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Uncategorized Published - 22 January, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
How Effective Are IV Catheter Disinfection Caps?

Authors: Kamboj M et al., Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2015 Dec 36:1401 Using antiseptic barrier caps for intravenous catheter ports reduced rates of central-line–associated bloodstream infections and blood culture contamination in a high-risk cancer unit. “Reducing to zero” the rate of central-line–associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) requires optimizing not only the approach to catheter insertion, but also the […]

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Uncategorized Published - 22 January, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Prescriptions for Combo Hydrocodone Products Fall After Stricter Controls

Prescriptions for combination drugs containing hydrocodone (e.g., Vicodin) dropped after the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration enacted tighter controls by moving them from Schedule III to Schedule II in 2014. Researchers published their findings in JAMA Internal Medicine. Using data on dispensed retail prescriptions, the researchers examined the number of prescriptions filled for hydrocodone-containing products for the […]

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Uncategorized Published - 21 January, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Adjunctive Dexmedetomidin Beneficial for Postop Nausea

Adding dexmedetomidine to fentanyl-based intravenous patient-controlled analgesia reduces the frequency and severity of postoperative nausea in highly susceptible patients, according to a study presented here at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2015, the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA). In the prospective, randomised, double-blind study, Young ran Kang, MD, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South […]

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Uncategorized Published - 21 January, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Desflurane Non-Inferior to Propofol in Oxygenation During One-Lung Ventilation Lung Cancer Surgery

A low concentration of desflurane is as useful as propofol for oxygenation during one-lung ventilation in patients undergoing lung cancer surgery, according to a study presented here at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2015, the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA). The concurrent use of inhalational anaesthetics with opioids significantly lowers the concentration required to achieve […]

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Uncategorized Published - 21 January, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Methadone, Magnesium Not Beneficial for Post-Spinal Infusion Pain

Preliminary data shows no significant difference in postoperative opioid consumption with a single intraoperative dose of methadone or magnesium bolus versus remifentanil alone following posterior spinal fusion, according to a study presented here at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2015, the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA). Furthermore, bolus dosing of magnesium may interfere with monitoring […]

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