Month: January 2016

Uncategorized Published - 27 January, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Adductor Canal Catheter Provides Better Pain Control Than Intra-Articular Catheter After TKA

Adductor canal catheters provide better pain control on postoperative day 1 prior to, during, and after patients’ first physical therapy session following total knee arthroplasty (TKA), compared with intra-articular catheters, according to a study presented here at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2015, the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA). Furthermore, adductor canal catheters significantly […]

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Uncategorized Published - 27 January, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Elective Labor Induction With Unfavorable Cervix Appears Safe

Elective induction of labor in first-time mothers with an unfavorable cervix increased the rate of cesarean deliveries compared with women who received expectant management in a randomized clinical trial, but the differences were not statistically significant. Although retrospective studies comparing elective induction with expectant management do not show an increased risk for cesarean delivery, and […]

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Uncategorized Published - 27 January, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
A new analgesia regimen after (adeno) tonsillectomy in children: a pilot study.

Clin Otolaryngol. 2015 Oct 30. Authors: Syed MI et al 1 OBJECTIVE: To ascertain the efficacy of a new analgesic regimen introduced in children undergoing (adeno)tonsillectomy in view of the ban on codeine use in children <12 years by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). DESIGN: Prospective pilot […]

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Uncategorized Published - 27 January, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Adductor Canal Catheter Provides Better Pain Control Than Intra-Articular Catheter After TKA

Adductor canal catheters provide better pain control on postoperative day 1 prior to, during, and after patients’ first physical therapy session following total knee arthroplasty (TKA), compared with intra-articular catheters, according to a study presented here at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2015, the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA). Furthermore, adductor canal catheters significantly […]

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Uncategorized Published - 27 January, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Adjunctive Dexmedetomidin Beneficial for Postop Nausea

Adding dexmedetomidine to fentanyl-based intravenous patient-controlled analgesia reduces the frequency and severity of postoperative nausea in highly susceptible patients, according to a study presented here at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2015, the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA). In the prospective, randomised, double-blind study, Young ran Kang, MD, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South […]

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Uncategorized Published - 26 January, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Desflurane Non-Inferior to Propofol in Oxygenation During One-Lung Ventilation Lung Cancer Surgery

A low concentration of desflurane is as useful as propofol for oxygenation during one-lung ventilation in patients undergoing lung cancer surgery, according to a study presented here at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2015, the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA). The concurrent use of inhalational anaesthetics with opioids significantly lowers the concentration required to achieve […]

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Uncategorized Published - 26 January, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Methadone, Magnesium Not Beneficial for Post-Spinal Infusion Pain

Preliminary data shows no significant difference in postoperative opioid consumption with a single intraoperative dose of methadone or magnesium bolus versus remifentanil alone following posterior spinal fusion, according to a study presented here at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2015, the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA). Furthermore, bolus dosing of magnesium may interfere with monitoring […]

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Uncategorized Published - 26 January, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Sufentanil Sublingual Analgesic as Effective as IV Morphine for Postop Pain in Obese Patients

A novel, patient-controlled sublingual analgesic is as effective for postop pain as intravenous morphine, independent of body mass index (BMI), according to a study presented here at Obesity Week 2015. With more and more patients undergoing surgery for obesity-related conditions, such as knee and hip arthroplasty, the physiological differences between obese and normal-weight patients may […]

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Uncategorized Published - 26 January, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Perioperative Medication Errors Plague Surgeries

Nearly half of the observed surgeries and approximately 5% of perioperative medication administrations included a medication error (ME) and/or adverse drug event (ADE), according to a prospective study. This observed rate is much higher than rates reported previously from retrospective surveys. In addition, the new study showed that not only did all of the MEs […]

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Uncategorized Published - 26 January, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Body Mass Index and Risk for Clinical Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

Authors: Björn Knutsson, MD Spine. 2015;40(18):1451-1456. Study Design. A prospective cohort study that used a Swedish nationwide occupational surveillance program for construction workers (period of registration from 1971 to 1992). In all, 364,467 participants (mean age at baseline 34 yr) were included in the study. Objective. To determine whether overweight and obesity are associated with a higher risk […]

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