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Uncategorized Published - 30 May, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
The Effect of Fixation Technique on Continuous Interscalene Nerve Block Catheter Success: A Randomized, Double-Blind Trial

AUTHORS: Auyong, David B. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 2017 – Volume 124 – Issue 3 – p 959–965 BACKGROUND: Continuous peripheral nerve blocks offer advantages over single-injection blocks, including extended analgesia and reduction in opioid consumption. These benefits require that the perineural catheter remain intact for the duration of the planned local anesthetic […]

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Uncategorized Published - 30 May, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
The Use of Ultrasound Guidance for Perioperative Neuraxial and Peripheral Nerve Blocks in Children: A Cochrane Review

AUTHORS: Guay, Joanne MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 2017 – Volume 124 – Issue 3 – p 948–958 BACKGROUND: Objectives were to determine whether the use of ultrasound guidance offers any clinical advantage in the performance of neuraxial or peripheral nerve blocks in children in terms of increasing the success rate or decreasing the […]

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Uncategorized Published - 30 May, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Associations Between Impaired Cerebral Blood Flow Autoregulation, Cerebral Oxygenation, and Biomarkers of Brain Injury and Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction in Elderly Patients After Major Noncardiac Surgery

AUTHORS: Goettel, Nicolai MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 2017 – Volume 124 – Issue 3 – p 934–942 BACKGROUND: Increasing evidence links postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) to surgery and anesthesia. POCD is recognized as an important neuropsychological adverse outcome in surgical patients, particularly the elderly. This prospective cohort study aimed to investigate whether POCD […]

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Uncategorized Published - 30 May, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Economic Evaluation of Pharmacologic Pre- and Postconditioning With Sevoflurane Compared With Total Intravenous Anesthesia in Liver Surgery: A Cost Analysis

AUTHORS: Eichler, Klaus MD, MPH et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 2017 – Volume 124 – Issue 3 – p 925–933 BACKGROUND: Pharmacologic pre- and postconditioning with sevoflurane compared with total IV anesthesia in patients undergoing liver surgery reduced complication rates as shown in 2 recent randomized controlled trials. However, the potential health economic consequences of […]

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Uncategorized Published - 29 May, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
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