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Uncategorized Published - 5 September, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Doctors are more likely to prescribe opioids later in the day — or if appointments run late

By JACQUELYN CORLEY STAT After seeing dozens of patients in a hectic and long day in the clinic, when a doctor is faced with another patient in pain, it may be easiest to prescribe opioids and move on to the next one. New research suggests that doctors who practice with this habit could be contributing to […]

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Uncategorized Published - 5 September, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Risk for Recurrent Venous Thromboembolism Following Surgery

AUTHORS: Nemeth B et al. JAMA Netw Open 2019 May 10 Patients with prior VTEs have 5% risk for recurrence by 6 months after major surgery, even if they receive recommended postoperative anticoagulation. In patients undergoing surgery, does having a previous non–surgery-related venous thromboembolism (VTE, i.e., deep venous thrombosis or pulmonary embolism) augment risk for postoperative […]

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Uncategorized Published - 4 September, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Association of Preoperative Frailty With Intraoperative Hemodynamic Instability and Postoperative Mortality

AUTHORS: James, Leslie A. BA et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: June 2019 – Volume 128 – Issue 6 – p 1279-1285 BACKGROUND: Frailty, a state of decreased physiological reserve, is strongly associated with perioperative mortality in older adults. However, the mechanism by which frailty is associated with mortality is not yet understood. Autonomic dysfunction in the […]

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Uncategorized Published - 4 September, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Effect of Dynamic Versus Stylet-Guided Intubation on First-Attempt Success in Difficult Airways Undergoing Glidescope Laryngoscopy

AUTHORS: Mazzinari, Guido MD, MSc, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: June 2019 – Volume 128 – Issue 6 – p 1264-1271 BACKGROUND: Tracheal intubation failure in patients with difficult airway is still not uncommon. While videolaryngoscopes such as the Glidescope offer better glottic vision due to an acute-angled blade, this advantage does not always lead […]

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Uncategorized Published - 4 September, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Clinical Use of the Pictorial Baxter Retching Faces Scale for the Measurement of Postoperative Nausea in Children

AUTHORS: Watcha, Mehernoor F. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: June 2019 – Volume 128 – Issue 6 – p 1249-1255 BACKGROUND: Because nausea is difficult to evaluate in children, vomiting is used as the objective clinical end point in managing pediatric postoperative nausea and vomiting and postdischarge nausea and vomiting (PDNV). The recently developed pictorial […]

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