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Uncategorized Published - 25 December, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
MERRY CHRISTMAS

I wish everyone and their family a very Merry Christmas!

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Uncategorized Published - 24 December, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Long-term Survival for Patients Undergoing Volatile versus IV Anesthesia for Cancer Surgery: A Retrospective Analysis

Authors: Timothy J Wigmore, MA, FRCA FFICM FCICM et al Anesthesiology 1 2016, Vol.124, 69-79. Background: Surgical resection remains the best option for long-term survival in many solid tumors. Surgery can, however, lead to tumor cell release into the circulation. Data have suggested differential effects of anesthetic agents on cancer cell growth. This retrospective analysis investigated the association […]

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Uncategorized Published - 24 December, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Opioid Overdose Deaths Keep Rising

Overdose deaths from opioids — both prescription opioids and heroin — reached an all-time high in 2014, according to the CDC. Following a relative plateau around 16,000 deaths per year, prescription opioid overdose deaths shot up 16% in 1 year to 18,893 dealths in 2014 Rose Rudd, MSPH, of the CDC, and colleagues reported in Morbidity […]

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Uncategorized Published - 24 December, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Saline Flush After Bolus Rocuronium Shortens Onset of Neuromuscular Blockade

Authors: Ishigaki S et al., Anesth Analg 2015 Nov 23; In a randomized trial, patients receiving rocuronium followed by a saline flush had an earlier onset of neuromuscular blockade than those receiving rocuronium alone. Reliable, rapid onset of neuromuscular blockade is critical for successful emergency rapid sequence intubation (RSI). Rocuronium has a slower onset than succinylcholine. The […]

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Uncategorized Published - 24 December, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Preoperative Score to Predict Postoperative Mortality (POSPOM): Derivation and Validation

Authors: Yannick Le Manach, MD, PhD Anesthesiology published on 12 2015. Background: An accurate risk score able to predict in-hospital mortality in patients undergoing surgery may improve both risk communication and clinical decision making. The aim of the study was to develop and validate a surgical risk score based solely on preoperative information, for predicting in-hospital mortality. […]

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