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Uncategorized Published - 23 June, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Dealing With Deception: A Perspective on Malingering

Strange: The same patient who thanked me with a fist-bump (“BOOM!”) was also complaining he couldn’t move his legs. Eighteen-year-old Ralph, we’ll call him, had just undergone a 45-minute general anesthetic for a dental procedure. His parents stood beside him, the father fidgeting and the mother distracted. His sister was there, too, stroking his hair […]

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Uncategorized Published - 23 June, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Video Laryngoscopy Is Primary Choice for Initial and Backup ICU Airway Management

A multi-institutional survey of current practices in critical care airway management has found that, among other revelations, video laryngoscopy is the primary choice as both the initial and backup device for routine and difficult airway management. “Video laryngoscopy devices seem to be the primary modality chosen when it comes to airway management in the intensive […]

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Uncategorized Published - 23 June, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Myocardial Injury Within Month of Surgery Is Third Leading Cause of Death

Among inpatients aged 45 years or older having noncardiac surgery, 9% will experience myocardial injury within the 30 days after the procedure. About 80% of these injuries are clinically silent, detected only by troponin elevation. Mortality, however, is nearly identical for symptomatic and asymptomatic troponin elevations. Within 30 days of surgery, 10% of patients with […]

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Uncategorized Published - 22 June, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Prescription of Long-Acting Opioids Associated With Increased Risk of Death

Prescription of long-acting opioids for chronic non-cancer pain was associated with an increased risk of all-cause mortality, including deaths from causes other than overdose, compared with anticonvulsants or cyclic antidepressants, according to a study published in the June 14 issue of JAMA. The increase in prescribing opioid analgesics for chronic non-cancer pain has led to […]

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Uncategorized Published - 22 June, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Three-dimensional Printing as an Aid to Airway Evaluation After Tracheotomy in a Patient With Laryngeal Carcinoma

BMC Anesthesiol. 2016;16(6) Authors: Bin Han et al Background: Difficult airway may result in significant morbidity and mortality. Proficient airway evaluation, therefore, is one of the key elements in the safe conduct of anesthesia. A three-dimensional (3D) printing model was recently introduced for medical application. 3D printing is a fast, convenient, and relatively affordable technique. We present […]

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