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Uncategorized Published - 5 October, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Changes in pain scores and walking distance after epidural steroid injection in patients with lumbar central spinal stenosis

Authors: Kim, Minsoo MD, PhD et al Medicine: June 17, 2022 – Volume 101 – Issue 24  Abstract Lumbar spinal stenosis is a common degenerative disorder that is characterized by pain and neurogenic claudication. Previous studies have evaluated the effects of an epidural steroid injection (ESI) on spinal stenosis, based on changes to the spinal canal […]

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Uncategorized Published - 5 October, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Visual Analytics to Leverage Anesthesia Electronic Health Record

AUTHORS: Kahn, Ronald A. MD et al  Anesthesia & Analgesia: September 05, 2022 BACKGROUND: Visual analytics is the science of analytical reasoning supported by interactive visual interfaces called dashboards. In this report, we describe our experience addressing the challenges in visual analytics of anesthesia electronic health record (EHR) data using a commercially available business intelligence (BI) […]

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Uncategorized Published - 5 October, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Effectiveness of Perioperative Opioid Educational Initiatives

AUTHORS: Zorrilla-Vaca, Andres MD et al  Anesthesia & Analgesia: May 2022 – Volume 134 – Issue 5 – p 940-951 BACKGROUND: Opioids are the most commonly prescribed analgesics in the United States. Current guidelines have proposed education initiatives to reduce the risk of chronic opioid consumption, yet there is lack of efficacy data on such interventions. […]

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Uncategorized Published - 4 October, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Respiratory Effects of the Atypical Tricyclic Antidepressant Tianeptine in Human Models of Opioid-induced Respiratory Depression

Authors: Hyke Algera, M.D. et al  Anesthesiology October 2022, Vol. 137, 446–458. Background Animal data suggest that the antidepressant and α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid receptor modulator tianeptine is able to prevent opioid-induced respiratory depression. The hypothesis was that oral or intravenous tianeptine can effectively prevent or counteract opioid-induced respiratory depression in humans. Methods Healthy male and female volunteers […]

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Uncategorized Published - 4 October, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Bedside Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism Using Electrical Impedance Tomography

Authors: Kuk, Won-Jun MD; Wright, Nathan R. MD A & A Practice: July 2022 – Volume 16 – Issue 7 – p e01606 Abstract Electrical impedance tomography (EIT) is an emerging imaging modality that can be used to diagnose ventilatory and intrathoracic perfusion mismatches in unstable patients at the bedside. We present a case of […]

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