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Uncategorized Published - 23 October, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Statin Pretreatment and Risk of In-hospital Atrial Fibrillation Among Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery A Collaborative Meta-analysis of 11 Randomized Controlled Trials

Authors: Giuseppe Patti et al Europace. 2015;17(6):855-863. Abstract Aims Statin pretreatment in patients undergoing cardiac surgery is understood to prevent postoperative atrial fibrillation (AF). However, this is based on observational and limited randomized trial evidence, resulting in uncertainty about any genuine anti-arrhythmic benefits of these agents in this setting. We therefore aimed to quantify precisely […]

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Uncategorized Published - 23 October, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Studies Reveal How Anaesthesia’s Brain Effects Differ in Older Adults, Children

A series of papers published in the British Journal of Anaesthesia detail the differences in the way common anaesthetics affect the brains of older patients and children, findings that could lead to ways of improving monitoring technology and the safety of general anaesthesia for such patients. Recent investigations into the neurobiology underlying the effects of […]

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Uncategorized Published - 22 October, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Effects of Parecoxib on Analgesia Benefit and Blood Loss Following Open Prostatectomy A Multicentre Randomized Trial

Authors: Daniel Dirkmann et al BMC Anesthesiol. 2015;15(31) Background This multi-centre, prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study was designed to test the hypotheses that parecoxib improves patients’ postoperative analgesia without increasing surgical blood loss following radical open prostatectomy. Methods 105 patients (64 ± 7 years old) were randomized to receive either parecoxib or placebo with concurrent morphine patient […]

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Uncategorized Published - 22 October, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
The Comparison of Intrathecal Morphine and IV Morphine PCA on Pain Control, Patient Satisfaction, Morphine Consumption, and Adverse Effects in Patients Undergoing Reduction Mammoplasty

Authors: Mehtap Karamese, MD et al ePlasty. 2015;15 Background Following breast reduction procedures, the level of postoperative pain can be severe, and sufficient pain control influences a patient’s physiological, immunological, and psychological status. Objective The aim of this study was to examine the use of intrathecal morphine (ITM) in breast reduction surgery with patient-controlled analgesia […]

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Uncategorized Published - 22 October, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
‘Stratified’ Approach to Individualized Anaesthetic Care

Authors: S. Munirama et Br J Anaesth. 2015;114(4):543-545. Anaesthetists provide personalized care. Preoperative assessment guides decision-making, and awareness of risk based on clinical experience allows anaesthesia to be conducted in a way that aims to achieve the best possible clinical outcome for each patient while minimizing side-effects. This traditional approach has led to the use […]

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