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Uncategorized Published - 19 October, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Multidisciplinary Difficult Airway Team Characteristics, Airway Securement Success, and Clinical Outcomes

AUTHORS: Vinciya Pandian et al Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2022 Oct 2 34894221123124 OBJECTIVE To investigate whether implementation of a multidisciplinary airway team was associated with improvement in (1) rate of successful airway securement at first attempt; (2) time to secure airway; and (3) overall complication rate in patients with a difficult airway, as compared […]

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Uncategorized Published - 19 October, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
External Validation of a Multivariable Prediction Model for Placenta Accreta Spectrum

AUTHORS: Singh, Shubhangi MD et al  Anesthesia & Analgesia: October 06, 2022 BACKGROUND: Placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) is a disorder of abnormal placentation associated with severe postpartum hemorrhage, maternal morbidity, and mortality. Predelivery prediction of this condition is important to determine appropriate delivery location and multidisciplinary planning for operative management. This study aimed to validate a […]

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Uncategorized Published - 19 October, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Methamphetamine: What you should know

This is important because we often have to give anesthesia to pts on methamphetamines. Author: Kathleen Davis FNP MedicalNewsToday Methamphetamine is a highly addictive and illegal psychostimulant drug similar to amphetamine. People use it for its powerful euphoric effects, which are similar to those of cocaine. Methamphetamine increases the levels of naturally occurring dopamine and norepinephrine […]

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Uncategorized Published - 19 October, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Lower back pain and COVID-19: What is the link?

Author: Zawn Villines MedicalNewsToday Lower back pain is a potential COVID-19 symptom. Some people with the condition also have other muscle pains, such as neck or shoulder pain. Fever, tiredness, and a cough are other common symptoms. This information comes from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). During the COVID-19 pandemic, back pain rates […]

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Uncategorized Published - 18 October, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
A structured narrative review of clinical and experimental studies of the use of different positive end-expiratory pressure levels during thoracic surgery

DG Journal Club AUTHORS: Jiang Yueyi, Tan Jing, Gu Lianbing Clin Respir J. 2022 Oct 1 OBJECTIVES This study aimed to present a review on the general effects of different positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) levels during thoracic surgery by qualitatively categorizing the effects into detrimental, beneficial, and inconclusive. DATA SOURCE Literature search of Pubmed, CNKI, […]

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