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Uncategorized Published - 27 June, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
To Improve Survival Rates, Think of Trauma Care as a System

Researchers call for combining the efforts of military and civilian trauma systems to “achieve zero preventable deaths” after traumatic injury and mass casualty events. Hospitals need to consider emergency medical teams as care providers, not just ambulance drivers, according to a new report from the National Academies of Sciences on the lessons for civilians from […]

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Uncategorized Published - 24 June, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Obesity is associated with more disability at presentation and after treatment in low back pain but not in neck pain: findings from the OIOC registry

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 17 (1), 140 (2016) AUTHORS: Wertli M et al BACKGROUND The influence on the treatment response in patients with low back pain (LBP) and neck pain (NP) is unknown. The aim of the study was to investigate the influence of body weight in patients with low back pain (LBP) and neck pain […]

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Uncategorized Published - 24 June, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
The Influence of Arm Positioning on Ultrasonic Visualization of the Subclavian Vein: An Anatomical Ultrasound Study in Healthy Volunteers

Anesthesia & Analgesia: July 2016 – Volume 123 – Issue 1 – p 129–132 AUTHORS: Sadek, Meriem MD et al We hypothesized that placing the arm in 90° abduction, through 90° flexion and 90° external rotation, could improve ultrasound visualization of the subclavian vein. In 49 healthy volunteers, a single operator performed a view of […]

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Uncategorized Published - 24 June, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Low-Dose Ketamine Infusion Appears Safe Even Without Continuous Hemodynamic Monitoring

Are low-dose ketamine infusions for analgesia safe for patients who are not in a setting with continuous monitoring? The answer is yes, according to a small retrospective study. Lt. Cmdr. Jeffrey M. Carness, MD, and his colleagues at the Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, in Virginia, have long recognized the efficacy of ketamine in subanesthetic doses […]

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Uncategorized Published - 24 June, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
The Myth of Rescue Reversal in “Can’t Intubate, Can’t Ventilate” Scenarios

Anesthesia & Analgesia: July 2016 – Volume 123 – Issue 1 – p 82–92 AUTHORS: Naguib, Mohamed MB, BCh, MSc, FCARCSI et al BACKGROUND: An unanticipated difficult airway during induction of anesthesia can be a vexing problem. In the setting of can’t intubate, can’t ventilate (CICV), rapid recovery of spontaneous ventilation is a reasonable goal. […]

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