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Uncategorized Published - 24 May, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Mixing Opioids and Alcohol May Increase Likelihood of Respiratory Depression

Taking 1 oxycodone tablet together with even a modest amount of alcohol increases the risk of respiratory depression, according to a study published online first in the journal Anesthesiology. The study also found that elderly people were especially likely to experience this complication. “Unfortunately, we’re seeing more fatalities and people in emergency rooms after having […]

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Uncategorized Published - 24 May, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Methadone: Best Practices for Weaning Pediatric Patients

Weaning from continuous opioid infusion can result in withdrawal and associated adverse effects, including respiratory, neurologic, and cardiovascular sequelae. Practices pertaining to the use of methadone to facilitate opioid weaning in pediatric patients are widely heterogeneous, according to a recent systematic review and meta-analysis published in Pediatric Anesthesia.1 Weaning from continuous opioid infusion can result in […]

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Uncategorized Published - 24 May, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Measuring Postoperative Pain Using the Visual Analog Scale: What Is the Minimal Significant Difference?

BJA: British Journal of Anaesthesia · February 10, 2017 Background: The 100 mm visual analog scale (VAS) score is widely used to measure pain intensity after surgery. Despite this widespread use, it is unclear what constitutes the minimal clinically important difference (MCID); that is, what minimal change in score would indicate a meaningful change in a patient’s […]

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Uncategorized Published - 23 May, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Plasma Transfusion Doesn’t Improve Clinical Outcomes in Critically Ill Patients

Anesthesia & Analgesia · February 8, 2017 Authors: Matthew A et al 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 transfusion remains poorly understood. The objective of this study was to […]

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Uncategorized Published - 23 May, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
CDC Releases Ventilator-Associated Events Criteria

Southwest Journal of Pulmonary & Critical Care · January 28, 2017 Original Article A new term has been coined by the CDC, ventilator-associated events (VAEs) (1). In 2011, the CDC convened a working group composed of members of several stakeholder organizations to address the limitations of the definition of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) definition (2). The organizations represented in […]

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