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Uncategorized Published - 19 January, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
The Analgesic Efficacy of Dexmedetomidine as an Adjunct to Local Anesthetics in Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Anesthesia & Analgesia: December 2015 – Volume 121 – Issue 6 – p 1655–1660 Authors: Bharti, Neerja DNB et al BACKGROUND: This study was designed to assess the effects of dexmedetomidine on the onset and duration of block and postoperative analgesia during supraclavicular brachial plexus block in patients undergoing upper limb surgeries. METHODS: Sixty adult […]

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Uncategorized Published - 19 January, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
The Effects of Single-Dose Etomidate Versus Propofol on Cortisol Levels in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Urologic Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Anesthesia & Analgesia: December 2015 – Volume 121 – Issue 6 – p 1580–1585 Authors: D; Chen et al BACKGROUND: The effects of general anesthetics on the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis and cortisol release in children are poorly characterized. Normal, daily fluctuation of cortisol levels complicates assessment of these effects. This study aimed to characterize the effects […]

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Uncategorized Published - 18 January, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Obama Plan for Opioid Abuse Stresses Prescriber Training

More physicians will receive training on prescribing opioid pain medications as part of a White House initiative against abuse of prescription drugs and heroin use. President Barack Obama issued a memorandum yesterday requiring federal departments and agencies to provide opioid prescribing education to all “federal prescribers.” This group includes clinicians who are employees or contract […]

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Uncategorized Published - 18 January, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Dual Therapy No Better Than NSAIDs Alone for Low Back Pain

In patients with acute, nontraumatic low back pain, adding cyclobenzaprine or oxycodone/acetaminophen to naproxen alone did not improve functional outcomes or pain at 1-week follow-up in a new randomized study. “Naproxen alone was just as good as using it in combination with the muscle relaxant or the opioid,” lead author Benjamin W. Friedman, MD, Albert […]

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Uncategorized Published - 18 January, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
ASA and ASRA Make Formal Recommendations to CDC on Draft Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain

On January 13, 2016, ASA and the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA) submitted formal recommendations to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) offering support for the proposed 2016 Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain while expressing caution on its impact on therapies used to treat acute and chronic pain.  The Guideline […]

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