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Uncategorized Published - 31 October, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Pharynx volume derived from three-dimensional computed tomography is associated with difficult intubation in spinal deformity surgery

DG Journal Club AUTHORS: Xiaoyan Li, Bei An, Bailin Jiang, Shuai Xu Medicine (Baltimore). 2022 Oct 14; 101(41): e31139 Spinal abnormality surgery, including surgery for ankylosing spondylitis and idiopathic scoliosis, can present significant challenges to anesthesiologists because of the potential difficult airway. The bedside screening tests routinely used to detect difficult airways are highly variable. […]

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Uncategorized Published - 31 October, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
A case of unexpected intraoperative airway obstruction in a patient with an aneurysm of the ascending aorta and aortic arch

DG Journal Club AUTHORS: Jianming Yue, Leng Zhou, Peng Liang Anaesth Intensive Care. 2022 Oct 10 Upper airway compression is one of the clinical manifestations of thoracic aortic aneurysm, which is associated with poor prognosis and high mortality. A 44-year-old patient with ascending aortic and arch aneurysm who was scheduled for Bentall surgery and total […]

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Uncategorized Published - 31 October, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Anesthesia in Low-Resourced Settings. Near Misses and Lessons Learned

Authors: G. Brock-Utne et al Anesthesiology September 2022. Physician training requires the highest intelligence quotient of all professions to assimilate the vast amounts of complex knowledge required. The most critical decision-making medical specialty is anesthesiology, which requires much art of practicing medicine. That art is acquired via experience from years of medical practice. Clinical experience can also be gleaned from studying […]

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Uncategorized Published - 31 October, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Vitamin B1 may decrease the chances of migraine headaches

Author: Jessica Norris MedicalNewsToday Migraine headaches can be debilitating and difficult to treat. Researchers are still working to discover factors that influence migraine development and the best ways to treat and prevent these headaches. A​ recent study found that diets high in the B vitamin thiamine were associated with a decreased risk of migraine. Migraine […]

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Uncategorized Published - 28 October, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Local anesthetic cardiac toxicity is mediated by cardiomyocyte calcium dynamics

Authors: Julia Plakhotnik, B.Sc. et at  Anesthesiology September 2022. Background Long-lasting local anesthetic use for perioperative pain control is limited by possible cardiotoxicity (e.g., arrhythmias and contractile depression), potentially leading to cardiac arrest. Off-target cardiac sodium channel blockade is considered the canonical mechanism behind cardiotoxicity, however, it does not fully explain the observed toxicity variability […]

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