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Uncategorized Published - 18 November, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Dementia: Neurologically Favorable Survival After 110 Minutes of Resuscitation

Authors: Sipahi N et al. Cureus 17(10): e95783, October 2025. DOI: 10.7759/cureus.95783 This case report describes a 71-year-old woman with mild cognitive impairment who survived 110 minutes of cardiopulmonary resuscitation for pulmonary embolism, achieving full neurological recovery after extracorporeal CPR (ECMO). Initial field ultrasound showed severe right ventricular strain consistent with massive pulmonary embolism. Despite […]

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Uncategorized Published - 18 November, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
Fat Embolism Syndrome: Evolving Perspectives on Diagnosis and Care

Authors: Shaikh N et al. Cureus 17(11): e96136, November 2025. DOI: 10.7759/cureus.96136 Fat embolism syndrome (FES) remains uncommon but clinically important after long-bone and pelvic fractures and is increasingly recognized after body-contouring procedures. The review synthesizes historical and current perspectives, emphasizing two complementary mechanisms: a mechanical pathway (marrow fat entering torn venules with pulmonary trapping […]

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Uncategorized Published - 18 November, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
Anesthetic Management in a Patient with Dandy-Walker Syndrome Undergoing Supraglottoplasty and Adenotonsillectomy:

Authors: Alanzi A et al. Cureus 17(11): e95994, November 2025. DOI: 10.7759/cureus.95994 This case report describes the anesthetic management of a three-year-old girl with Dandy-Walker syndrome (DWS), severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), laryngomalacia, micrognathia, seizure disorder, and recurrent aspiration pneumonia undergoing supraglottoplasty and adenoidotonsillectomy. The combination of posterior fossa malformations, craniofacial anomalies, and OSA presented […]

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Uncategorized Published - 18 November, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
Dexmedetomidine for Managing Delirium and Agitation in Patients Admitted to Intensive Care Units

Authors: Albadi N et al. Cureus 17(11): e96219, November 2025. DOI: 10.7759/cureus.96219 This bibliometric analysis mapped a decade (2015–2025) of research on dexmedetomidine for ICU delirium and agitation. Using Scopus (638 initial records; 120 included) and two visualization tools (VOSviewer, CiteSpace), the authors examined co-authorship, co-occurrence of keywords, citations, bibliographic coupling, and co-citation to characterize […]

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Uncategorized Published - 18 November, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
BEST Independent CRNA Opportunity – Savannah, TN

Hardin Medical Center (122 beds) is offering a rare CRNA-only practice where you can enjoy full autonomy and an exceptional lifestyle. • Schedule: 2 weeks on / 1 week off (17 weeks off each year)• Model: Independent CRNA practice – no anesthesiologist supervision• Case Mix: General surgery, orthopedics, endoscopy, OB/GYN (including epidurals & C-sections)• No […]

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Uncategorized Published - 17 November, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
Association Between Multisite and Site-Specific Chronic Pain, Analgesic Use, Metabolic-Proteomic Profile and Incident Chronic Kidney Disease in Diabetes

Authors: Yang S et al. Anesthesiology, November 2025. DOI: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000005829 This large-scale cohort analysis used UK Biobank data from over 20,000 adults with diabetes to investigate how chronic pain patterns and analgesic use affect the risk of developing chronic kidney disease (CKD). Over a median follow-up of 13.2 years, participants with chronic pain had an […]

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Uncategorized Published - 17 November, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
Radiofrequency Cautery: A Safe Option for Patients With Indwelling Devices

Authors: Alfred A M et al. Cureus 17(10): e95809, October 2025. DOI: 10.7759/cureus.95809 This case report describes perioperative management for a 56-year-old man with two non-cardiac implantable electrical devices (NCIEDs)—a deep brain stimulator (DBS) and a spinal cord stimulator (SCS)—undergoing CABG. To mitigate risks of device malfunction and thermal injury from surgical energy devices, both […]

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Uncategorized Published - 17 November, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
Anesthetic Management of a Child With Rothmund-Thomson Syndrome for Major Orthopedic Surgery

Authors: Cabete S et al. Cureus 17(11): e95877, November 2025. DOI: 10.7759/cureus.95877 This pediatric case report describes anesthetic management for a 10-year-old with Rothmund-Thomson syndrome (RTS) type 2 undergoing major orthopedic surgery (tibial osteosarcoma resection with fibular centralization)—the first such report for a major orthopedic procedure in RTS. The team anticipated multisystem issues: potentially difficult […]

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Uncategorized Published - 17 November, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
Anesthesiologists’ Perspectives on GLP-1 Receptor Agonists in Elective Surgeries

Authors: Boudreau B et al. Cureus 17(11): e95986, November 2025. DOI: 10.7759/cureus.95986 This qualitative survey captured practicing anesthesiologists’ experiences with GLP-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) in elective surgery and their views on the ASA’s 2023 consensus guidance. The instrument was developed via expert focus groups, iterative validation, cognitive interviews, and pretesting, then deployed nationally via […]

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Uncategorized Published - 17 November, 2025    By - Dr Clemens
Ethical Dilemmas and Approaches to Acute Pain Management in Patients With Substance Use Disorders

Authors: Virno T et al. Cureus 17(10): e95044, October 2025. DOI: 10.7759/cureus.95044 This review addresses the growing ethical challenges of managing acute pain in patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) amid the ongoing opioid epidemic. Clinicians are often caught between the need to provide adequate pain relief and the obligation to prevent relapse or misuse. […]

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