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Uncategorized Published - 25 November, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Neurodevelopmental outcome at 5 years of age after general anaesthesia or awake-regional anaesthesia in infancy (GAS)

Authors: McCann ME et al Lancet 2019; 393 (10172):664-677. QUESTION (P) For infants less than 60 weeks postmenstrual age, that were born at more than 26 weeks gestational age and undergoing inguinal herniorrhaphy, (I) effect of general anesthesia was compared with (C) awake regional anesthesia (O) on neurodevelopmental outcomes (T) over a period of 5 […]

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Uncategorized Published - 25 November, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
If You Smoke Pot, Your Anesthesiologist Needs To Know

Author: Kate Ruder Kaiser Health News When Colorado legalized marijuana, it became a pioneer in creating new policies to deal with the drug. Now the state’s surgeons, nurses and anesthesiologists are becoming pioneers of a different sort in understanding what weed may do to patients who go under the knife. Their observations and initial research […]

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Uncategorized Published - 25 November, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Novel Regional Anesthesia for Outpatient Surgery

Current Pain and Headache Reports October 2019, 23:69 Authors: Jinlei Li et al Purpose of Review Peripheral nerve blocks are effective and safe modalities for perioperative analgesia. But it remains unclear what blocks are adequate for ambulatory surgeries, as well as the proper patient management before and after discharge. Recent Findings Emerging nerve blocks have sparked interests […]

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Uncategorized Published - 25 November, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Study finds no link between statin use and memory harm in older adults

Medical News Today There is no link between statin use and memory impairment, researchers have concluded, after evaluating effects of the cholesterol-lowering drugs over 6 years in more than 1,000 older people in Australia. A team from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research and the University of New South Wales (UNSW), both in Sydney, Australia, […]

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Uncategorized Published - 25 November, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Big Study Finds Many Heart Procedures Won’t Cut Risk of Having Heart Attack

Author: ARILYNN MARCHIONE Time People with severe but stable heart disease from clogged arteries may have less chest pain if they get a procedure to improve blood flow rather than just giving medicines a chance to help, but it won’t cut their risk of having a heart attack or dying over the following few years, […]

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