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Uncategorized Published - 8 December, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Covid reinfection ‘highly unlikely’ for at least six months, Oxford study says

Author: Sam Meredith CNBC KEY POINTS The study, published Friday, claims to be the first large-scale research into how much protection people get against reinfection after contracting the coronavirus. Researchers say the findings are “exciting” because they represent an important step in understanding how Covid-19 immunity may work. The study was part of a major […]

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Uncategorized Published - 8 December, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Study suggests delirium is common in older patients with COVID-19 presenting to emergency department

DG Alerts Findings from a study published in JAMA Network Open suggest that delirium is common and often seen without other typical symptoms or signs in older adults with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) presenting to the emergency department. In addition, delirium was associated with poor hospital outcomes and death. “In this cohort study of 817 older patients […]

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Uncategorized Published - 7 December, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Intraoperative Dextrose Rate during Exploratory Laparotomies in Neonates and the Incidence of Postoperative Hyperglycemia

DG Journal Club AUTHORS Scott E Kolesky, Soumya Nyshadham et al. Paediatr Anaesth. 2020 Nov 15 INTRODUCTION Compared to the older pediatric population, neonates have greater perioperative morbidity and mortality. Difficulty with glucose regulation may be a contributing modifiable risk factor during perioperative anesthetic management. To mitigate the risk of hyperglycemia in neonates, some providers […]

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Uncategorized Published - 7 December, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Oral Dexmedetomidine Promotes Non-rapid Eye Movement Stage 2 Sleep in Humans

Authors: Shubham Chamadia, Ph.D. et al  Anesthesiology December 2020, Vol. 133, 1234–1243. Background The administration of dexmedetomidine is limited to highly monitored care settings because it is only available for use in humans as intravenous medication. An oral formulation of dexmedetomidine may broaden its use to all care settings. The authors investigated the effect of a […]

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Uncategorized Published - 7 December, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Nerve Blocks for Acute Pain Management

Author: Tony Mira Summary CPT codes often take time to be established.  Many new nerve blocks are still unlisted, even though they are now used quite commonly.  Providers should not be discouraged from trying new techniques just because they may be unpayable.  The process of establishing new codes may be slow, but it does eventually […]

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