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Uncategorized Published - 4 April, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Comparison Between Retrograde and Antegrade Peripheral Venous Cannulation in Intensive Care Unit Patients: Assessment of Thrombus Formation.

AUTHORS: Abdelaal Ahmed Mahmoud et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: December 8, 2016 BACKGROUND: Antegrade cannulation of peripheral veins is the usual practice. Blood stasis between a catheter and the wall of the vein or at its tip in addition to catheter-induced phlebitis may initiate a thrombosis. The use of retrograde ventriculojugular shunts against the direction of […]

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Uncategorized Published - 4 April, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Epidural Local Anesthetics Versus Opioid-Based Analgesic Regimens for Postoperative Gastrointestinal Paralysis, Vomiting, and Pain After Abdominal Surgery: A Cochrane Review

AUTHORS: Guay J et al Anesthesia & Analgesia 123 (6), 1591-1602 (Dec 2016) BACKGROUND The aim of this review was to compare the effects of postoperative epidural analgesia with local anesthetics to postoperative systemic or epidural opioids in terms of return of gastrointestinal transit, postoperative pain control, postoperative vomiting, incidence of gastrointestinal anastomotic leak, hospital […]

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Uncategorized Published - 3 April, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
A Novel Approach for the Control of Inflammatory Pain: Prostaglandin E2 Complexation by Randomly Methylated -Cyclodextrins

AUTHORS: Sauer, Reine-Solange PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: February 2017 – Volume 124 – Issue 2 – p 675–685 BACKGROUND: Inhibitors of cyclooxygenase, which block the formation of prostaglandin (PG) E2, are the standard treatment of inflammatory pain. These drugs, however, have serious gastrointestinal, renal, and cardiovascular side effects that limit their clinical use. Cyclodextrins […]

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Uncategorized Published - 3 April, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Seronegative RA and Fibromyalgia May Be Linked

Seronegative rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is strongly associated with fibromyalgia, according to a newly published study. However, one expert suggests the difference seen between seronegative vs seropositive RA and fibromyalgia might reflect the greater scrutiny of patients with seronegative RA in typical clinical practice. Jayanth Doss, MD, from the Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Duke University, […]

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Uncategorized Published - 3 April, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Fibromyalgia: CBT/Exercise Training May Get Teens Moving

Routine physical exercise is an important factor in managing widespread musculoskeletal pain in conditions such as fibromyalgia (FM), but patients may fear that such exertion will worsen pain. Now, results of a pilot study suggest that a combination of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) that emphasizes pain coping strategies and a specially tailored exercise program reduces […]

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