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Uncategorized Published - 11 July, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Combined Spinal Epidural Technique for Labor Analgesia Does Not Delay Recognition of Epidural Catheter Failures: A Single-center Retrospective Cohort Survival Analysis

Authors: Jessica M. Booth, M.D. et al Anesthesiology published on 7 2016. Background: It is unclear whether recognition of epidural catheter failures is delayed with combined spinal epidural technique (CSE) compared to traditional epidural technique (EPID) when used for labor analgesia. The authors hypothesized that recognition of failed catheters is not delayed by CSE. Methods: Anesthetic, obstetric, and […]

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Uncategorized Published - 11 July, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Single-dose Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Regional Anesthesia: A Retrospective Registry Analysis

Authors: Hagen Bomberg, M.D. et al Anesthesiology published on 7 2016 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 recorded between […]

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Uncategorized Published - 11 July, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Methadone’s Role in Opioid Overdose Deaths Seen Declining

Policies discouraging the use of methadone for treating pain have apparently reduced the number of U.S. overdose deaths associated with the drug, according to findings in MMWR. Federal researchers examined changes in methadone’s distribution and illegal diversion, as well as its role in opioid-overdose deaths, for the years 2002–2014. The analysis was limited to methadone used […]

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Uncategorized Published - 8 July, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Self-Administered Acupressure Reduces Fatigue in Breast Cancer Survivors

Breast cancer survivors with persistent fatigue could benefit from a course of acupressure, a JAMA Oncology study suggests. Some 270 women who’d completed breast cancer treatment at least 12 months earlier and still had fatigue were randomized to perform self-administered acupressure daily or to receive usual care for 6 weeks. At baseline, women assigned to acupressure were […]

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Uncategorized Published - 8 July, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Which Anesthesia Regimen Is Best to Reduce Morbidity and Mortality in Lung Surgery?: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial

Authors: Beatrice Beck-Schimmer, M.D. et al Anesthesiology 8 2016, Vol.125, 313-321. Background: One-lung ventilation during thoracic surgery is associated with hypoxia–reoxygenation injury in the deflated and subsequently reventilated lung. Numerous studies have reported volatile anesthesia–induced attenuation of inflammatory responses in such scenarios. If the effect also extends to clinical outcome is yet undetermined. We hypothesized that volatile […]

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