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Uncategorized Published - 12 March, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Omnibus Chronic Noncancer Opioid Therapy Algorithm Released

Author: Michael Vlessides Anesthesiology News A Florida institution has devised an innovative approach to addressing the opioid crisis. Its new opioid therapy algorithm consolidates a host of recent guidelines and recommendations into a single guide that it hopes will assist physicians of all specialties in prescribing opioids safely and effectively. “As we all know, the […]

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Uncategorized Published - 12 March, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Influenza Vaccination in Health Care Workers

This is important since we are health care workers and some of us don’t want to take the vaccine. By Sarah Geoghegan, MBBCh BAO; Eimear Kitt, MBBCh BAO, FAAP; and Paul A. Offit, MD Anesthesiology News Influenza represents a significant cause of global mortality, being responsible for up to 650,000 annual deaths. In the United States, the infection generates an economic burden of approximately $87 […]

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Uncategorized Published - 12 March, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Amid Rising Overdose Deaths, Opioid Prescribing Declines in Texas

Author: Chase Doyle Anesthesiology News With opioid-related deaths exceeding more than 70,000 in the past year alone, it’s hard to be optimistic about the opioid epidemic. A recent study of a prescription drug monitoring program, however, suggests the tide may be turning—in Texas, at least. Analysis of the state-level database, which contains records of all […]

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Uncategorized Published - 12 March, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
‘Necrotizing Pneumonia’ May Be New Vaping Hazard

By Serena Gordon HealthDay News E-cigarettes were initially thought to be a safer alternative to traditional cigarettes, but a recent outbreak of serious lung illnesses and deaths linked to the nicotine delivery devices called that belief into question. Now, a new case report details another type of lung illness in a 15-year-old girl who regularly used e-cigarettes: necrotizing pneumonia. […]

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Uncategorized Published - 11 March, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Impact of Local Infiltration Analgesia on the Quality of Recovery After Anterior Total Hip Arthroplasty

AUTHORS: Tan, Nicole L. MBBS, FANZCA, MClinRes et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: December 2019 – Volume 129 – Issue 6 – p 1715-1722 BACKGROUND:  Local infiltration analgesia (LIA) is commonly used in anterior total hip arthroplasty (THA) surgery; however, evidence for its efficacy is lacking. We hypothesized that LIA with 0.2% ropivacaine when compared with […]

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