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Uncategorized Published - 31 March, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
New Guidelines Released to Improve Care of Adults With Sepsis and Septic Shock

The most important thing a health care provider can do is recognize sepsis and septic shock early and take immediate action, according to new guidelines released at the Society of Critical Care Medicine’s (SCCM) 46th Critical Care Congress. “I think it is important to recognize that sepsis and septic shock are medical emergencies,” said Andrew Rhodes, FRCP, […]

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Uncategorized Published - 31 March, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Better Monitoring Reduces Post-op Respiratory Complications

Sending patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) who are undergoing endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) to the ICU for intensive monitoring during the first postoperative night improves respiratory complication–related outcomes, a new study has found. Patients with OSA have a higher incidence of postoperative respiratory complications, according to researchers from Jikei University, in Tokyo. Certain procedures, […]

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Uncategorized Published - 31 March, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
National Patient Safety Efforts Save 125,000 Lives and Nearly $28 Billion

Nationwide efforts to make health care safer are paying off, according to a report released by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Thanks, in part, to provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), approximately 125,000 fewer patients died due to hospital-acquired conditions (HACs), and more than $28 billion in health care costs were […]

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Uncategorized Published - 31 March, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
The effectiveness of apneic oxygenation during tracheal intubation in various clinical settings: a narrative review

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia April 2017, Volume 64, Issue 4, pp 416–427 Authors: David T. Wong Purpose During the process of tracheal intubation, patients are apneic or hypoventilating and are at risk of becoming hypoxemic. This risk is especially high in patients with acute or chronic respiratory failure and accompanying compromised respiratory reserve. To address this concern, apneic oxygenation can be […]

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Uncategorized Published - 30 March, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Intradiscal Steroid Injection of “Questionable” Benefit for Low Back Pain with Discopathy

A single glucocorticoid injection offers short-term relief of chronic back pain associated with discopathy, according to a study in the Annals of Internal Medicine. But the benefits are not long-lasting. Some 135 patients with daily low back pain of at least 3 months’ duration and active discopathy on magnetic resonance imaging were randomized to receive either […]

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