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Uncategorized Published - 26 January, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Perioperative Medication Errors Plague Surgeries

Nearly half of the observed surgeries and approximately 5% of perioperative medication administrations included a medication error (ME) and/or adverse drug event (ADE), according to a prospective study. This observed rate is much higher than rates reported previously from retrospective surveys. In addition, the new study showed that not only did all of the MEs […]

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Uncategorized Published - 26 January, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Body Mass Index and Risk for Clinical Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

Authors: Björn Knutsson, MD Spine. 2015;40(18):1451-1456. Study Design. A prospective cohort study that used a Swedish nationwide occupational surveillance program for construction workers (period of registration from 1971 to 1992). In all, 364,467 participants (mean age at baseline 34 yr) were included in the study. Objective. To determine whether overweight and obesity are associated with a higher risk […]

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Uncategorized Published - 25 January, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Opioid painkillers don’t help patients move

While the dangers of addiction have led healthcare providers to take a hard look at their prescribing practices, there’s another potential downside to using opioids to treat pain. Opioid therapy for neuropathic pain does not appear to help patients restore physical function, according to a new study published in Pain Medicine. “Pain is very complex, and people experience pain at very […]

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Uncategorized Published - 25 January, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Does Nasal Cannula Oxygen Improve Preoxygenation?

Authors: Hayes-Bradley C et al., Ann Emerg Med 2015 Dec 31; Adding nasal cannula to nonrebreather mask or bag-valve-mask preoxygenation improved end-tidal oxygen levels. Preoxygenation is used to fill the lungs with oxygen and wash out nitrogen before emergency endotracheal intubation. Investigators assessed the contribution of supplemental nasal cannula–delivered oxygen to end-tidal oxygen levels in a randomized […]

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Uncategorized Published - 25 January, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Anesthetic Care for Orthopedic Patients: Is There a Potential for Differences in Care?

Authors: Stavros G. Memtsoudis, M.D., Ph.D, et al Anesthesiology published on 1 2016. Background: Differences in health care represent a major health policy issue. Despite increasing evidence on the mediating role of anesthesia type used for surgery on perioperative outcome, there is a lack of data on potential care differences in this field. The authors aimed to […]

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