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Uncategorized Published - 5 January, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Impact of spinal versus general anesthesia on postoperative pain and long term recurrence after surgery for pilonidal disease

AUTHORS: Luedi M et al Journal of Clinical Anesthesia (JCA) 33 236-42 (Sep 2016) STUDY OBJECTIVE To assess the effect of the kind of anesthesia on postoperative pain and long term recurrence rate in pilonidal sinus disease. DESIGN Retrospective study. SETTING Surgical departments of German Armed Forces Hospitals in Hamburg, Bad Zwischenahn and Hamm. PATIENTS […]

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Uncategorized Published - 5 January, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Evaluation of high-risk obstetric patients: a survey of US academic centers

AUTHORS: Butwick A, Tiouririne M Journal of Clinical Anesthesia (JCA) 33 460-8 (Sep 2016) STUDY OBJECTIVES Obstetric anesthesiologists commonly care for high-risk obstetric patients. However, it is unclear how obstetricians refer these patients for anesthetic evaluation and whether obstetric anesthesia clinics (OACs) are used. Our study aims were to determine the availability and characteristics of […]

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Uncategorized Published - 4 January, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Acute Normovolemic Hemodilution Reduces Allogeneic Red Blood Cell Transfusion in Cardiac Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Trials

Anesthesia & Analgesia:September 23, 2016 AUTHORS: Barile, Luigi MD et al BACKGROUND: To better understand the role of acute normovolemic hemodilution (ANH) in a surgical setting with high risk of bleeding, we analyzed all randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in the setting of cardiac surgery that compared ANH with standard intraoperative care. The aim was to […]

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Uncategorized Published - 4 January, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Augmented Reality Reduces Intractable Phantom Limb Pain

Authors: Ortiz-Catalan M et al., Lancet 2016 Dec 10; 388:2885 A study demonstrates that practicing phantom motor executions based on decoding of intended actions using an augmented-reality computer system can reduce phantom limb pain. Phantom limb pain is a debilitating condition that occurs in a subset of patients after limb amputation. Growing evidence suggests that such pain […]

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Uncategorized Published - 4 January, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
How Effective Is Video Laryngoscopy for Rescue Intubation?H

Success of Intubation Rescue Techniques After Failed Direct Laryngoscopy in Adults: A Retrospective Comparative Analysis From the Multicenter Perioperative Outcomes Group Authors” Aziz MF, Brambrink AM, Healy DW, et al Anesthesiology. 2016 Aug 1. Study Summary A team of investigators retrospectively analyzed 346,861 anesthesia cases that involved attempted tracheal intubation from 2004 to 2013 at […]

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