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Uncategorized Published - 25 October, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Preoperative Fascia Iliaca Block Does Not Improve Analgesia after Arthroscopic Hip Surgery, but Causes Quadriceps Muscles Weakness: A Randomized, Double-blind Trial

Authors: Matthias Behrends, M.D. et al  Anesthesiology 9 2018, Vol.129, 536-543. What We Already Know about This Topic: Hip arthroscopy is a surgical procedure growing in popularity The optimal approach to postoperative analgesia has not been identified What This Article Tells Us That Is New: The addition of preoperative fascia iliaca block using ropivacaine to the […]

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Uncategorized Published - 24 October, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Superficial Cervical Plexus Block May Be Safe, Effective for Emergency Medicine Use

Superficial cervical plexus block (SCPB) may be safe and effective for use in emergency medicine, according to results published in the Journal of Emergency Medicine. The prospective observational study included participants who presented to the emergency department with painful conditions of the “cape” distribution of the neck  and shoulder who were given SCPB (n=27). Verbal numeric pain scores […]

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Uncategorized Published - 24 October, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Headache Calendar Helps Patients Track Relationship Between Headache, Triggers

The use of headache calendars may enable individuals who regularly experience migraine, tension-type, or cluster headaches to better identify particular triggers that are associated with headache attacks. This research was presented at the American Headache Society’s 60th Annual Scientific Meeting, held June 27 –July 1, 2018 in San Francisco, California. This cross-sectional, observational study sought to […]

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Uncategorized Published - 24 October, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Vague Presenting Symptoms Are Associated with Increased Mortality in Septic Shock

 Authors: Filbin MR et al.  Crit Care Med 2018 Jun 29 And not for the reasons you might think. Sepsis can be both deadly and difficult to recognize. It is not clear whether treatment delays, such as delayed antibiotic administration, reflect poor recognition, poor quality care, or something else. To examine whether absence of explicit infectious presenting […]

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Uncategorized Published - 24 October, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Risk for Overdose Highest During First Days of Opioid Plus Benzodiazepine Use

Concurrent benzodiazepine use is associated with increased risk of opioid-related overdose, with the risk highest on the first days of concurrent use, according to a study published June  in JAMA Network Open. Inmaculada Hernandez, Pharm.D., Ph.D., from the University of Pittsburgh, and colleagues conducted a retrospective cohort study of Medicare Part D claims data to examine the […]

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