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Uncategorized Published - 27 September, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
A Structured Transfer of Care Process Reduces Perioperative Complications in Cardiac Surgery Patients

AUTHORS: Hall, Michael MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: August 2017 – Volume 125 – Issue 2 – p 477–482 INTRODUCTION: Serious complications are common during the intensive care of postoperative cardiac surgery patients. Some of these complications may be influenced by communication during the process of handover of care from the operating room to the […]

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Uncategorized Published - 27 September, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Remote Ischemic Preconditioning Decreases Oxidative Lung Damage After Pulmonary Lobectomy: A Single-Center Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled Trial

AUTHORS: García-de-la-Asunción, José MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: August 2017 – Volume 125 – Issue 2 – p 499–506 BACKGROUND: During lobectomy in patients with lung cancer, the operated lung is often collapsed and hypoperfused. Ischemia/reperfusion injury may then occur when the lung is re-expanded. We hypothesized that remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC) would decrease […]

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Uncategorized Published - 26 September, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Trigeminal Neuralgia: Assessing Treatment Patterns to Improve Outcomes

Patients with trigeminal neuralgia face a significant burden of illness. Patients with trigeminal neuralgia face a significant burden of illness and have needs currently unmet by available therapies, according to data presented at the American Pain Society’s 36th Annual Scientific Meeting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.1 There is currently only 1 drug — carbamazepine— approved by the US Food and […]

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Uncategorized Published - 26 September, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Red Blood Cell Transfusion and Surgical Site Infection After Colon Resection Surgery: A Cohort Study

AUTHORS: Mazzeffi, Michael MD, MPH, MSc et Anesthesia & Analgesia: October 2017 – Volume 125 – Issue 4 – p 1316–1321 BACKGROUND: Surgical site infections (SSIs) after colon surgery remain a critical safety issue. Patients with an SSI have an increased risk of death, prolonged hospitalization, and increased costs of care. Red blood cell (RBC) transfusion […]

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Uncategorized Published - 26 September, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Labor Analgesia Requirements in Nulliparous Women Randomized to Epidural Catheter Placement in a High or Low Intervertebral Space.

AUTHORS: Moore, Albert MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: May 11, 2017 BACKGROUND: We hypothesized that an epidural catheter placed in a lower vertebral interspace will require less medication for labor analgesia. METHODS: Nulliparous women requesting neuraxial labor analgesia were randomized to epidural catheter placement at the ultrasound-confirmed L1-2 or L4-5 interspace. Patient-controlled epidural analgesia and […]

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