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Uncategorized Published - 5 August, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Tissue Oximetry and Clinical Outcomes.

Anesthesia & Analgesia: June 15, 2016 AUTHORS: Bickler, Philip MD, PhD et al A number of different technologies have been developed to measure tissue oxygenation, with the goal of identifying tissue hypoxia and guiding therapy to prevent patient harm. In specific cases, tissue oximetry may provide clear indications of decreases in tissue oxygenation such as […]

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Uncategorized Published - 4 August, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Effect of Individual Surgeons and Anesthesiologists on Operating Room Time

Anesthesia & Analgesia: August 2016 – Volume 123 – Issue 2 – p 445–451 AUTHORS: van Eijk, Ruben P. A. MD et al BACKGROUND: Variability in operating room (OR) time causes overutilization and underutilization of the available ORs. There is evidence that for a given type of procedure, the surgeon is the major source of […]

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Uncategorized Published - 4 August, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Neuropathic Pain

A Systematic Review Authors: Yunkun Deng et al BMC Anesthesiol. 2016;16(12) Background: The management of neuropathic pain (NP) is challenging despite it being the recent focus of extensive research. A number of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) for the management of NP have been published worldwide over the past 2 decades. This study aimed to assess the quality […]

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Uncategorized Published - 4 August, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Anesthesia Exposure and Risk of Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease: A Prospective Study

Authors: Erin J. Aiello Bowles, MPH et al J Am Geriatr Soc. 2016;64(3):602-607. Objectives: To evaluate the associations between anesthesia and dementia or Alzheimer’s disease (AD) risk using prospectively collected data. Design: Cohort study. Participants: Community-dwelling members of the Adult Changes in Thought cohort aged 65 and older and free of dementia at baseline (N = 3,988). Measurements: Participants self-reported […]

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Uncategorized Published - 4 August, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Researchers Surprised by Opioid Scripts for Low-Risk Surgical Procedures

Opioid-naive adults who underwent at least one of four low-risk surgical procedures—carpal tunnel release, laparoscopic cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal), inguinal hernia repair and knee arthroscopy—in the years 2004, 2008 and 2012 were prescribed over time an increasing mean opioid morphine equivalent for postoperative pain. The adjusted increase was highest for knee arthroscopy (18%), according to a JAMA research […]

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