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Uncategorized Published - 5 April, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
People with cluster headaches more likely to have other illnesses, study finds 2023

Author: Anna Guildford, Ph.D. MedicalNewsToday Cluster headaches are a rare condition affecting 1 in every 1,000 people. They are dramatic, painful, debilitating attacks of pain centered around one side of the head. People with cluster headaches are nearly twice as likely to take time off work than those without. New research has shown 92% of […]

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Uncategorized Published - 5 April, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Incidence of Interstitial Alveolar Syndrome on Point-of-Care Lung Ultrasonography in Pre-eclamptic Women With Severe Features 2023

AUTHORS: Yagani, Seshagiribabu MD et al  Anesthesia & Analgesia January 20, 2023. BACKGROUND: Lung interstitial edema is a clinically silent pathology that develops before overt pulmonary edema among pre-eclamptic women with severe features. Point-of-care lung ultrasonography (LUS) has been suggested as an accessible bedside tool that may identify lung interstitial edema before developing clinical signs […]

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Uncategorized Published - 5 April, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Nociception Level Index–Guided Intraoperative Analgesia for Improved Postoperative Recovery 2023

AUTHORS: Ruetzler, Kurt MD, PhD, FAHA et al  Anesthesia & Analgesia 136(4):p 761-771, April 2023. BACKGROUND: Nociception is the physiological response to nociceptive stimuli, normally experienced as pain. During general anesthesia, patients experience and respond to nociceptive stimuli by increasing blood pressure and heart rate if not controlled by preemptive analgesia. The PMD-200 system from Medasense […]

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Uncategorized Published - 5 April, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Postoperative pulmonary complications in the ENIGMA II Trial 2023

DG Journal Club AUTHORS: Philip J Peyton, Grace Liskaser, Alexander Ho, Harry Marsh Anesthesiology. 2023 Jan 16 BACKGROUND Nitrous oxide (N2O) promotes absorption atelectasis in poorly ventilated lung segments at high inspired concentrations. The ENIGMA Trial found a higher incidence of postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) and wound sepsis with N2O anesthesia in major surgery compared to FIO2 […]

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Uncategorized Published - 4 April, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
The Effect of Intrathecal Morphine on Postoperative Opioid Consumption in Patients Undergoing Abdominal Surgery for Gynecologic Malignancy 2023

AUTHORS: Bang, Yu Jeong MD et al  Anesthesia & Analgesia January 20, 2023. BACKGROUND: Surgery for gynecologic malignancy via midline-laparotomy leads to severe postoperative pain. Adequate pain control while sparing opioid consumption does offer benefits in postoperative complications and recovery. Intrathecal morphine (ITM) provides simple and effective analgesia. In this randomized trial, we compared postoperative […]

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