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Uncategorized Published - 16 January, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Keep exercising: New study finds it’s good for your brain’s gray matter

This is important health information for our readers and providers in order to stay healthy. Cardiorespiratory exercise — walking briskly, running, biking and just about any other exercise that gets your heart pumping — is good for your body, but can it also slow cognitive changes in your brain? A study in Mayo Clinic Proceedings from the […]

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Uncategorized Published - 16 January, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Using Death Certificates to Explore Changes in Alcohol‐Related Mortality in the United States, 1999 to 2017

Authors: Aaron M. White et al Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research Jan 2020 Background Alcohol consumption, alcohol‐related emergency department visits, and hospitalizations have all increased in the last 2 decades, particularly among women and people middle‐aged and older. The purpose of this study was to explore data from death certificates to assess whether parallel changes […]

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Uncategorized Published - 15 January, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Positive End-Expiratory Pressure During Anesthesia for Prevention of Postoperative Pulmonary Complications

AUTHORS: Zhang, Pengcheng MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: September 18, 2019 BACKGROUND: Whether intraoperative positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) can reduce the risk of postoperative pulmonary complications remains controversial. We performed a systematic review of currently available literature to investigate whether intraoperative PEEP decreases pulmonary complications in anesthetized patients undergoing surgery. METHODS: We searched PubMed, […]

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Uncategorized Published - 15 January, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Intrathecal Drug Delivery Systems for Cancer Pain

AUTHORS: Stearns, Lisa M. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: September 18, 2019 BACKGROUND: The safety and efficacy of intrathecal drug delivery systems (IDDSs) for the treatment of cancer-related pain have been demonstrated in randomized controlled clinical trials (RCTs). Despite positive evidence for this therapy, IDDS remains underutilized to treat cancer pain. Real-world registry data augment […]

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Uncategorized Published - 15 January, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Post-op Duration of Opioid Use, and Not Its Dosage, Associated With Chronic Opioid Dependence

Author: Chase Doyle Anesthesiology News Opioid dosage after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) did not correlate with development of persistent use at six weeks, but the duration of those prescriptions was associated with chronic opioid dependence, according to a new study. Based on these results, researchers noted that evidence of certain risk factors should guide a […]

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