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Uncategorized Published - 14 October, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
The Effect of Technology on Difficult Airway Management and Decision Making

Felipe Urdaneta, MD Secretary, Society for Airway Management Professor of Anesthesiology University of Florida North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System Gainesville, Florida   Lauren Berkow, MD Vice President, Society for Airway Management Associate Professor University of Florida College of Medicine Gainesville, Florida In the last 30 years, new technology has revolutionized difficult airway management. The […]

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Uncategorized Published - 14 October, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Study Finds No Link Between Sleep Apnoea, Joint Pain in Men

According to a study published in the journal Arthritis Care & Research, there is no association between obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) and joint pain or daytime sleepiness. This lack of association between pain and OSA is surprising given the established link between pain and poor sleep quality, according to Joule J Li, MD, University of […]

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Uncategorized Published - 14 October, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Study Shows Distress Intolerance Associated With Opioid Misuse

Inability to manage negative emotional and somatic stress is associated with opioid misuse in adults with chronic pain, according to a study published in the Journal of Pain. Previous research suggests those with chronic pain who misuse their opioids exhibit higher levels of distress in general, as well as heightened reactivity to that distress. Kathryn McHugh, […]

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Uncategorized Published - 13 October, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Doctors need new skill set for opioid abuse treatment

Opioid drug overdoses have reached epidemic levels, roughly 78 Americans die every day from opioid overdose. In a big hotel conference room near New York’s Times Square, six doctors huddle around a greasy piece of raw pork. They watch as addiction medicine specialist Michael Frost delicately marks the meat, incises it and implants four match-sized […]

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Uncategorized Published - 13 October, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
The Role of the Supraglottic Airway in Neurosurgery

Irene P. Osborn, MD Associate Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology Director, Division of Neuroanesthesia Albert Einstein/Montefiore Medical Center Bronx, New York Sara Aljohani, MD Fellow in Neuroanesthesia Albert Einstein/Montefiore Medical Center Bronx, New York The authors reported no relevant financial disclosures. Airway management in neurosurgical patients can be a perplexing endeavor. In achieving and maintaining a […]

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