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Uncategorized Published - 21 April, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Anesthesia Exposure and Risk of Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease: A Prospective Study

Authors: Erin J. Aiello Bowles, MPH et al J Am Geriatr Soc. 2016;64(3):602-607. Objectives: To evaluate the associations between anesthesia and dementia or Alzheimer’s disease (AD) risk using prospectively collected data. Design: Cohort study. Participants: Community-dwelling members of the Adult Changes in Thought cohort aged 65 and older and free of dementia at baseline (N = 3,988). Measurements: Participants self-reported […]

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Uncategorized Published - 21 April, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Fentanyl Overdose Deaths Double in a Single Year

Deaths involving the opioid painkiller fentanyl more than doubled from 2013 to 2014, according to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). The report provides a detailed picture of the drugs most frequently involved in drug overdose deaths in the United States and highlights the frequency of […]

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Uncategorized Published - 18 April, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Neuraxial vs General Anaesthesia for Total Hip and Total Knee Arthroplasty

Authors: R. L. Johnson et al Br J Anaesth. 2016;116(2):163-176. A Systematic Review of Comparative-Effectiveness Research Background: This systematic review evaluated the evidence comparing patient-important outcomes in spinal or epidural vs general anaesthesia for total hip and total knee arthroplasty. Methods: MEDLINE, Ovid EMBASE, EBSCO CINAHL, Thomson Reuters Web of Science, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials from […]

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Uncategorized Published - 18 April, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Obstetricians Balk at FDA Warning on Anesthesia in Pregnant Women

Repeated or lengthy use of general anesthetic and sedation drugs in infants, toddlers and pregnant women in their third trimester might damage children’s developing brains, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned this month. Upset that the warning about pregnant women was based solely on animal studies, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, or […]

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Uncategorized Published - 18 April, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Awareness of Sensory Stimuli During Anesthesia May Be Less Common Than Thought

By Will Boggs MD About one in 20 patients might be aware of sensory stimuli during anesthesia, a rate lower than previously reported, according to an international, multicenter study. “We were pleased that the incidence of connected consciousness after intubation was lower than we feared, but we must be cautious, given the low event rate, […]

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