Ethnic disparities in obstetric anaesthetic care

Authors: Mike Charlesworth and Andrew Klein #TheAnesthesiaBlog July 2023 The association between ethnicity and outcomes in obstetrics is well known, but there has been little published about its relationship with obstetric anaesthetic care. This new national cohort study of women who gave birth between 2011–2021 from Bamber et al. finds differences between ethnic groups in rates of […]

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Uncategorized Published - 19 June, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Visual Illusion Results in Malfunction of Anesthesia Machine Sensors 2023

AUTHORS: Steven Simon et al Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Volume 38, No. 2 June 2023  A 57-year-old male underwent a robotic assisted ventral hernia repair under general endotracheal anesthesia. This was the first case of the day and the Avance CS2 (GE Healthcare, Chicago, IL) machine passed the automated check. There was no reported malfunction of […]

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Uncategorized Published - 16 June, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Morphine and Hydromorphone Effects, Side Effects, and Variability: A Crossover Study in Human Volunteers

Authors: Konrad Meissner, M.D. et al  Anesthesiology July 2023, Vol. 139, 16–34. Background Balancing between opioid analgesia and respiratory depression continues to challenge clinicians in perioperative, emergency department, and other acute care settings. Morphine and hydromorphone are postoperative analgesic standards. Nevertheless, their comparative effects and side effects, timing, and respective variabilities remain poorly understood. This study […]

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