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Uncategorized Published - 6 December, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
High quality of evidence is uncommon in Cochrane systematic reviews in Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Emergency Medicine

AUTHORS: Conway, Aaron et al European Journal of Anaesthesiology (EJA): December 2017 – Volume 34 – Issue 12 – p 808–813 BACKGROUND The association between the quality of evidence in systematic reviews and authors’ conclusions regarding the effectiveness of interventions relevant to anaesthesia has not been examined. OBJECTIVE The objectives of this study were: to determine the proportion […]

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Uncategorized Published - 6 December, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
The Assignment of American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status Classification for Adult Polytrauma Patients: Results From a Survey and Future Considerations

AUTHORS: Kuza, Catherine M. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: December 2017 – Volume 125 – Issue 6 – p 1960–1966 BACKGROUND: The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status (PS) classification system assesses the preoperative health of patients. Previous studies demonstrated poor interrater reliability and variable ASA PS scores, especially in trauma scenarios. There are few […]

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Uncategorized Published - 6 December, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Relationship Between Cesarean Delivery Rate and Maternal and Neonatal Mortality

Authors: George Molina, MD, MPH eet al JAMA. 2015;314(21):2263-2270. doi:10.1001/jama.2015.15553 Importance  Based on older analyses, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that cesarean delivery rates should not exceed 10 to 15 per 100 live births to optimize maternal and neonatal outcomes. Objectives  To estimate the contemporary relationship between national levels of cesarean delivery and maternal and neonatal mortality. Design, Setting, […]

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Uncategorized Published - 6 December, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Post-Colonoscopy Complications Higher in IBD Patients

By Alexandria Bachert MPH Noninvasive testing modalities could benefit high-risk patients Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) had more complications requiring hospitalization or emergency department (ED) care after colonoscopy than patients without IBD, according to researchers here. In an analysis of 2014 all-payer administrative claims data, the 7-day all-cause unplanned visit rate was 1.6 higher for […]

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Uncategorized Published - 6 December, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
6 medical innovations that moved from the battlefield to mainstream medicine

By LEAH SAMUEL Wartime medicine is an incredibly challenging setting for the doctors, nurses, and paramedics who practice it: Not only are the injuries frequently serious ones, but the tools at hand are often more limited than in a traditional hospital. Over the centuries, that has meant that battlefield medical personnel have had to innovate. Those […]

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