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Uncategorized Published - 8 June, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Recognizing and Maximizing the Nexus of Perioperative Medicine and Narrative Medicine 2023

Author: Vetter, Thomas R. MD, MPH, MFA Anesthesia & Analgesia 136(4):p 665-674, April 2023.  Abstract Perioperative medicine remains an evolving, interdisciplinary subspecialty, which encompasses the unique perspectives and incorporates the respective vital expertise of numerous stakeholders. This integrated model of perioperative medicine and care has a wide-ranging set of clinical, strategic, and operational goals. Among […]

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Uncategorized Published - 8 June, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Association of Opioid Administration During General Anesthesia and Survival for Severely Injured Trauma Patients 2023

AUTHORS: Levy, Dominique T. BS et al  Anesthesia & Analgesia 136(5):p 905-912, May 2023. BACKGROUND: There is a lack of reported clinical outcomes after opioid use in acute trauma patients undergoing anesthesia. Data from the Pragmatic, Randomized, Optimal Platelet and Plasma Ratios (PROPPR) study were analyzed to examine opioid dose and mortality. We hypothesized that higher […]

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Uncategorized Published - 8 June, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Training Anesthesiology Residents to Care for the Traumatically Injured in the United States 2023

Authors: Blaine, Kevin P. MD, MPH, FASA et al  Anesthesia & Analgesia 136(5):p 861-876, May 2023. Abstract Training and education for trauma anesthesiology have been predicated on 2 primary pathways: learning through peripheral “complex, massive transfusion cases”—an assumption that is flawed due to the unique demands, skills, and knowledge of trauma anesthesiology—or learning through experiential education, […]

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Uncategorized Published - 8 June, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Nitrous Oxide in Obstetrics: Time to Deliver Differently? 2023

Authors: Melissa Kreso, MD, MSBA, FASA; Nina Schloemerkemper, MD, FRCA ASA Monitor June 2023, Vol. 87, 34–36. The climate crisis has been named the world’s biggest health threat by the United Nations. Greenhouse gases are a cause, and, unfortunately, greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. health care have increased by more than 30% over the last decade (Nature […]

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Uncategorized Published - 7 June, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Quiz: Post-Surgical Opioid Prescribing and Use

Author: Jack Israel MD, Jeff Gudin Pract Pain Manag. 2023 May/June;23(3). Clinical Challenge Test your clinical knowledge on persistent post-operative opioid use with these 4 questions. Hit submit to see the answers. 1. Persistent post-operative opioid use (PPOU) is commonly defined as filling any opioid prescription between __ and 365 days after surgery. a. 30 b. […]

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