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Uncategorized Published - 17 July, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
The First US Clinical Experience With Computer-Assisted Propofol Sedation: A Retrospective Observational Comparative Study on Efficacy, Safety, Efficiency, and Endoscopist and Patient Satisfaction.

AUTHORS: Lin, Otto S. MD, MSc et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 17, 2017 BACKGROUND: : Computer-assisted propofol sedation (CAPS) is now approved for moderate sedation of American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) class I and II patients undergoing routine endoscopy. As the first US medical center to adopt CAPS for routine clinical use, we compared patient […]

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Uncategorized Published - 17 July, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Do-Not-Resuscitate Status Is Associated With Increased Mortality But Not Morbidity.

AUTHORS: Walsh, Elisa C. BS et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 17, 2017 BACKGROUND: : Do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders instruct medical personnel to forego cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the event of cardiopulmonary arrest, but they do not preclude surgical management. Several studies have reported that DNR status is an independent predictor of 30-day mortality; however, the etiology of […]

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Uncategorized Published - 17 July, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Recombinant Factor VIIa Is Associated With Increased Thrombotic Complications in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Patients

AUTHORS: Downey, Laura MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: May 2017 – Volume 124 – Issue 5 – p 1431–1436 BACKGROUND: Recombinant factor VIIa (rFVIIa) is routinely used as an off-label hemostatic agent in children undergoing cardiac surgery. Despite evidence that rFVIIa use is associated with an increased incidence of thrombotic complications in adult cardiac surgery, […]

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Uncategorized Published - 17 July, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Patient-Controlled Lollipop Anesthesia Effective for Awake Intubation

Patient-controlled anesthesia for the upper airway can be an effective strategy to prepare patients for awake intubation, a recent study has found. A 2% lidocaine “lollipop” helps patients cooperate using an easy, inexpensive and readily available means, the researchers said. “We recognize this technique doesn’t ensure directed local anesthetic application and requires additional topicalization techniques,” […]

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Uncategorized Published - 17 July, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Discovery of Neural Signature for Fibromyalgia Could Aid Diagnosis

Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder have discovered a neural signature that identified fibromyalgia with 93% accuracy, according to a 72-patient study in the journal Pain 2016 Aug 31.  “This neural measure for fibromyalgia is composed of three brain-related submeasures that together identify [individuals with] fibromyalgia,” said lead author Marina López-Solà, PhD, a postdoctoral research associate […]

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