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Uncategorized Published - 6 December, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
A Systematic Review on Long-Term Postsurgical Pain Outcomes; What Is the Effect of Upper Extremity Regional Anesthesia?

AUTHORS: Droog, Wouter MD et al  Anesthesia & Analgesia 137(2):p 365-374, August 2023. BACKGROUND: Chronic pain is a recognized complication of surgery, and it has been hypothesized that regional anesthesia might reduce the risk of development of chronic pain after upper extremity surgery. METHODS: A systematic literature review was performed to assess whether in patients undergoing […]

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Uncategorized Published - 6 December, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Hospital Leadership – A Difficult Task That Is Not Getting Any Easier

Authors: Zachary Deutch, MD, FASA; Russ Armistead, MBA ASA Monitor November 2023, Vol. 87, 10–11. Behind every successful leader is a great support network! Pictured are members of the Armistead family cheering on the Wake Forest football team. Left to right: Mr. Armistead’s wife, daughter, granddaughter, son-in-law, and grandson. Many ASA members have interacted with members […]

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Uncategorized Published - 6 December, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Movement-evoked pain versus pain at rest in postsurgical clinical trials, and, in meta-analyses

Authors: Ian Gilron, MD, MSc, FRCPC et al Anesthesiology November 2023. Background Given the widespread recognition that postsurgical movement-evoked pain (MEP) is generally more intense, and more functionally relevant, than pain at rest (PAR), we conducted an update to a previous 2011 review to re-evaluate the assessment of PAR and MEP in more recent postsurgical […]

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Uncategorized Published - 6 December, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Preoperative Ultrasound-Guided Internal Branch Block of Superior Laryngeal Nerve Reduces Postoperative Sore Throat Caused by Double Lumen Endotracheal Intubation

AUTHORS: Chen, Zheping MM et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 137(6):p 1270-1278, December 2023. BACKGROUND: Postoperative sore throat (POST) is one of the more common side effects of tracheal intubation patients under general anesthesia (GA) after extubation using double-lumen endobronchial tubes (DLTs). The internal branches of the superior laryngeal nerve (SLN) block (iSLNB) have been reported to […]

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Uncategorized Published - 6 December, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Age-Dependent Electroencephalogram Features in Infants Under Spinal Anesthesia Appear to Mirror Physiologic Sleep in the Developing Brain

AUTHORS: Santa Cruz Mercado, Laura A. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 137(6):p 1241-1249, December 2023.  BACKGROUND: Infants under spinal anesthesia appear to be sedated despite the absence of systemic sedative medications. In this prospective observational study, we investigated the electroencephalogram (EEG) of infants under spinal anesthesia and hypothesized that we would observe EEG features […]

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