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Uncategorized Published - 24 March, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Failure to Rescue and Mortality Differences After Appendectomy in a Low-Middle-Income Country and the United States 2023

AUTHORS: Rosero, Eric B. MD, MSc et al  Anesthesia & Analgesia December 26, 2022. BACKGROUND: Major disparities in complications and mortality after appendectomy between countries with different income levels have not been well characterized, as comparative studies at patient level between countries are scant. This study aimed to investigate variations in postoperative complications, mortality, and […]

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Uncategorized Published - 24 March, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
The impact of anxiety on postoperative pain following pelvic reconstructive surgery 2023

DG Journal Club Chailee Moss, Prerna R Pandya, Lisa Yanek, David Lovejoy Int Urogynecol J. 2022 Dec 21 INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS Despite the prevalence of anxiety, its impact on postoperative pain remains poorly characterized. The present study was aimed at assessing the impact of preoperative anxiety on postoperative pain in patients undergoing pelvic reconstructive surgery. We […]

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Uncategorized Published - 24 March, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Intrapartum pudendal nerve block analgesia and childbirth experience in primiparous women with vaginal birth 2023

DG Journal Club Åsa Henning Waldum, Mirjam Lukasse, Anne Cathrine Staff, Ragnhild Sørum Falk Birth. 2022 Dec 18 BACKGROUND A negative childbirth experience has short- and long-term consequences for both mother and child. This study aimed to investigate the association between intrapartum pudendal nerve block (PNB) analgesia and childbirth experience. METHODS Primiparous women with a singleton […]

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Uncategorized Published - 24 March, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Patterns and Persistence of Perioperative Plasma and Cerebrospinal Fluid Neuroinflammatory Protein Biomarkers After Elective Orthopedic Surgery Using SOMAscan

AUTHORS: Dillon, Simon T. PhD et al BACKGROUND: The neuroinflammatory response to surgery can be characterized by peripheral acute plasma protein changes in blood, but corresponding, persisting alterations in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) proteins remain mostly unknown. Using the SOMAscan assay, we define acute and longer-term proteome changes associated with surgery in plasma and CSF. We […]

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Uncategorized Published - 23 March, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Postoperative Delirium Severity and Recovery Correlate With Electroencephalogram Spectral Features 2023

AUTHORS: Guay, Christian S. MD et al  Anesthesia & Analgesia 136(1):p 140-151, January 2023. BACKGROUND: Delirium is an acute syndrome characterized by inattention, disorganized thinking, and an altered level of consciousness. A reliable biomarker for tracking delirium does not exist, but oscillations in the electroencephalogram (EEG) could address this need. We evaluated whether the frequencies of […]

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