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Uncategorized Published - 19 April, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Elevated Risk for Opioid Abuse from Dental Prescriptions in Teens and Young Adults

Authors: Schroeder AR et al. JAMA Intern Med 2018 Dec 3 Dental procedures are a common source of first-time opioid exposure that can lead to further use and abuse. Dental clinicians are a leading prescriber of opioids to children, often within the context of third molar extractions. Among generally healthy U.S. individuals aged 16 to 25 […]

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Uncategorized Published - 18 April, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
National PDPH Rates, Clinical Practice Strategies Analyzed

Author: Michael Vlessides Anesthesiology News A large analysis of rates of postdural puncture headache (PDPH) following labor analgesia/anesthesia in the United States closely replicates findings from previous smaller studies. The analysis also revealed that conservative treatment strategies were common among these women, with much lower rates of repeat epidural blood patch and follow-up care for […]

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Uncategorized Published - 18 April, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Additional benefit of local infiltration of analgesia to femoral nerve block in total knee arthroplasty: double-blind randomized control study

Authors: Koji Aso et al Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy December 2018 page 1-7 Purpose Multimodal analgesia has become an important concept in current pain management following total knee arthroplasty (TKA). However, controversy remains over what is the most accepted combination. In this study, the additional benefits of local infiltration of analgesia to femoral nerve […]

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Uncategorized Published - 18 April, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Design and Evaluation of a Wireless Electrocardiogram Monitor in an Operating Room A Pilot Study

AUTHORS: Ariès, Philippe, MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: December 2018 BACKGROUND: Wired electrocardiogram monitors are an important component of current perioperative monitoring. Wireless monitoring units could help reduce the number of cables attached to patients and thus improve anesthesia ergonomics and patient management. However, there is concern that electromagnetic interference generated by electrosurgical units may prevent […]

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Uncategorized Published - 18 April, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Validation of a Simple Tool for Electronic Documentation of Behavioral Responses to Anesthesia Induction

AUTHORS: Winterberg, Abby V., DNP et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: December 7, 2018 BACKGROUND: Anxiety and distress behaviors during anesthesia induction are associated with negative postoperative outcomes for pediatric patients. Documenting behavioral responses to induction is useful to evaluate induction quality at hospitals and to optimize future anesthetics for returning patients, but we lack a simple tool […]

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