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Uncategorized Published - 4 May, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Dural Puncture Epidural Technique Improves Labor Analgesia Quality With Fewer Side Effects Compared With Epidural and Combined Spinal Epidural Techniques: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Authors: Chau, Anthony MD, MMSc, FRCPC et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: February 2017 – Volume 124 – Issue 2 – p 560–569 Obstetric Anesthesiology: Original Clinical Research Report BACKGROUND: The dural puncture epidural (DPE) technique is a modification of the combined spinal epidural (CSE) technique, where a dural perforation is created from a spinal needle but […]

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Uncategorized Published - 4 May, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Comparison of the Effect of Continuous Intravenous Infusion and Two Bolus Injections of Remifentanil on Haemodynamic Responses During Anaesthesia Induction

Authors: Toyoaki Maruta et al BMC Anesthesiol. 2016;16(110) A Prospective Randomised Single-Centre Study Background: Remifentanil is an effective drug for protecting against adverse haemodynamic responses to tracheal intubation. We compared the haemodynamic responses during anaesthesia induction between continuous intravenous (IV) infusion and two bolus injections of remifentanil. Methods: This prospective, randomised, open-label, single-centre study included patients with American […]

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Uncategorized Published - 3 May, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Analgesia and Sedation Requirements in Mechanically Ventilated Trauma Patients With Acute, Preinjury Use of Cocaine and/or Amphetamines

AUTHORS: Kram, Bridgette PharmD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 2017 – Volume 124 – Issue 3 – p 782–788 BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to determine whether mechanically ventilated trauma patients with a positive urine drug screen (UDS) for cocaine and/or amphetamines have different opioid analgesic and sedative requirements compared with similar patients […]

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Uncategorized Published - 3 May, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Should We Withhold ACE Inhibitors Just Before Noncardiac Surgery?

Authors: Roshanov PS et al. Anesthesiology 2017 Jan. In an observational study, withholding angiotensin-converting–enzyme inhibitors was associated with fewer adverse events. For patients who take angiotensin-converting–enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and undergo noncardiac surgery, some observational studies suggest that continuing the ACE inhibitors on the morning of surgery is associated with excess risk for intraoperative hypotension. However, the […]

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Uncategorized Published - 3 May, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Migraine Linked to Higher Stroke Risk After Surgery

Surgery patients with migraine are at increased risk for ischemic stroke in the perioperative period and hospital readmission within 30 days of discharge, a hospital registry study suggests. “Migraine should be incorporated in the assessment for risk of perioperative stroke,” Matthias Eikermann, MD, PhD, from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston, told Medscape […]

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