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Uncategorized Published - 17 February, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Systemic Lidocaine Lowers Opioid Use in Non-OR Settings

Author: Michael Vlessides Anesthesiology News Clinicians searching for a safe and effective way to decrease postoperative opioid use without sacrificing analgesia after ambulatory surgery may find aid in systemic lidocaine, according to a new meta-analysis. Researchers at Rhode Island Hospital and Brown University concluded that while systemic lidocaine had no effect on postoperative nausea and […]

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Uncategorized Published - 17 February, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Family members steal painkillers from dying relatives

Author: Steven Reinberg HealthDay News In another sign of just how bad the U.S. opioid abuse epidemic has become, a new study finds family members often steal painkillers from dying relatives in hospice care. In a survey of 371 hospices, 31 percent reported at least one case in which drugs were taken from a patient […]

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Uncategorized Published - 17 February, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Quinine With Whiskey: An Early American Drug Shortage

I thought our history nuts would enjoy this article. Author: A.J. Wright, MLS Anesthesiology News The American Civil War is almost as much a story of disease as it is one of armies and battles. The numbers are staggering. Current scholarship puts the total deaths in the war at more than 750,000. Over twice as […]

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Uncategorized Published - 14 February, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
1-1-8 one-step sevoflurane wash-in scheme for low-flow anesthesia: simple, rapid, and predictable induction

Authors: Sirirat Tribuddharat et al BMC Anesthesiology volume 20, Article number: 23 (2020) Background Sevoflurane is suitable for low-flow anesthesia (LFA). LFA needs a wash-in phase. The reported sevoflurane wash-in schemes lack simplicity, target coverage, and applicability. We proposed a one-step 1-1-8 wash-in scheme for sevoflurane LFA to be used with both N2O and Air. The objective of our […]

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Uncategorized Published - 14 February, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Multimodal Analgesia: The Foundation of a Successful Perioperative Experience

Authors: Eric S. Schwenk, MD et al Anesthesiology News Introduction The delivery of high-quality health care at the lowest possible cost is no longer an aspiration; it is the expectation. To illustrate this point, the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (or MIPS) developed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has replaced the former fee-for-service […]

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