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Uncategorized Published - 21 April, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Mindfulness-Based Therapy Reduces Opioid Misuse, Chronic Pain in Primary Care

DG News An 8-week mindfulness-based therapy — Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) — decreased opioid use and misuse while reducing chronic pain symptoms, with effects lasting as long as 9 months, according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine. This is the first large-scale clinical trial to demonstrate that a psychological intervention can simultaneously reduce opioid […]

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Uncategorized Published - 20 April, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Rivaroxaban Reduces the Dabigatran Dose Required for Anticoagulation During Simulated Cardiopulmonary Bypass

AUTHORS: Nadtochiy, Sergiy M. PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: April 2022 BACKGROUND: Heparin is the standard anticoagulant for cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB); however, there are problems with its use that make the development of suitable alternatives desirable. Currently, no ideal alternative exists. We have previously reported that the direct thrombin inhibitor dabigatran can prevent coagulation in […]

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Uncategorized Published - 20 April, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Machine Learning-Based Models Predicting Outpatient Surgery End Time and Recovery Room Discharge at an Ambulatory Surgery Center

AUTHORS: Gabriel, Rodney A. MD, MAS et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: April 2022 BACKGROUND: Days before surgery, add-ons may be scheduled to fill unused surgical block time at an outpatient surgery center. At times, outpatient surgery centers have time limitations for end of block time and discharge from the postanesthesia care unit (PACU). The objective of […]

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Uncategorized Published - 20 April, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
PCI vs. CABG for left main disease: Key takeaways from a new meta-analysis

Author: Michael Walter Cardiovascular Business Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) are associated with comparable survival rates among left main coronary artery disease (LMCAD) patients after 10 years, according to a new meta-analysis published in the American Journal of Cardiology.[1] However, unplanned revascularizations were significantly more common among patients treated with PCI. […]

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Uncategorized Published - 20 April, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Effectiveness of prone positioning to reduce the risk of death or respiratory failure in non-critically ill patients hospitalised with COVID-19

DG Alerts Among non-critically ill patients with hypoxaemia who were admitted to hospital with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a multifaceted intervention to increase prone positioning did not improve outcomes, according to a study published in The BMJ. However, Michael Fralick, Sinai Health, Toronto, Canada, and colleagues noted that “wide confidence intervals preclude definitively ruling out benefit […]

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