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Uncategorized Published - 18 May, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Out-of-Network Billing: ‘Surprise Billing’ Or ‘Surprise Gaps in Insurance Coverage’?

This is a familiar story: A patient with health insurance has an accident and seeks care at a hospital. She receives care in the ER and undergoes an operation. The health care team provides the necessary care, regardless of her health insurance policy. After discharge from the hospital, she receives an unexpected bill from the […]

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Uncategorized Published - 18 May, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Intranasal Fentanyl and Inhaled Nitrous Oxide for Pediatric Fracture Reduction

Authors: Hoeffe J et al., Am J Emerg Med 2017 Jan 5; Combination intranasal fentanyl and nitrous oxide provided adequate pain control for children undergoing reduction of mildly to moderately displaced fractures and dislocations. In a prospective, observational study conducted at two children’s hospitals in Canada and Australia, investigators evaluated the efficacy and safety of intranasal fentanyl […]

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Uncategorized Published - 18 May, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Novel Pump Control Technology Accelerates Drug Delivery Onset in a Model of Pediatric Drug Infusion

AUTHORS: Parker, Michael J. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: April 2017 – Volume 124 – Issue 4 – p 1129–1134 BACKGROUND: Laboratory data suggest that newly initiated drug infusions reach steady-state delivery after a significant time lag. Depending on drug and carrier flow rates and the infusion system’s common volume, lag times may exceed 20 […]

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Uncategorized Published - 18 May, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Prophylactic Plasma Transfusion Is Not Associated With Decreased Red Blood Cell Requirements in Critically Ill Patients

AUTHORS: Warner, Matthew A. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: May 2017 – Volume 124 – Issue 5 – p 1636–1643 BACKGROUND: Critically ill patients frequently receive plasma transfusion under the assumptions that abnormal coagulation test results confer increased risk of bleeding and that plasma transfusion will decrease this risk. However, the effect of prophylactic plasma […]

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Uncategorized Published - 18 May, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Severe Intraoperative Hyperglycemia Is Independently Associated With Postoperative Composite Infection After Craniotomy: An Observational Study.

AUTHORS: Gruenbaum, Shaun E. MD; Toscani, Laura MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: February 8, 2017 BACKGROUND: Postoperative infection after craniotomy carries an increased risk of morbidity and mortality. Identification and correction of the risk factors should be prioritized. The association of intraoperative hyperglycemia with postoperative infections in patients undergoing craniotomy is inadequately studied. METHODS: A […]

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