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Uncategorized Published - 26 June, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Opioids Over-Prescribed Following Cesarean Delivery

Many women are prescribed more opioids than needed after C-section, creating a risk for misuse and diversion. Interviews with Brian Bateman, MD, Whitney You, MD, and Nicole Higgins, MD Physicians routinely over-prescribe opioids to patients who undergo Cesarean sections, according to a group of studies published online on June 8, 2017 in the journal Obstetrics & […]

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Uncategorized Published - 26 June, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
H2O2 Induces Muscle Nociception via Transient Receptor Potential Ankyrin 1 Receptors

Authors: Daisuke Sugiyama, M.D., Ph.D. et al Anesthesiology published on June 22, 2017 Background: H2O2 has a variety of actions in skin wounds but has been rarely studied in deep muscle tissue. Based on response to the transient receptor potential ankyrin 1 antagonists after plantar incision, we hypothesized that H2O2 exerts nociceptive effects viathe transient receptor potential ankyrin 1 […]

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Uncategorized Published - 23 June, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Glut of Anesthesia Guidelines a Disservice, Except for Lawyers

By Robert E. Johnstone, MD Anesthesia practice guidelines are out of control—too many to adopt, too anecdotal to accept and too political to take seriously! Every society seems to issue them now, in order to announce their existence, promote their brand or troll for members. I would ignore most of them, but unfortunately lawyers use […]

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Uncategorized Published - 23 June, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Study Measures Effect Of Anesthesiologist Practice On Surgical Outcomes

Do individual anesthesiologists directly affect patient outcomes? For years, anesthesiologists have attempted to answer this question empirically. Now, a recent study has concluded that anesthesiologists do affect outcomes, and at a rate similar to that of surgeons. “Despite everything that’s happened with surgical improvement over the years, we still see troubling rates of complications and […]

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Uncategorized Published - 23 June, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Registry Reporting: Managing the Reporting Process in Your Practice

Annette Antos; Benjamin Westlake; Matthew T. Popovich, Ph.D. ASA Monitor 06 2017, Vol.81, 24-25. As more practices are steered by federal payment programs to report quality data electronically, practices preparing to meet the criteria established by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) may wish to consider a range of techniques to operationalize workflows within their practice.MACRA […]

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