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Uncategorized Published - 3 January, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Study Maps IV Morphine Equivalence of Sublingual Sufentanil

Author: Ethan Covey Anesthesiology News A single dose of a 15-mcg sublingual sufentanil tablet (ssT) offers analgesic relief equivalent to 2.5 mg of IV morphine, and is an effective alternative to IV morphine in surgical patients with moderate to severe postoperative pain. “We are constantly striving to improve our patients’ pain experience,” said Harold S. […]

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Uncategorized Published - 3 January, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Total and Partial Hip Arthroplasty After Fracture Have Similar Reoperation Rates

By Kelly Young Edited by André Sofair, MD, MPH Patients undergoing total or partial hip arthroplasty have similar reoperation rates after 2 years, according to a study presented at the Orthopedic Trauma Association’s annual meeting and published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The research was supported, in part, by industry funding. Researchers studied roughly 1500 […]

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Uncategorized Published - 3 January, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Slow Gait Speed at Midlife May Be Predictor of Accelerated Aging

This has nothing to do with anesthesia however I thought it was interesting so I wanted to share with our readers. By Kelly Young Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Jaye Elizabeth Hefner, MD A person’s gait speed at midlife is associated with physical and biological indicators of accelerated aging, suggests a JAMA Network Open study. Roughly […]

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Uncategorized Published - 2 January, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Ropivacaine Activates Multiple Proapoptotic and Inflammatory Signaling Pathways That Might Subsume to Trigger Epidural-Related Maternal Fever

Authors: Wohlrab, Peter MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: September 2019 BACKGROUND: Epidural-related maternal fever (ERMF) is an adverse effect of epidural analgesia during labor and is associated with perinatal and neonatal morbidity. Local anesthetics have been proposed to trigger ERMF via sterile inflammation. Ropivacaine is currently the most frequently used epidural anesthetic and considered […]

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Uncategorized Published - 2 January, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Anesthesia Disrupts Neural Microanatomy to Alter Consciousness

Author: Jenna Bassett PhD Anesthesiology News Anesthesia-induced loss of consciousness is accompanied by microscale changes in neural signaling patterns, according to a recent study. The results highlight the role of local network dynamics in managing conscious states. General anesthesia produces medically induced loss of consciousness (mLOC), and its implementation is fundamental to modern surgical practice. […]

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