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Uncategorized Published - 8 December, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Separating side effects could hold key for safer opioids

NIH-funded scientists may have revealed brain functions in pre-clinical research that widen the safety margin for opioid pain relief without overdose. Opioid pain relievers can be extremely effective in relieving pain, but can carry a high risk of addiction and ultimately overdose when breathing is suppressed and stops. Scientists have discovered a way to separate […]

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Uncategorized Published - 8 December, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Hospital-employed physicians drain Medicare

By Alex Kacik for Modern Healthcare Nov 2017 Healthcare costs for four common procedures are rising as hospitals and health systems employ more physicians, according to a new study. A 49% increase in hospital-employed physicians between 2012 and 2015 led to a $3.1 billion increase in Medicare costs related to four specific procedures in cardiology, orthopedics and […]

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Uncategorized Published - 7 December, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Motorcycle crashes are alarmingly common — and incredibly costly

By MEGAN THIELKING Motorcycle crashes are alarmingly common — and incredibly costly, according to a new study. Researchers pulled data from adults treated for motorcycle and car crash injuries at hospitals in Ontario, Canada, between 2007 and 2013. The toll: nearly 282,000 adults injured in car accidents and nearly 27,000 in motorcycle crashes during that time […]

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Uncategorized Published - 7 December, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Period-dependent Associations between Hypotension During and for 4 Days after Noncardiac Surgery and a Composite of Myocardial Infarction and Death: A Substudy of the POISE-2 Trial

Authors: Daniel I. Sessler, M.D. et al Anesthesiology published on November 23, 2017. Background: The relative contributions of intraoperative and postoperative hypotension to perioperative morbidity remain unclear. We determined the association between hypotension and a composite of 30-day myocardial infarction and death over three periods: 1) intraoperative; 2) remaining day of surgery; and 3) during the initial […]

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Uncategorized Published - 7 December, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Effect of Thoracic Epidural Ropivacaine versus Bupivacaine on Lower Urinary Tract Function: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Authors: Stefan A. Girsberger, M.D. et al Anesthesiology published on November 23, 2017. Background: Thoracic epidural analgesia with bupivacaine resulted in clinically relevant postvoid residuals due to detrusor underactivity. This study aimed to compare the risk of bladder dysfunction with ropivacaine versus bupivacaine using postvoid residuals and maximum flow rates. Our hypothesis was that ropivacaine would result in lower […]

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