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Uncategorized Published - 29 June, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Cervical Decompression Reduces Pain in Coexistent Parkinson’s Disease and Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy

Patients with coexistent Parkinson’s disease (PD) and cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) may experience a marked reduction in pain symptoms following cervical decompression, according to results of a matched cohort-controlled retrospective review study presented at the 84th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS). Parkinson’s disease, however, when isolated as a significant independent […]

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Uncategorized Published - 29 June, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Spray Cryotherapy for Airway Lesions Uncommon, Requires Vigilance

The use of spray cryotherapy (SCT) for airway lesions demands stellar intraoperative airway management and vigilance for intraoperative desaturations. “The fact that we are putting liquid nitrogen into the airway, and only doing intermittent ventilation in some cases, in patients who often have diseased lungs to begin with—that demands intraoperative vigilance,” explained Megan Friedman, DO, […]

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Uncategorized Published - 29 June, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
CMS Resets the Clock for Return Of Medicare Overpayments

Finders keepers, losers weepers. Except in connection with overpayments from Medicare, then it’s a violation of the federal False Claims Act leading to significant liability—that is, unless you repay the overpaid sum within 60 days. But when does the 60-day period begin? On Feb. 12, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) answered that […]

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Uncategorized Published - 28 June, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Anesthesia Exposure and Risk of Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease: A Prospective Study

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2016;64(3):602-607. AUTHORS: Erin J. Aiello Bowles, MPH et al 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 - 28 June, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
The Effect of Local Anesthetic Volume Within the Adductor Canal on Quadriceps Femoris Function Evaluated by Electromyography: A Randomized, Observer- and Subject-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Study in Volunteers.

Anesthesia & Analgesia: May 2016 AUTHORS: Grevstad, Ulrik MD, PhD et al BACKGROUND: Single-injection adductor canal block (ACB) provides analgesia after knee surgery. Which nerves that are blocked by an ACB and what influence-if any-local anesthetic volume has on the effects remain undetermined. We hypothesized that effects on the nerve to the vastus medialis muscle […]

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