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Uncategorized Published - 9 April, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Prospective Association between Dysmenorrhea and Chronic Pain Development in Community-Dwelling Women

DG Journal Club AUTHORS: Rui Li, Donna A Kreher et al. J Pain. 2021 Mar 21 Despite emerging evidence of associations between dysmenorrhea, enhanced pain sensitivity, and functional neuroimaging patterns consistent with chronic pain, it is unknown whether dysmenorrhea is prospectively associated with chronic pain development. Gaining a better understanding of this relationship could inform […]

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Uncategorized Published - 8 April, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Epidural analgesia during labor and its optimal initiation time-points

DG Journal Club AUTHORS: Ying Zha, Xun Gong et al. Medicine (Baltimore). 2021 Mar ABSTRACT Recent research has suggested that 6 cm of cervical dilation should be the threshold for the active labor phase, and it has confirmed that epidural analgesia (EA) is a safe method of pain relief during labor. However, the evidence provided for […]

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Uncategorized Published - 8 April, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Exploring Factors Associated With Morbidity and Mortality in Patients With Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders

AUTHORS: Cobert, Julien MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: February 2021 – Volume 132 – Issue 2 – p 512-523 BACKGROUND:  Anesthesiologists caring for patients with do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders may have ethical concerns because of their resuscitative wishes and may have clinical concerns because of their known increased risk of morbidity/mortality. Patient heterogeneity and/or emphasis on […]

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Uncategorized Published - 8 April, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Meta-Analysis Confirms That Cefazolin Can Be Given to Most Patients With Penicillin Allergy

DG News Most surgical patients with a history of penicillin allergy can safely be given the guideline-recommended antibiotic cefazolin to prevent infection instead of several penicillin alternatives that are less effective and more expensive, according to a study published in JAMA Surgery. The study found that the frequency of allergies to both penicillins and cefazolin was […]

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Uncategorized Published - 8 April, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
No difference in respiratory support-free days between helmet noninvasive ventilation, high-flow nasal oxygen in hypoxemic COVID-19 patients

DG Alerts Among patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and moderate-to-severe hypoxemia, treatment with helmet noninvasive ventilation, compared with high-flow nasal oxygen, resulted in no significant difference in the number of days free of respiratory support within 28 days, according to a study published in JAMA. Between October 13 and December 13, 2020, researchers led by […]

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