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Uncategorized Published - 22 December, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
High Opioid Use in Older People With COPD Raises Safety Concerns

Researchers are raising safety concerns about high rates of new opioid use among older adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a study published today in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. “The new use of opioids was remarkably high among adults with COPD living in the community,” said Nicholas Vozoris, MD, St. Michael’s […]

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Uncategorized Published - 22 December, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Nefopam for the Prevention of Perioperative Shivering

Authors: Meng Lv et al BMC Anesthesiol. 2015;15(87) A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials Background: Shivering is a frequent complication following surgery and anaesthesia. A large variety of studies have been reported that nefopam may be efficacious for the prevention and treatment of perioperative shivering. Regrettably, there is still no conclusion of the efficacy and safety of […]

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Uncategorized Published - 22 December, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Perioperative Stroke: A Question of Timing?

Authors: R. D. Sanders; M. E. Jørgensen; G. A. Mashour Br J Anaesth. 2015;115(1):11-13. Introduction Perioperative stroke is a potentially devastating complication with an incidence of 0.1–0.6% in non-cardiac surgery. Although rare, stroke in the perioperative setting is associated with an adjusted 8-fold increase in mortality, thus developing preventive strategies is of paramount importance. The recent […]

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Uncategorized Published - 22 December, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Evaluation of I-gel(™) airway in different head and neck positions in anesthetized paralyzed children

Published in Paediatr Anaesth 2015 Dec;25(12):1248-53. Authors: Jain D et al BACKGROUND: Studies that have compared and quantified the oropharynageal leak pressure (OPLP) and adequacy of ventilation with supraglottic airway devices in different head and neck positions have been done in adult populations. The effects of head-neck position changes on the functioning of I-gel(™) in pediatric population […]

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Uncategorized Published - 22 December, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Dexmedetomidine as adjunct to ilioinguinal/iliohypogastric nerve blocks for pediatric inguinal hernia repair: an exploratory randomized controlled trial

Published in Paediatr Anaesth, 2015 Sep;25(9):897-905. Authors: Lundblad M et al BACKGROUND: Adult meta-analysis has identified dexmedetomidine as a potentially useful adjunct to prolong the duration of peripheral nerve blocks. However, no data exist regarding the adjuvant use of dexmedetomidine in the setting of pediatric peripheral nerve blocks. METHODS: Using a prospective, randomized, double-blind design, children (1½-8 […]

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