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Uncategorized Published - 15 August, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
One-Year Mortality, Causes of Death, and Cardiac Interventions in Patients with Postoperative Myocardial Injury

Anesthesia & Analgesia: July 2016 – Volume 123 – Issue 1 – p 29–37 AUTHORS: van Waes, Judith A. R. MD et al BACKGROUND: To evaluate the role of routine troponin surveillance in patients undergoing major noncardiac surgery, unblinded screening with cardiac consultation per protocol was implemented at a tertiary care center. In this study, […]

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Uncategorized Published - 15 August, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Association of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors with Transfusion in Surgical Patients

Anesthesia & Analgesia: July 2016 – Volume 123 – Issue 1 – p 21–28 AUTHORS: Sajan, Farrah MD et al BACKGROUND: The clinical relevance of chronic exposure to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) to transfusion in surgical patients is unclear. METHODS: We conducted a prospective cohort study involving patients undergoing cardiac, vascular, spinal, and intracranial […]

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Uncategorized Published - 15 August, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Appeals court rules on $1B claim against Anesthesia Associates

Anesthesia Associates of KC avoids $1 billion claim The 8th U.S. Court of Anesthesia Associates of KC avoids $1 billion claimAppeals affirmed a lower court ruling that threw out a whistleblower case seeking $1 billion in damages against Anesthesia Associates of Kansas City. The claimant had accused Anesthesia Associates of submitting false claims for reimbursement to […]

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Uncategorized Published - 12 August, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Opioid Dependence Leads To ‘Tsunami’ Of Medical Services, Study Finds

The primary diagnosis of opioid dependency kicks off a number of medical services, including office visits, lab tests and other related treatments. The number of such services rendered to patients with a dependency diagnosis went from about 217,000 in 2007 to about 7 million in 2014. This article first appeared August 1, 2016 on the Kaiser […]

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Uncategorized Published - 12 August, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Who’s watching the children at the dentist’s office?

You may have read about the recent tragic deaths of two healthy children –Marvelena Rady, age 3, and Caleb Sears, age 6 – in California dental offices. Unfortunately, they aren’t the first children to die during dental procedures, and unless things change, they probably won’t be the last. State Senator Jerry Hill has asked the Dental […]

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