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Uncategorized Published - 12 April, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
NEW STUDY SUPPORTS EXPAREL COST EFFECTIVENESS

Author: Biloine W. Young In an article by Allison Inserro, published on AJMC.com, “Patients having total knee arthroplasty (TKA) who were treated with liposomal bupivacaine were discharged to their homes sooner and had a significantly shorter hospital stay compared with patients who did not receive that drug during surgery, according to a recently published study […]

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Uncategorized Published - 12 April, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Large study ties PTSD, acute stress to cardiovascular disease

I thought this was interesting. By Catharine Paddock PhD A large Swedish population study has found strong links between psychiatric conditions that can follow extremely stressful experiences and the risk of several types of cardiovascular disease. The link between acute stress and cardiovascular symptoms may be bidirectional, suggests new research. In addition, the researchers found that […]

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Uncategorized Published - 11 April, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Effect of Total Intravenous Anesthesia vs Volatile Induction With Maintenance Anesthesia on Emergence Agitation After Nasal Surgery

Authors: Jun-Young Jo, MD, MS et al JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2019;145(2):117-123. Question  Does the occurrence rate of emergence agitation differ between patients who underwent nasal surgery under volatile induction and maintenance of anesthesia or total intravenous anesthesia? Findings  In this randomized clinical trial of 80 patients undergoing nasal surgery, emergence agitation after nasal surgery under total […]

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Uncategorized Published - 11 April, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
General Anesthesia Linked To Subtle Cognitive Decline in Older Adults

Author: Bob Kronemyer Anesthesiology News Older adults undergoing surgery with anesthesia may experience mild cognitive impairment afterward, according to a prospective study published in the British Journal of Anaesthesia. The study of 1,819 people, with a median follow-up of 5.1 years after exposure to anesthesia, and four cognitive assessments found a subtle decline in cognitive z scores that […]

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Uncategorized Published - 11 April, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Hospital staff errors with gowns and gloves spread bacteria

Author: Carolyn Crist Reuters Health Healthcare workers caring for infectious patients sometimes make mistakes when removing personal protective garments, resulting in contamination of clothes or equipment with antibiotic-resistant bacteria, a small study shows. “No one is perfect and inadvertent healthcare worker contamination with multi-drug resistant organisms can occur and may be a key step in […]

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