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Uncategorized Published - 13 September, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
“Sedation versus General Anesthesia For Tracheal Intubation In Children With Difficult Airways

Authors: Luis Sequera-Ramos, M.D. et al  Anesthesiology August 2022 Background Sedated and awake tracheal intubation approaches are considered safest in adults with difficult airways, but little is known about the outcomes of sedated intubations in children. The primary aim of our study is to compare the first attempt success rate of tracheal intubation during sedated […]

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Uncategorized Published - 13 September, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Early Physiologic Effects of Prone Positioning in COVID-19 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Authors: Francesco Zarantonello, M.D. et al  Anesthesiology September 2022, Vol. 137, 327–339. Background The mechanisms underlying oxygenation improvement after prone positioning in COVID-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome have not been fully elucidated yet. The authors hypothesized that the oxygenation increase with prone positioning is secondary to the improvement of ventilation-perfusion matching. Methods In a series of […]

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Uncategorized Published - 12 September, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Volatile versus Propofol General Anesthesia and Long-term Survival after Breast Cancer Surgery

Authors: Mats Enlund, M.D., Ph.D. et al  Anesthesiology September 2022, Vol. 137, 315–326. Background Several retrospective studies using administrative or single-center data have failed to show any difference between general anesthesia using propofol versus inhaled volatiles on long-term survival after breast cancer surgery. Although randomized controlled trials are ongoing, validated data from national clinical registries may advance the […]

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Uncategorized Published - 12 September, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Positive end-expiratory pressure: advantages and disadvantages

Cardiac Anesthesiologist All modes will require setting positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP). PEEP represents the lowest airway pressure that the lung will be allowed to fall to on end exhalation. It is commonly misunderstood as pushing air back into the lung on exhalation, when in fact it is more akin to providing a bottom limit to the […]

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Uncategorized Published - 12 September, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Practice Guidelines for Difficult Airway Management: Comment

Authors: Mary Lyn Stein, M.D. et al  Anesthesiology August 2022. To the Editor: We read with interest the 2022 America Society of Anesthesiologists Practice Guidelines for Management of the Difficult Airway by Apfelbaum et al. We applaud the authors’ efforts and, in particular, the inclusion of a pediatric-specific algorithm for the first time. We question the […]

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