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Uncategorized Published - 12 September, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
As Supply of Illicit Fentanyl Increased, So Too Did Synthetic Opioid Deaths

Edited by André Sofair, MD, MPH, and William E. Chavey, MD, MS The number of drug products obtained by law enforcement that tested positive for fentanyl (so-called fentanyl submissions) increased five-fold and deaths from synthetic opioids nearly doubled from 2013 to 2014, according to an MMWR study. Annual fentanyl submissions increased from 1000 to 5300 during this period. At […]

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Uncategorized Published - 12 September, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Distinct Cortical Signatures Associated with Sedation and Respiratory Rate Depression by Morphine in a Pediatric Population

Authors: Gaspard Montandon, Ph.D. et al Anesthesiology published on August 25, 2016 Background: Opioid analgesia is an essential component of perioperative care, but effective analgesia can be limited by excessive sedation and respiratory depression. The cortical signatures associated with sedation by opioids and the relationship between changes in cortical activity and respiratory function are not well understood. […]

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Uncategorized Published - 12 September, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Effects of Depth of Propofol and Sevoflurane Anesthesia on Upper Airway Collapsibility, Respiratory Genioglossus Activation, and Breathing in Healthy Volunteers

Authors: Jeroen C. P. Simons, M.D. et al      Anesthesiology 9 2016, Vol.125, 525-534. Background: Volatile anesthetics and propofol impair upper airway stability and possibly respiratory upper airway dilator muscle activity. The magnitudes of these effects have not been compared at equivalent anesthetic doses. We hypothesized that upper airway closing pressure is less negative and genioglossus activity […]

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Uncategorized Published - 12 September, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Single-dose Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Regional Anesthesia: A Retrospective Registry Analysis

Authors: Hagen Bomberg, M.D. et al       Anesthesiology 9 2016, Vol.125, 505-515. Background: Catheter-related infection is a serious complication of continuous regional anesthesia. The authors tested the hypothesis that single-dose antibiotic prophylaxis is associated with a lower incidence of catheter-related infections. Methods: Our analysis was based on cases in the 25-center German Network for Regional Anesthesia database […]

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Uncategorized Published - 9 September, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
FDA Requiring Boxed Warnings on Concomitant Use of Prescription Opioids with Benzodiazepines

As part of the federal government’s efforts to address the opioid epidemic, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a drug safety communication that the Agency is adding Boxed Warnings to the drug labeling of prescription opioid pain and prescription opioid cough medicines, and benzodiazepines.  For health care professionals, the drug safety communication states: “Health care […]

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