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Uncategorized Published - 29 April, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Paper Towels Better Than Air Dryers to Stop Virus Spread

Health Line The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has brought a laser focus on handwashing and hygiene. A new study finds using paper towels is more effective than conventional jet air dryers for removing microbes when drying poorly washed hands. The research team discovered there was much more environmental contamination after jet air dryer use. A study […]

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Uncategorized Published - 28 April, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Continuation of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors on the Day of Surgery Is Not Associated With Increased Risk of Hypotension Upon Induction of General Anesthesia in Elective Noncardiac Surgeries

Authors: U Zung Yoon, MD, MPH et al Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia Objective The aim of this study was to find out whether the preoperative continuation of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACE-I) or angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) treatment is associated with intraoperative hypotension immediately after induction of general anesthesia in elective noncardiac surgeries. […]

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Uncategorized Published - 28 April, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Guidelines for the management of glucocorticoids during the peri‐operative period for patients with adrenal insufficiency

Authors: T. Woodcock et al Anaesthesia Peri-operative medicine, critical care and pain This is a consensus document produced by members of a Working Party established by the Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland, the Society for Endocrinology UK (SfE), the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) and the Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCoA). It […]

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Uncategorized Published - 28 April, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
A new improvement: subperiosteal cocktail application to effectively reduce pain and blood loss after total knee arthroplasty

Authors: Yanxin Wang et al Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research volume 15, Article number: 33 (2020) Background Pain and blood loss after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) are unsolved clinical problems. Some studies reported that periarticular cocktail injection can effectively reduce pain and blood loss. However, there was no gold standard about the cocktail ingredient and injection location. More osteotomy […]

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Uncategorized Published - 28 April, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Prospective randomized comparison of cerebrospinal fluid aspiration and conventional popping methods using 27-gauge spinal needles in patients undergoing spinal anaesthesia

Authors: J. U. Han et al BMC Anesthesiology volume 20, Article number: 32 (2020) Background Performing spinal anaesthesia using the conventional popping method with a 27-gauge (27G) spinal needle is technically difficult. In this study, we compared the aspiration and conventional popping method for spinal anaesthesia using 27G Quincke-type needles. Methods This prospective, randomized study enrolled 90 patients, aged 19 […]

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