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Uncategorized Published - 1 August, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Diabetes, Insulin Therapies, and Migraine Risk

The presence of diabetes — both type 1 and type 2 — may be associated with a reduced risk for migraine, according to a long-term nationwide Norwegian study published in Cephalalgia. Study investigators evaluated patients with type 1 diabetes (n=7883) and type 2 diabetes (n=93,600) who were included in the Norwegian Prescription Database, the Norwegian National […]

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Uncategorized Published - 1 August, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Less Saline Could Lead to Fewer Kidney Complications and Increased Survival

Intravenous saline use causes more kidney complications and decreases survival rates compared with balanced crystalloids (lactated Ringer’s solution or Plasma-Lyte A [Baxter]), according to researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, in Nashville, Tenn. The researchers found that patients experience better outcomes when given the balanced crystalloids, which most closely resemble components of the liquid part […]

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Uncategorized Published - 31 July, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
Hikma raising injectable opioids output to help ease shortage at U.S. hospitals

London-listed pharmaceutical group Hikma (HIK.L) said it was increasing its supply of hydromorphone to U.S. hospitals to help ease a shortage of injectable opioids used to treat patients. Injectable opioid painkillers, which hospitals use to manage pain after operations and in terminal illness, have been in short supply for more than a year largely due […]

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Uncategorized Published - 31 July, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
The Effect of Repeated Versus Initial Procalcitonin Measurements on Diagnosis of Infection in the Intensive Care Setting: A Prospective Observational Study

AUTHORS: Levin, Phillip D., MB BChir et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 1, 2018 – Procalcitonin (PCT) measurement has been proposed to direct antibiotic use. We examined whether repeated PCT measurements (0, 6, and/or 12 hours) versus the initial measurement only (time 0) increased the sensitivity and specificity of PCT for diagnosing infection in intensive care […]

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Uncategorized Published - 31 July, 2018    By - Dr Clemens
The Association of Targeted Cell Salvage Blood Transfusion During Cesarean Delivery With Allogeneic Packed Red Blood Cell Transfusions in a Maternity Hospital in China

AUTHORS: Yan, Haiya, MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 1, 2018 – BACKGROUND: Autologous transfusion of intraoperative cell salvage blood may be a potential method to decrease the need for allogeneic packed red blood cell transfusions after cesarean delivery, although there are limited data on the benefits of this method. This study evaluated the implementation of […]

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