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Uncategorized Published - 12 April, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Intramuscular Fentanyl and Ketorolac Associated with Superior Pain Control After Pediatric Bilateral Myringotomy and Tube Placement Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study

AUTHORS: Stricker, Paul A. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: January 2017 – Volume 124 – Issue 1 – p 245–253 BACKGROUND: Bilateral myringotomy and pressure equalization tube insertion (BMT) is the most common surgery in children. Multiple anesthetic techniques for BMT have been proposed, but that which reliably promotes ideal recovery remains unclear. We sought […]

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Uncategorized Published - 12 April, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Inhibition of Oxidative Stress in Renal Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury

AUTHORS: Choi, Eun Kyung MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: January 2017 – Volume 124 – Issue 1 – p 204–213 BACKGROUND: Superoxide, nitric oxide (NO), and peroxynitrite are important mediators in the pathogenesis of ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury. We tested the renoprotective effects of allopurinol (ALP), a xanthine oxidase inhibitor, N-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME), and 5,10,15,20-tetrakis […]

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Uncategorized Published - 11 April, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Trends in Tramadol: Pharmacology, Metabolism, and Misuse

Authors: Miotto, Karen MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: January 2017 – Volume 124 – Issue 1 – p 44–51 Tramadol is a unique analgesic medication, available in variety of formulations, with both monoaminergic reuptake inhibitory and opioid receptor agonist activity increasingly prescribed worldwide as an alternative for high-affinity opioid medication in the treatment of acute […]

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Uncategorized Published - 11 April, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Association Between Perioperative Hyperglycemia or Glucose Variability and Postoperative Acute Kidney Injury After Liver Transplantation: A Retrospective Observational Study

AUTHORS: Yoo, Seokha MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: January 2017 – Volume 124 – Issue 1 – p 35–41 BACKGROUND: Glucose control can be difficult in the intraoperative and immediate postoperative period of liver transplantation. Hyperglycemia and glucose variability have been associated with acute kidney injury (AKI) in critically ill patients. We performed a retrospective […]

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Uncategorized Published - 11 April, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
The Association Between Cyanosis and Thromboelastometry (ROTEM) in Children With Congenital Heart Defects: A Retrospective Cohort Study

AUTHORS: Laskine-Holland, Marie-Laure MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: January 2017 – Volume 124 – Issue 1 – p 23–29 BACKGROUND: Children with congenital heart defects (CHD) have quantitative and qualitative differences in coagulation compared with healthy children. Secondary to polycythemia and increased deformability of red blood cells, cyanosis may be an important confounding factor for […]

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