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Uncategorized Published - 6 February, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
High time to omit oxygen therapy in ST elevation myocardial infarction

I thought this was interesting so I wanted to share it with our readers. Author: Khoshnood A BMC Emergency Medicine 18 (1), 35 (Oct 2018) Supplemental oxygen (O 2 ) therapy in patients with chest pain has been a cornerstone in the treatment of suspected myocardial infarction (MI). Recent randomized controlled trials have, however, shown that […]

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Uncategorized Published - 6 February, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Scheduling for Anesthesiology Group Practices

Anesthesiology News A Novel and Tested Approach Che-ming Yang, PhD, MD Former Vice President of Scheduling and Staff Anesthesiologist Providence Anesthesiology Associates, PA Charlotte, North Carolina   Fairness in assignment scheduling is essential for the success of an anesthesiology group practice. Often the assignment schedule directly ties not only to income but also the lifestyle […]

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Uncategorized Published - 6 February, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Anesthesiology and Critical Care In an Age of Mass Casualty Events

Anesthesiology News A Primer With Chemical and Radiological Fundamentals Venkat Reddy Mangunta, MD Assistant Professor Divisions of Cardiovascular Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine Department of Anesthesiology Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Medicine Kansas City, Missouri Bradley Kelsheimer, MD Assistant Professor Division of Cardiovascular Anesthesia Department of Anesthesiology Saint […]

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Uncategorized Published - 6 February, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Outcomes of Arteriovenous Fistulas Improve With Brachial Plexus Block

Author: Michael Vlessides Anesthesiology News One of the first studies of its kind has found that primary and functional patencies of arteriovenous fistulas are significantly better when regional, rather than local, anesthesia is used. The study’s Scottish researchers thus recommended the use of brachial plexus block instead of local anesthesia as the anesthetic technique of […]

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Uncategorized Published - 5 February, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
ZIP code or genetic code?

Researchers tap massive database to determine the effects of genes and environment in 560 common conditions Author: Ekaterina Pesheva The Harvard Gazette When it comes to disease and health, which is more powerful — ZIP code or genetic code? The degree to which nature and nurture affect disease and health remains one of the eternal […]

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Uncategorized Published - 5 February, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Inverse Relation Between Cardiovascular Fitness and All-Cause Mortality

I thought this was interesting so I wanted to include it for our readers. Authors: Mandsager K et al.  JAMA Netw 2018 Oct  Life expectancy increases as aerobic fitness improves with no upper limit of benefit at any age. The generally accepted inverse relation between cardiovascular fitness and adverse cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality has […]

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Uncategorized Published - 5 February, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Postpartum Pain Control May Decrease Risk of Postpartum Depression

A large retrospective study presented here at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) has found that adequate postpartum pain control is associated with a decreased risk of postpartum depression. Recent studies have suggested that epidural analgesia is linked to a reduced risk of postpartum depression. One study of 214 women […]

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Uncategorized Published - 5 February, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Real-World Data Show Safety, Effectiveness of Oliceridine for Moderate to Severe Acute Pain

A phase 3 study has found that oliceridine was generally well tolerated in a real-world population of patients with moderate to severe acute pain for whom a parenteral opioid was warranted, according to a study presented here at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA). “I was happy to see that […]

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Uncategorized Published - 5 February, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Malnutrition is ‘rampant’ in U.S. hospitals

By Kari Paul Market Watch Just over half of patients leave most of their meals uneaten while staying in the hospital, a new study finds Is your loved one getting the right amount of nutrients in the hospital? Hospitals are not known for having the most gourmet food options, but a new study shows that patients […]

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Uncategorized Published - 5 February, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Chronic Pain Unmasked by Subarachnoid Anesthesia

Anesthesiology News Case Study Nicolas Maxymiv, DO, MS Chronic Pain Fellow Department of Physical Medicine and Rehab Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Richmond, Virginia Shilen Thakrar, MD Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine Richmond, Virginia Jason Noble, MD Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine Richmond, Virginia John […]

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