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Uncategorized Published - 2 May, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Anesthesia’s Long-Term Effects on Ped Brains Still Elusive

Author: Meghan Lee Callaghan Anesthesiology News Increasing Research Is One Thing Experts Can Agree On On Dec. 14, 2016, the FDA released a warning now considered either famous or infamous within the field of pediatric anesthesia, depending on whom you talk to: “Repeated or lengthy use of general anesthetic and sedation drugs,” it read, “during […]

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Uncategorized Published - 1 May, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
From no cure to no trace | Central Texas girl’s inoperable brain tumor disappears

I wanted to share this great story with our readers. Author: Kalyn Norwood A Hays County girl who had a rare brain tumor is now cancer free, and doctors are amazed because medically it just doesn’t make sense. HAYS COUNTY, Texas — A little girl’s inoperable brain tumor is gone and doctors have no explanation. Today, […]

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Uncategorized Published - 1 May, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
New Guidance Outlines Recommendations for Infection Control in Anaesthesiology

The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) has issued a new expert guidance on how hospitals and healthcare providers may reduce infections associated with anaesthesiology procedures and equipment in the operating room. The guidance, published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, recommends steps to improve infection prevention through increased hand hygiene, environmental disinfection, and continuous […]

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Uncategorized Published - 1 May, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Early Postpartum Opioids Linked With Persistent Usage

A study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology shows that, regardless of whether a woman delivers a child by caesarean section or vaginal birth, if they fill prescriptions for opioid pain medications early in the postpartum period, they are at increased risk of developing persistent opioid use. Sarah Osmundson, MD, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, […]

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Uncategorized Published - 1 May, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
National Trends and Factors Associated With Inpatient Mortality in Adult Patients With Opioid Overdose

AUTHORS: Burton, Brittany N., MHS, MAS et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: January 2019 – Volume 128 – Issue 1 – p 152–160 BACKGROUND: The prevalence of opioid misuse and opioid-related mortality has increased dramatically over the past decade. There is limited evidence on factors associated with mortality from opioid overdose in the inpatient setting. The primary […]

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