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Uncategorized Published - 25 September, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
App Coaches Patients to Reduce Post-op Opioid Use

Anesthesiology News Patients who underwent total knee replacement and used a smartphone app (PainCoach) at home after surgery consistently reduced opioid painkiller use and improved pain control, according to new research presented at the 2019 Euroanaesthesia Congress in Vienna. The more the study participants used the app, the more likely they were to lower pain […]

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Uncategorized Published - 25 September, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Same-Day Discharge for Joint Replacements Achievable

Author: Ajai Raj Anesthesiology News A high-volume community hospital has succeeded with routine same-day discharge for knee and hip replacements by using a multimodal analgesia protocol (MMAP). Researchers from Northside Hospital, in Atlanta, reported that their MMAP relies on opioids for analgesia only on an as-needed basis. In 2017, the researchers performed more than 2,000 […]

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Uncategorized Published - 25 September, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Comparison of surgical field visibility during propofol or desflurane anesthesia for middle ear microsurgery

Authors: Xia Yuan et al BMC Anesthesiology volume 19, Article number: 85 (2019) Background To compare surgical field visibility between patients given propofol/remifentanil (PR) or desflurane/remifentanil (DR) anesthesia. Methods A total of 80 adult patients undergoing middle ear microsurgery due to cholesteatoma otitis media with American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status I and II were randomly assigned to the […]

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Uncategorized Published - 25 September, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
A 4 year quality improvement initiative reducing post‐operative nausea and vomiting in children undergoing strabismus surgery at a quaternary paediatric hospital

Authors: Usman Ali et al Pediatric Anesthesia Volume 29 Issue 7 July 2019 pages 690-697 Background Post‐operative nausea and vomiting is a significant cause of morbidity in pediatric anesthesia. As well as patient discomfort, post‐operative nausea and vomiting can also result in dehydration, delayed discharge and unplanned hospital admission. Children undergoing strabismus surgery are known […]

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Uncategorized Published - 24 September, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
National Drug Shortage Affects TKA Practice Standards and Outcomes

Author: Michael DePeau-Wilson Anesthesiology News The effects of a nationwide shortage of hyperbaric bupivacaine in 2018 led to changes in clinical practice, including an increased use of intrathecal adjuvants, and increases in minor adverse events in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) cases, according to a single-institution study. The shortage also provided the opportunity for a team […]

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