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Uncategorized Published - 18 January, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
What’s the best way to improve medication adherence in chronic pain management

Author: Morris D, Ferguson M. Ask the PharmD Pract Pain Manag. 2021;21(4). Treatment adherence strategies, including motivational interviewing and case vignettes. Medication adherence is an important part of assessment and disease management, yet it is still difficult for most patients. Nonadherence is linked to hospital admissions, worsehealth outcomes, increased morbidity/mortality, and higher healthcare-related costs. Around […]

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Uncategorized Published - 18 January, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
The workforce trends scaring physicians

Author: Patsy Newitt Becker’s ASC Review From consolidation to noncompetes, six physician leaders recently joined Becker’s to discuss the workforce trends that are concerning them. Editor’s note: These responses were edited lightly for clarity and length.  Clarissa Arthur, MD. Family Medicine Physician in Nashville, Tenn.: The workforce trend for physicians and providers that is most concerning is that […]

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Uncategorized Published - 18 January, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Failure of Preclinical Studies to Accurately Predict the Effect of Regional Analgesia on Cancer Recurrence

AUTHORS: Juan P. Cata, M.D.; Daniel I. Sessler, M.D. Anesthesiology January 2024. The major goal of translational research is to evaluate the efficacy and effectiveness of treatments and interventions that have emerged from exhaustive preclinical evidence. In 2007, a major clinical trial was started to investigate the impact of paravertebral analgesia on breast cancer recurrence. The […]

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Uncategorized Published - 17 January, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Anterior Glenoid Block as an Alternative Technique to Interscalene Brachial Plexus Block

AUTHORS: Xu, Cheng MD et al  Anesthesia & Analgesia 138(2):p 483-484, February 2024.  Interscalene brachial plexus block is known for providing superior analgesia for shoulder procedures; however, there is a risk of hemi-diaphragmatic paralysis due to phrenic nerve palsy, which may restrict its use in certain populations.1 The suprascapular, axillary, and subscapular nerves innervate the shoulder joint.2,3 Recent […]

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Uncategorized Published - 17 January, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Modified Thermodilution for Simultaneous Cardiac Output and Recirculation Assessment in Veno-venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

Authors: David Berger, MD et al  Anesthesiology January 2024. Background Thermodilution is unreliable in veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV-ECMO). Systemic oxygenation depends on recirculation fractions and ratios of ECMO flow to cardiac output. In a prospective in vitro simulation, we assessed the diagnostic accuracy of a modified thermodilution technique for recirculation and cardiac output. We […]

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