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Uncategorized Published - 25 February, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Incidence of respiratory depression after epidural administration of morphine for cesarean delivery: findings using a continuous respiratory rate monitoring system

Authors: S. Terada et al International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia Background Epidural morphine is widely used for postoperative analgesia after cesarean delivery. However, respiratory depression can occur after neuraxial administration of morphine. Previous reports describing respiratory depression in obstetric patients have relied on intermittent visual counting of the respiratory rate. In this study, we estimated the […]

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Uncategorized Published - 25 February, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Association Between Intraoperative Oliguria and Acute Kidney Injury After Major Noncardiac Surgery

AUTHORS: Shiba, Ayako, MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: November 2018 – Volume 127 – Issue 5 – p 1229–1235 BACKGROUND: Acute kidney injury (AKI) occurs in 6.1%–22.4% of patients undergoing major noncardiac surgery. Previous studies have shown no association between intraoperative urine output and postoperative acute renal failure. However, these studies used various definitions of acute […]

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Uncategorized Published - 25 February, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
FDA Approves, Explains Need for New Acute Pain Sufentanil Formulation

Author: Donald M. Pizzi Anesthesiology News The FDA approved a sufentanil sublingual tablet (Dsuvia, AcelRx) for the management of acute pain in adults that is severe enough to require an opioid analgesic in certified medically supervised health care settings, such as hospitals, surgical centers and emergency departments. The drug comes with a complicated approval history. […]

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Uncategorized Published - 25 February, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Resuming sex after a heart attack

Author: Thomas Lee MD Circulation Feb 2019 The American Heart Association (AHA) felt that evidence-based recommendations might help doctors initiate discussions on this important topic. The AHA commissioned a committee of experts in various fields to review studies and determine what is known on the topic. The resulting comprehensive statement on sexual activity and cardiovascular […]

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Uncategorized Published - 22 February, 2019    By - Dr Clemens
Extortion Scam Targeting DEA Registrants

DEA is aware that registrants are receiving telephone calls and emails by criminals identifying themselves as DEA employees or other law enforcement personnel.  The criminals have masked their telephone number on caller id by showing the DEA Registration Support 800 number.  Please be aware that a DEA employee would not contact a registrant and demand […]

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