Month: February 2020

Uncategorized Published - 6 February, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
ICU death rate higher in hospitals primarily serving minorities

Author: Lisa Rapaport Reuters Health Death rates have been declining for critically ill patients in intensive care units (ICUs), but a new U.S. study suggests gains have been limited at hospitals with large numbers of minority patients. Data on almost 1.1 million ICU patients at more than 200 hospitals from 2006 to 2016 show a […]

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Uncategorized Published - 6 February, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Study: Naloxone dispensing in Ohio increased more than 2,000% since 2015

I wanted to share to our pain doctors who prescribe narcotics to their patients. Source: WCPO Naloxone was dispensed more than 2,000% in Ohio since it was made available without a prescription in 2015, research shows. A new study by the University of Cincinnati showed obtaining naloxone without a prescription made a huge impact in […]

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Uncategorized Published - 6 February, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
How green light might help pain sufferers wary of opioid addiction

Author: Anthony Perkins AZ Public Media University of Arizona anesthesiologist Mohab Ibrahim talked to his brother about how to stop a headache. Ibrahim’s brother, who lives in San Diego, said he seeks a peaceful, tranquil environment first, among the flowers and trees and fresh air around his house. Ibrahim says the conversation gave him an […]

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Uncategorized Published - 5 February, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
China built a hospital in 10 days to battle coronavirus

This is unbelievable they build a 1,000 bed (600,000 square feet) hospital in 10 days and it takes 6 weeks to get one OR fixed. Author: Ryan Miller USA Today Patients arrived Monday at Wuhan’s Huoshenshan Hospital, the 1,000-bed treatment center constructed in 10 days as China battles the deadly coronavirus outbreak spreading around the world. State […]

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Uncategorized Published - 5 February, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Physician Anesthesiologists and Maternal Mortality

Authors: McCallum R. Hoyt, MD, MBA et al Anesthesiology News 7 Things You and Your Institution Can Do to Save Women’s Lives Introduction Maternal mortality should be an archaic term. However, the number of women who die from pregnancy in the United States has skyrocketed, while other developed countries have experienced stable or improved maternal mortality rates. […]

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Uncategorized Published - 5 February, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Why The Trauma Parents Experience In The NICU Follows Them Home

By COURTNEY COLLINS KERA News Parents who’ve spent time in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) carry anxiety with them even after their baby is released. The NICU’s constant barrage of doctors and beeping monitors is traumatic — and that trauma lingers. Kepley Wakefield approaches life with typical 13-month-old vigor. A lot of smiling, excellent crawling acceleration […]

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Uncategorized Published - 5 February, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Weight-loss surgery may help obese patients breathe easier

Author: Brian P. Dunleavy UPI Weight loss surgery may improve lung function,  a new study finds. Bariatric surgery may help some obese people breathe easier, according to a study published Tuesday. Researchers found that people who underwent the procedure had measurable structural changes in their lungs and trachea, including less airway obstruction. The findings were […]

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Uncategorized Published - 5 February, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Intravascular Cooling Device Versus Esophageal Heat Exchanger for Mild Therapeutic Hypothermia in an Experimental Setting

Authors: Schroeder, Daniel C. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: November 2019 – Volume 129 – Issue 5 – p 1224-1231 BACKGROUND:  Targeted temperature management is a standard therapy for unconscious survivors of cardiac arrest. To date, multiple cooling methods are available including invasive intravascular cooling devices (IVDs), which are widely used in the clinical […]

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Uncategorized Published - 5 February, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
No Shield From X-Rays: How Science Is Rethinking Lead Aprons

KHN Patients have come to expect a technician to drape their torsos with a heavy lead apron when they get an X-ray, but new thinking among radiologists and medical physicists is upending the decades-old practice of shielding patients from radiation. Some hospitals are ditching the ritual of covering reproductive organs and fetuses during imaging exams […]

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Uncategorized Published - 5 February, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Kidney Function May Affect Risks Associated With Prescription Opioids

Receiving an opioid prescription is linked with higher risks of death and hospitalisation compared with receiving other pain medications, and the risk of death is especially high in individuals with lower kidney function, according to a study published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. When individuals with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are […]

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