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Uncategorized Published - 28 December, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Analgesics Drug Report 2022: The Pain Management Pipeline

Authors: Jacquot M, Klinefelter  et al Pract Pain Manag. 2023 January/February;23(1). With more than 1 in 5 Americans experiencing chronic pain, pain management is an important area of clinical research.¹ Ongoing studies are aimed at developing safe and effective analgesic drugs with a low risk of addiction and overdose.² In late 2022, an update to […]

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Uncategorized Published - 27 December, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Performance of noninvasive airway occlusion maneuvers to assess lung stress and diaphragm effort in mechanically ventilated critically ill patients

Authors: Heder J. de Vries, MD et al  Anesthesiology  December 2022. Background Monitoring and controlling lung stress and diaphragm effort has been hypothesized to limit lung injury and diaphragm injury. The occluded inspiratory airway pressure (Pocc) and the airway occlusion pressure at 100ms (P0.1) have been used as non-invasive methods to assess lung stress and […]

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Uncategorized Published - 27 December, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Cardiovascular Health and Brain Aging

NEJM Journal Watch Jennifer Rose V. Molano, MD, reviewing Li Y et al. Neurology 2022 Nov 1 Behavioral, biological, and genetic measures of cardiovascular health are associated with MRI measures of vascular brain aging. Cardiovascular health (CVH) has been associated with brain health. To explore this relationship further, investigators conducted a population-based cohort study that determined how global, […]

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Uncategorized Published - 27 December, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Getting Granular with Practice Management: Seeking Sustainable, Sensible Staffing

Authors: Zachary Deutch, MD, FASA; Amr E. Abouleish, MD, MBA, FASA ASA Monitor March 2022, Vol. 86, 14–15. Welcome to the early spring installment of “Ask the Expert!” Many of us have been presented with dashboards, charts/tables, and proposals relating to the organization and economics of our practices, questioning “Why do you need so many people?” and […]

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Uncategorized Published - 27 December, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
The major benefits of physician ASC ownership

Author: Patsy Newitt Becker’s ASC Review Control and convenience are two major benefits to physician ownership of ASCs, according to the most recent data from Advancing Surgical Care. Here are the two benefits to physician ownership, according to the report. 1. Control Physician ownership allows for control over both the clinical environment and the quality of […]

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