Author: Dr Clemens

Uncategorized Published - 1 October, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
NextUp: The Philly Company Working on a Wearable Device to Detect COVID-19 Symptoms

Author: Queen Muse NextHealth PHL RTM Vital Signs is working on monitoring symptoms that can be used to track everything from heart health to respiratory function. RTM Vitals Signs partnered with Villanova engineers to create this dime-sized device that uses an acoustic sensor to monitor at-risk individuals for early signs of COVID-19. / Courtesy Who: The […]

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Uncategorized Published - 1 October, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
New discovery might explain why blood clots are so common among COVID-19 patients

Authors: Michael Walter Cardiovascular Business News Researchers in Sweden believe they may have identified a primary reason so many COVID-19 patients suffer from thrombosis, sharing their findings in Thrombosis and Haemostasis. The team’s discovery revolves around mannose-binding lectin (MBL), a protein that is part of the body’s natural immune system. Exploring data from 65 patients who […]

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Uncategorized Published - 30 September, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Appeals court reverses IU Health win in suit over near-fatal spine surgery

Author: Angie Stewart  BeckersSpineReview The Indiana Court of Appeals reversed a judgment that would have allowed IU Health to dodge “vicarious liability” for an independent anesthesiologist’s work in a near-fatal spine surgery, according to court documents——- filed Sept. 28. Six things to know about the case: 1. Richard Jernagan, a patient who had been identified as high-risk, […]

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Uncategorized Published - 30 September, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Granger Causality of the Electroencephalogram Reveals Abrupt Global Loss of Cortical Information Flow during Propofol-induced Loss of Responsiveness

Authors: Rebecca M. Pullon, Ph.D. et al  Anesthesiology October 2020, Vol. 133, 774–786. Background It is a commonly held view that information flow between widely separated regions of the cerebral cortex is a necessary component in the generation of wakefulness (also termed “connected” consciousness). This study therefore hypothesized that loss of wakefulness caused by propofol anesthesia […]

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Uncategorized Published - 30 September, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
On Pins and Needles: Pain Management Looks at Acupuncture

Author: Tony Mira First News Summary Medicare now allows payment for acupuncture, as well as dry needling.  The difference between these two treatment techniques may be confusing to some pain practitioners.  Today’s article will address these differences and the requirements for billing. We can all learn something from each other.  Eastern healing and Western medicine—the […]

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Uncategorized Published - 30 September, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Local, General Anaesthesia Provide Similar Outcomes for Balloon Dilation of the Eustachian Tube

By Nancy Melville DG Alerts Patients undergoing balloon dilation for persistent obstructive Eustachian tube dysfunction who receive local anaesthesia show no significant differences in outcomes compared with those provided general anaesthesia, according to a study presented at the 2020 Virtual Meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF). “Balloon dilation of […]

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Uncategorized Published - 30 September, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Hydroxychloroquine no more effective than placebo in preventing COVID-19: study

By Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania In a clinical trial testing whether a daily regimen of hydroxychloroquine could protect those most likely to be exposed to COVID-19, researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania found there was no difference in infection rates among health care workers […]

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Uncategorized Published - 29 September, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Anesthesia Emergencies in Hybrid Operating Rooms: Multidisciplinary Crisis Resource Management

Authors: Hedwig Schroeck, MD; M. Dustin Boone, MD, MPH; Lisa A. Rubenberg, MSN, CRNA; Yvon F. Bryan, MD APSF Newsletter SUMMARY:Procedures performed in non-operating room (NORA) locations or hybrid operating rooms are associated with well-known challenges, but little is known about effective crisis resource management in NORA locations. After a near miss at our institution’s off-site intraoperative […]

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Uncategorized Published - 29 September, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Implementation and expansion of a preoperative COVID‐19 testing process for pediatric surgical patients

Authors: Giuliana Geng‐Ramos et al Pediatric Anesthesia Volume 30 Issue 8 August 2020 Pages 952-953 The coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic, caused by the novel coronavirus SARS‐CoV‐2, presents significant risks to patients, families, and healthcare workers. In the absence of effective treatment and vaccination, the primary mechanism to minimize risk of transmission is to […]

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Uncategorized Published - 29 September, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
3 tips to help hospital executives tackle the pandemic-induced surgery backlog

Marty Stempniak Healthcare Exec News As hospital leaders attempt to tackle the backlog of surgeries brought on by the pandemic, experts are offering a few words of advice. Michigan Medicine medical doctors recently detailed their tips in the Annals of Surgery. They recommend that leaders get started on this work right away to avoid any harmful […]

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