Augmenting patient monitoring during intravenous moderate sedation with artificial intelligence: A pilot study.

Purpose/objectives: A precordial stethoscope (PS) is essential for ensuring clear breath sounds during open airway sedations. However, a traditional PS limits the ability of new users to simultaneously listen to heart and lung sounds alongside experienced practitioners, hindering their learning and development. Bluetooth speaker systems allow for multiple providers but amplify all noise.

A retrospective chart review evaluating pre-operative dental extractions on patients with end-stage heart failure undergoing advanced surgical cardiac therapies.

Objectives: End-stage heart failure patients are functionally compromised by multiple physiologic mechanisms, placing them at increased risk of peri- and post-operative complications. This study aimed to evaluate if dental treatment performed before advanced cardiac interventions, including orthotopic heart transplant and mechanical circulatory support, increases the risk of adverse events.

Study Design: A retrospective chart review spanning January 2011 to December 2020 was performed.

Pre-Cardiac Dental Treatment Does Not Increase the Risk of Adverse Events.

Purpose: Elimination of dental sources of infection prior to cardiovascular surgery (CVS) is performed to reduce perioperative infection and complications. This study aims to evaluate if preoperative dental intervention is associated with increased risk of adverse events.

Methods: A retrospective medical record review of inpatient consultations (n = 1513) completed by the Hospital Dentistry Service at University of California Los Angeles Medical Center from January 2011 to December 2020 was performed.

Dexmedetomidine reduces the amount of benzodiazepines and opioids administered during moderate conscious sedation for dental treatment.

Aim: To assess the efficacy of dexmedetomidine (DEX) on the intravenous moderate sedation (IVMS) regimen, while treating patients of the special patient care (SPC) population. This study aims to incorporate DEX into the typical IVMS drug regimen in order to reduce the amount of benzodiazepines (BZD) and opioids administered and as a result reduce the amount of unwanted side effects.

Method And Results: A retrospective study was performed in the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) SPC Clinic, where 42 patients were seen with and without DEX for dental treatment under IVMS.