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Uncategorized Published - 28 January, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Single-Shot Interscalene Block Effective Following Shoulder Surgery, QoR-15 Finds

Consider administering a single-shot interscalene nerve block following shoulder surgery, which provides an excellent quality of recovery when combined with multimodal oral analgesia. Researchers in the United Kingdom, using the recently developed Quality of Recovery-15 (QoR-15) score, found that those receiving the nerve block were functioning at or slightly above preoperative levels at 24 and […]

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Uncategorized Published - 28 January, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
New Anticoagulants and Emerging Trends in Regional Anesthesia

Harendra Arora, MD Professor, Anesthesiology Program Director, Anesthesiology Residency Section Head, Vascular and Transplant Anesthesia UNC School of Medicine University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina The use of anticoagulant and antiplatelet agents has been increasing, primarily as a result of improved life expectancy, the aging population, prevalence of cardiovascular disease, […]

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Uncategorized Published - 27 January, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Adductor Canal Catheter Provides Better Pain Control Than Intra-Articular Catheter After TKA

Adductor canal catheters provide better pain control on postoperative day 1 prior to, during, and after patients’ first physical therapy session following total knee arthroplasty (TKA), compared with intra-articular catheters, according to a study presented here at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2015, the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA). Furthermore, adductor canal catheters significantly […]

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Uncategorized Published - 27 January, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Elective Labor Induction With Unfavorable Cervix Appears Safe

Elective induction of labor in first-time mothers with an unfavorable cervix increased the rate of cesarean deliveries compared with women who received expectant management in a randomized clinical trial, but the differences were not statistically significant. Although retrospective studies comparing elective induction with expectant management do not show an increased risk for cesarean delivery, and […]

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Uncategorized Published - 27 January, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
A new analgesia regimen after (adeno) tonsillectomy in children: a pilot study.

Clin Otolaryngol. 2015 Oct 30. Authors: Syed MI et al 1 OBJECTIVE: To ascertain the efficacy of a new analgesic regimen introduced in children undergoing (adeno)tonsillectomy in view of the ban on codeine use in children <12 years by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). DESIGN: Prospective pilot […]

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