Month: January 2018

Uncategorized Published - 19 January, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Core Temperature Monitoring During Spinal Anesthesia for Cesarean Delivery

Anesthesia & Analgesia · August 9, 2017 AUTHOR: Carl J Dyer et al BACKGROUND: Perioperative hypothermia may affect maternal and neonatal outcomes after obstetric spinal anesthesia. Core temperature is often poorly monitored during spinal anesthesia, due to the lack of an accurate noninvasive core temperature monitor. The aim of this study was to describe core temperature changes and […]

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Uncategorized Published - 19 January, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Little Evidence That Marijuana Helps Chronic Pain, PTSD

Annals of Internal Medicine · August 15, 2017 Background: Cannabis is increasingly available for the treatment of chronic pain, yet its efficacy remains uncertain. Purpose: To review the benefits of plant-based cannabis preparations for treating chronic pain in adults and the harms of cannabis use in chronic pain and general adult populations. Study Selection: Intervention trials and […]

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Uncategorized Published - 19 January, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
RCT of Postoperative Thoracic Epidural Analgesia vs Intravenous Patient-Controlled Analgesia After Major Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery

Annals of Surgery · September 14, 2017 AUTHORS: Thomas A;Kim et al OBJECTIVES: The primary objective of this randomized trial was to compare thoracic epidural analgesia (TEA) to intravenous patient-controlled analgesia (IV-PCA) for pain control over the first 48 hours after hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB) surgery. Secondary endpoints were patient-reported outcomes, total narcotic utilization, and complications. BACKGROUND: Although adequate […]

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Uncategorized Published - 19 January, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Effect of Adductor Canal Block on Knee Extensor Muscle Strength 6 Weeks After TKA

Anesthesia & Analgesia · August 9, 2017 AUTHORS: Stephan R Girard et al BACKGROUND: Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) reduces knee extensor muscle strength (KES) in the operated limb for several months after the surgery. Immediately after TKA, compared to either inguinal femoral nerve block or placebo, adductor canal block (ACB) better preserves KES. Whether this short-term increase in […]

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Uncategorized Published - 19 January, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Paying it forward: Physicians create, support 12.6M jobs, contribute to health of the economy

By Joanne Finnegan | Physicians have a major impact on the country’s job market and economy, according to a new AMA report. Physicians don’t just improve the health of their patients, they also help keep the economy healthy, according to a report out this morning from the American Medical Association. Physicians across the country create and support […]

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Uncategorized Published - 18 January, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Analysis: Hospital pay for performance not significantly improving Medicare outcomes

FROM BMJ publish date: January 4, 2018 Authors: Gregory Twachtman and Frontline Medical News Hospital pay-for-performance programs are not leading to significant improvements in clinical process scores or 30-day mortality rates for Medicare beneficiaries, according to an analysis of Medicare claims data. “No evidence that hospitals [that were] operating under pay for performance programs for more than […]

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Uncategorized Published - 18 January, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
When a child needs trauma care, parents’ presence is an asset, not a nuisance

By DONALD PLUMLEY I remember the day I realized that parents could be a positive presence in the trauma room where their child is being treated. The car in which a couple and their young daughter were riding was involved in a terrible accident. While the mother sustained only minor injuries, the father was taken to […]

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Uncategorized Published - 17 January, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
In the American labor market, services are the new steel.

Author: Ralph Orlowski / Reuters This moment was inevitable. It just wasn’t supposed to happen so soon. Due to the inexorable aging of the country—and equally unstoppable growth in medical spending—it was long obvious that health-care jobs would slowly take up more and more of the economy. But in the last quarter, for the first […]

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Uncategorized Published - 17 January, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Benefits of Patent Foramen Ovale Closure Confirmed for Selected Patients with Cryptogenic Stroke

Authors: Shah R et al. Ann Intern Med 2018 Jan 9. But questions about appropriate patient selection and the potential impacts of atrial fibrillation risks associated with the procedure remain. Initial trials of patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure devices for cryptogenic stroke failed to consistently demonstrate clear superiority to medical management, but two recent clinical trials have […]

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Uncategorized Published - 17 January, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Does an Exploding Brain Network Cause Chronic Pain?

New research reports that hyperreactive brain networks could play a part in the hypersensitivity of fibromyalgia. A new study finds that patients with fibromyalgia have brain networks primed for rapid, global responses to minor changes. This abnormal hypersensitivity, called explosive synchronization (ES), can be seen in other network phenomena across nature. Researchers from the University […]

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