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Uncategorized Published - 4 August, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Creation and Validation of an Automated Algorithm to Determine Postoperative Ventilator Requirements After Cardiac Surgery

AUTHORS: Gabel, Eilon MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: May 2017 – Volume 124 – Issue 5 – p 1423–1430 BACKGROUND: In medical practice today, clinical data registries have become a powerful tool for measuring and driving quality improvement, especially among multicenter projects. Registries face the known problem of trying to create dependable and clear metrics […]

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Uncategorized Published - 4 August, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
New Device for Peripheral Nerve Stimulation Effective on Low Back Pain

The use of PNS in 2 subjects with chronic LBP is described. HealthDay News — A novel method of short-term percutaneous peripheral nerve stimulation (PNS) is useful for producing pain relief and reducing medication use among patients with chronic low back pain (LBP), according to a case report published in Pain Practice.1 Leonardo Kapural, MD, PhD, […]

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Uncategorized Published - 4 August, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Computational and In Vitro Experimental Investigation of Intrathecal Drug Distribution: Parametric Study of the Effect of Injection Volume, Cerebrospinal Fluid Pulsatility, and Drug Uptake

AUTHORS: Tangen, Kevin M. BS et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: May 2017 – Volume 124 – Issue 5 – p 1686–1696 BACKGROUND: Intrathecal drug delivery is an attractive option to circumvent the blood-brain barrier for pain management through its increased efficacy of pain relief, reduction in adverse side effects, and cost-effectiveness. Unfortunately, there are limited guidelines […]

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Uncategorized Published - 3 August, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Total Spinal Anesthesia Failure: Have You Assessed the Sensory Anesthesia in Sacral Dermatomes?

Authors: Ronaldo Rodrigo MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: May 2017 – Volume 124 – Issue 5 – p 1674–1677 Intrathecal local anesthetic maldistribution is a well-known cause of spinal anesthesia failure (SAF). This could potentially result in sensory blockade restricted to the sacral dermatomes. We sought to determine the overall incidence of SAF and […]

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Uncategorized Published - 3 August, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
DRG Stimulation Superior to Spinal Cord Stimulation for Lower Extremity Pain

The DRG has been shown to undergo pathophysiologic changes in animal models of chronic pain, and may be a viable target for neurostimulation. Dorsal root ganglion (DRG) stimulation is more likely than spinal cord stimulation (SCS) to provide pain relief in patients with neuropathic pain affecting the lower extremities, according to the ACCURATE study published […]

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