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Uncategorized Published - 8 September, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Effect of Ultrasound-Guided Erector Spinae Plane Block on Postoperative Pain and Intraoperative Opioid Consumption in Bariatric Surgery

DG Journal Club AUTHORS: Seniyye Ulgen Zengin, Meliha Orhon Ergun et al. Obes Surg. 2021 Aug 27 BACKGROUND Bariatric surgery is often associated with moderate to severe pain. In patients with obesity, opioids have the potential to induce ventilatory impairment; thus, opioid use needs to be limited. This study aimed to compare the novel ultrasound-guided […]

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Uncategorized Published - 8 September, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Effects of surgery and general anaesthesia on sleep-wake timing: CLOCKS observational study

DG Journal Club AUTHORS: M L van Zuylen, A J G Meewisse et al. Anaesthesia. 2021 Aug 21 Surgery and general anaesthesia have the potential to disturb the body’s circadian timing system, which may affect postoperative outcomes. Animal studies suggest that anaesthesia could induce diurnal phase shifts, but clinical research is scarce. We hypothesised that […]

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Uncategorized Published - 8 September, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Neurolytic Splanchnic Nerve Block and Pain Relief, Survival, and Quality of Life in Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer

DG Journal Club AUTHORS: Daosong Dong, Mingfang Zhao et al. Anesthesiology. 2021 Aug 16 BACKGROUND Neurolytic splanchnic nerve block is used to manage pancreatic cancer pain. However, its impact on survival and quality of life remains controversial. The authors’ primary hypothesis was that pain relief would be better with a nerve block. Secondarily, they hypothesized […]

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Uncategorized Published - 8 September, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Outcomes of dexmedetomidine sedation for drug induced sleep ciné magnetic resonance imaging studies in pediatric obstructive sleep apnea patients

DG Journal Club AUTHORS: Suryakumar Narayanasamy, Vera Winograd-Gomez et al. Paediatr Anaesth. 2021 Sep 3 BACKGROUND Dexmedetomidine is utilized as a sedative agent for drug induced sleep cine magnetic resonance imaging studies due to its ability to mimic natural sleep and lack of respiratory depressant effects. The outcomes of dexmedetomidine sedation such as respiratory complications […]

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Uncategorized Published - 8 September, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Recovering from sleep deprivation takes longer than expected

I thought this was interesting so I wanted to share it with our readers. Author: Dale Klefer MedicalNewsToday A recent study investigated how quickly people can bounce back from sleep deprivation. Following 10 days of sleep deprivation and 1 week of recovery sleep, most measures of cognitive performance had not yet returned to normal. The study […]

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