Author: Dr. Clemens

Uncategorized Published - 22 June, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: Why is an employee making mistakes? 8 questions to ask

Errors slow productivity and frustrate everyone. So it’s tempting to chastise or quickly terminate employees who repeatedly make mistakes. But don’t be so quick with that trigger finger. Employees make slip-ups for different reasons—miscommunication, carelessness, lack of training, unfamiliarity with the process and more. Good management means finding out why mistakes occur. First, determine the […]

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Uncategorized Published - 22 June, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: 4 steps to confronting mistake-prone employees

It’s never easy for managers to confront an employee whose performance is slipping or who has begun making more mistakes. That’s why so many supervisors take a head-in-the-sand approach to slip-ups. One recent survey said only 31% of U.S. employees agreed with the statement that “My manager confronts poor performance.” Confrontation is necessary—for the employee […]

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Uncategorized Published - 19 June, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: Billing and Collections: Adding SPECT/CT to Bone Scan Reveals Best Treatment for Low Back Pain

A molecular imaging scan in addition to a conventional bone scan can provide the necessary information about the physiological health of the spine to select the most appropriate pain-killing treatment protocol for patients suffering from low back pain, according to a study presented at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and […]

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Uncategorized Published - 19 June, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: Physician Anesthesiologists Identify Five Common Tests and Procedures to Avoid

SOURCE: American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Five specific tests or procedures commonly performed in anaesthesiology that may not be necessary and, in some cases should be avoided, will be published online June 16 in JAMA Internal Medicine. The “Top-five” list was created by the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) for inclusion in the ABIM Foundation’s […]

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Uncategorized Published - 19 June, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: Equivalent Pain Reduction After Injection With Plasma or Saline in Patients With Epicondylitis

Injections of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) or saline yield the same degree of pain reduction in patients with recently developed epicondylitis, suggesting that tendon stimulation may be the actual mechanism behind lesion repair, according to a study presented here at the 2014 Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR). Presentation title: Treatment of Epicondylitis […]

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Uncategorized Published - 19 June, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: Supraglottic Airway Devices Comparable During General Anaesthesia

The I-Gel (Intersurgical) and LMA-Supreme (Teleflex) supraglottic airway devices demonstrate comparable value in the intubation of paralysed patients undergoing general anaesthesia, according to results of a study presented here at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society (CAS). Presentation title: Randomized Prospective Trial Comparing Two Supraglottic Airway Devices: I-Gel™ and LMA-Supreme™ in Paralyzed […]

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Uncategorized Published - 19 June, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: High Spinal Anaesthesia Beneficial for Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery

Use of high spinal anaesthesia in cardiac surgery improves the quality of postoperative recovery and, anecdotally, patient comfort, according to results of a retrospective study presented here at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society (CAS). Presentation title: Perioperative Outcomes of High Spinal Anesthesia for Cardiac Surgery. Abstract 3725 No benefits were apparent […]

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Uncategorized Published - 19 June, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: Positive Airway Pressure Safe for Treating Obstructive Sleep Apnoea During Noncardiac Surgery

Positive airway pressure (PAP) does not increase the risk of morbidity or mortality and can be safely used to treat obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery, according to a study presented here at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society (CAS). Presentation title: Obstructive Sleep Apnea and 30 Day Postoperative […]

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Uncategorized Published - 19 June, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: Epidural Volume Extension Not Additionally Beneficial for Analgesia During Labour

Epidural volume extension does not provide superior analgesia with a combined spinal-epidural technique for women in labour, according to a study presented here at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society (CAS). Presentation title: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Epidural Volume Extension During a Combined Spinal-Epidural Technique for Labour Analgesia. Abstract 38998 Epidural […]

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Uncategorized Published - 19 June, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: Characterization of fibromyalgia symptoms in patients 55-95 years old: a longitudinal study showing symptom persistence with suboptimal treatment

Published in Aging Clin Exp Res. 2014 May 25 Authors: Jacobson SA et al BACKGROUND: Fibromyalgia (FM) has been understudied in the elderly population, a group with particular vulnerabilities to pain, reduced mobility, and sleep disruption. AIMS: To characterize FM symptoms and treatments in a cohort of older subjects examined over time to determine the […]

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