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Uncategorized Published - 7 January, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
1-Minute Smoking Cessation Intervention Improves Quit Rates

This has nothing to do with anesthesia however I wanted to share with our readers. By Kelly Young Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Jaye Elizabeth Hefner, MD A very brief smoking cessation intervention delivered in emergency departments conferred a higher quit rate than a control program, according to a JAMA Internal Medicine study. Nearly 1600 Chinese […]

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Uncategorized Published - 6 January, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Music, soft voices during surgery may reduce postoperative opioid use

Author: Erin Michael Healio Playing recordings of soft music or soothing words through earphones when patients are under general anesthesia could help them reduce the need for opioids after surgery, according to a study published in BMJ. “Anesthesia is usually considered a state of no sensations, yet several observations suggest that the central auditory pathway stays […]

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Uncategorized Published - 6 January, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Effect of Remote Ischemic Preconditioning in Patients Undergoing Hepatectomy With Portal Triad Clamping

AUTHORS: Liu, Xiaoqing MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: December 2019 – Volume 129 – Issue 6 – p 1742-1748 BACKGROUND:  Remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC) is reported to reduce liver injury in patients undergoing hepatectomy for colorectal liver metastasis, but its role is unclear in hepatocellular carcinoma patients with portal triad clamping during hepatectomy. METHODS: […]

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Uncategorized Published - 6 January, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Guiding Opioid Administration by 3 Different Analgesia Nociception Monitoring Indices During General Anesthesia Alters Intraoperative Sufentanil Consumption and Stress Hormone Release

AUTHORS: Funcke, Sandra MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: September 10, 2019 BACKGROUND: This pilot study investigated the effect of sufentanil titration by 3 different analgesia monitoring devices or clinical signs during general anesthesia. METHODS: Forty-eight patients undergoing radical retropubic prostatectomy with sevoflurane/sufentanil anesthesia were randomly assigned into 4 groups and received sufentanil guided either […]

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Uncategorized Published - 6 January, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Fascia Iliaca Block Decreases Hip Fracture Postoperative Opioid Consumption

Authors: Thompson, Jeffrey DO et al Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma: January 2020 – Volume 34 – Issue 1 – p 49–54 Objectives:  To determine the efficacy of a preoperative fascia iliaca compartment block in decreasing postoperative pain and improving functional recovery after hip fracture surgery. Design: Randomized prospective Level 1 therapeutic. Setting: Academic Level 1 trauma center. Patients: […]

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