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Uncategorized Published - 14 May, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Potential and Limitations of the New P2Y12 Inhibitor, Cangrelor, in Preventing Heparin-Induced Platelet Aggregation During Cardiac Surgery

AUTHORS: Scala, Emmanuelle MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: February 24, 2020 BACKGROUND: Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) can put cardiac surgery patients at a high risk of lethal complications. If anti-PF4/heparin antibodies (anti-PF4/Hep Abs) are present, 2 strategies exist to prevent intraoperative aggregation during bypass surgery: first, using an alternative anticoagulant, and second, using heparin combined […]

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Uncategorized Published - 14 May, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Opioid free c-section, doctors looking to cut back on drug used for new moms

By Ivanhoe Broadcast News This year, one in three women will give birth by c-section. Most of these new moms will be sent home with opioids to help control the pain. Now doctors are working to cut back on the need for those highly addictive drugs, replacing them with something just as powerful but not habit-forming. […]

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Uncategorized Published - 13 May, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
COVID-19: Scientists identify promising drug candidates

Medical News Today By mapping interactions between human proteins and the new coronavirus, researchers have pinpointed 29 potential treatments using drugs already approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a wide range of other conditions. There is currently no vaccine or antiviral drug with proven efficacy against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, […]

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Uncategorized Published - 13 May, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
High Intra-op Opioid Use Linked to Post-op Delirium in Elderly Outpatients

Author: Michael Vlessides Anesthesiology News Increased intraoperative opioid administration was associated with the occurrence of postoperative delirium in elderly patients undergoing outpatient surgery, according to a team of Rush University Medical Center researchers. Of note, the study found that neither preoperative risk factors nor the use of intraoperative agents such as vasopressors, benzodiazepines, anticholinergics, dexamethasone […]

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Uncategorized Published - 13 May, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Anterior quadratus lumborum block for postoperative recovery after total hip arthroplasty

AUTHORS: Masaru Kikuchi et al PubMed.gov BACKGROUND Appropriate pain management is essential to improve the postoperative recovery after total hip arthroplasty (THA). Various case reports have indicated that anterior quadratus lumborum block (QLB) provides effective postoperative analgesia in lower limb surgeries. However, few randomized controlled trials have confirmed the efficacy of anterior QLB for lower […]

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