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Uncategorized Published - 23 March, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Dexmedetomidine Effective for Stapes Microsurgery and Saves OR Time

Local anesthesia and sedation with dexmedetomidine (Precedex, Hospira) is more efficient and better tolerated than general anesthesia when conducting stapes surgery, according to a new study. “We’re talking about a very delicate microsurgery within the ear,” noted Lynnie Correll, MD, PhD, of the Anesthesiology Department of the University of Rochester Medical Center, in Rochester, N.Y. […]

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Uncategorized Published - 23 March, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Pre-op Trip to Anesthesia Evaluation Clinic Lowers Surgical Cancellations

As streamlined as hospital throughput may be, unanticipated surgical cancellations still have a significant effect on an institution’s bottom line. Yet, as a University of Texas Health Science Center analysis has revealed, such missteps can be prevented with a preoperative visit to an anesthesia evaluation clinic. “The perioperative surgical home has initially put a lot […]

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Uncategorized Published - 23 March, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
OR-to-PACU Handoff Protocol Succeeds in Reducing Errors

A new handoff protocol boosted communication while slashing errors among nurses, anesthesiologists and surgeons during the transfer of patients from the operating room (OR) to the PACU. There was a dramatic decrease in lapses in the surgery and anesthesia reports after the rollout of the new handoff process at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, in Baltimore, […]

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Uncategorized Published - 23 March, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
The Effect of Intraoperative Blood Glucose Management on Postoperative Blood Glucose Levels in Noncardiac Surgery Patients

Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 2016 – Volume 122 – Issue 3 – p 893–902 AUTHORS: Nair, Bala G. PhD et al BACKGROUND: Postoperative hyperglycemia has been associated with poor surgical outcome. The effect of intraoperative glucose management on postoperative glucose levels and the optimal glycemic threshold for initiating insulin are currently unknown. METHODS: We performed […]

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Uncategorized Published - 23 March, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections for Treating Lumbosacral Radicular Pain from Herniated Intervertebral Discs: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 2016 – Volume 122 – Issue 3 – p 857–870 AUTHORS: Bhatia, Anuj MBBS, MD, FRCA, FRCPC, FIPP, FFPMRCA, EDRA, CIPS et al BACKGROUND: Steroids often are administered into the epidural space through the transforaminal epidural (TFE) route to treat lumbosacral radicular pain secondary to herniated intervertebral discs. However, their efficacy […]

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