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Uncategorized Published - 16 February, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Pediatric Post-op Nausea Identified With the BARF Scale

Postoperative and post-discharge nausea may be very common in children, but it is woefully undertreated, according to a Baylor College of Medicine study. Researchers there concluded that use of the Baxter Retching Faces (BARF) scale may help stem the issue, as it is both easy to use and reliable in the clinical setting. “Postoperative nausea […]

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Uncategorized Published - 16 February, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Yoga as Good as Physical Therapy for Back Pain

Yoga is as good as physical therapy (PT) in reducing chronic low back pain, the most common pain problem in the United States, new research shows. “Our study showed that yoga was noninferior to physical therapy for a diverse group of low-income patients,” said Robert B. Saper, MD, director of integrative medicine, Boston Medical Center, […]

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Uncategorized Published - 15 February, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Use of At-Home Continuous Peripheral Nerve Blocks: For and Against

Does it make good clinical and financial sense to send a patient home with a continuous peripheral nerve block (CPNB)? Experts at the 2016 International Symposium of Ultrasound for Regional Anesthesia, Pain Medicine, and Peri-operative Application argued yay and nay. Philippe Macaire, MD, consultant in anesthesiology and pain management at Rashid Hospital Trauma Center, Dubai […]

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Uncategorized Published - 15 February, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
ACP Guideline: Start with Nonpharmacologic Treatments for Low Back Pain

Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH The American College of Physicians now recommends nonpharmacologic therapies — including superficial heat, massage, acupuncture, and spinal manipulation — as first-line treatment for patients with acute or subacute low back pain (lasting 12 weeks or less). The new guideline, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, is a major change […]

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Uncategorized Published - 15 February, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Association of the Hospital Volume of Frail Surgical Patients Cared for with Outcomes after Elective, Major Noncardiac Surgery: A Retrospective Population-based Cohort Study

Authors: Daniel I. McIsaac, M.D., M.P.H., F.R.C.P.C. et al Anesthesiology published on February 9, 2017 Background: Frailty is a risk factor for adverse postoperative outcomes. Hospitals that perform higher volumes of surgery have better outcomes than low-volume providers. We hypothesized that frail patients undergoing elective surgery at hospitals that cared for a higher volume of similarly frail […]

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