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Uncategorized Published - 27 May, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Biological Inflammatory Markers Mediate the Effect of Preoperative Pain-related Behaviours on Postoperative Analgesics Requirements

BMC Anesthesiol. 2015;15(183) Authors: Myriam Daoudia et al Background: The predictive value of an individual’s attitude towards painful situations and the status of his immune system for postoperative analgesic requirements are not well understood. These may help the clinician to anticipate individual patient’s needs. Methods: Sixty patients, who underwent a laparoscopic cholecystectomy under standardised general […]

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Uncategorized Published - 27 May, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Femoral Nerve Block-sciatic Nerve Block vs. Femoral Nerve Block-local Infiltration Analgesia for Total Knee Arthroplasty

BMC Anesthesiol. 2015;15(182) Authors: Mari Nagafuchi et al A Randomized Controlled Trial Background: The use of femoral nerve block (FNB) combined with sciatic nerve block (SNB) after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) has recently become controversial. Local infiltration analgesia (LIA) has been reported to be effective for postoperative TKA pain control. We aimed to assess whether […]

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Uncategorized Published - 27 May, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Palliative Patients Under Anaesthesiological Care

BMC Anesthesiol. 2015;15(164) Authors: Christoph L. Lassen et al A Single-Centre Retrospective Study on Incidence, Demographics and Outcome Background: While anesthesiologist’s involvement in palliative care has been widely researched, extensive data on palliative patients under anesthesiological care in the operating room is missing. This study was performed to assess the incidence, demographics, and outcome of […]

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Uncategorized Published - 26 May, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Most Physicians Lean Toward Adopting CDC Opioid Guidelines

Roughly 3 in 4 physicians said in a Medscape Medical News poll that they lean toward adopting the stricter guidelines on prescribing opioids for chronic pain that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued in March to combat an epidemic of addiction and overdose deaths. The guidelines, aimed at primary care prescribers, state […]

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Uncategorized Published - 26 May, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Neuraxial vs General Anaesthesia for Total Hip and Total Knee Arthroplasty

Br J Anaesth. 2016;116(2):163-176. Authors: R. L. Johnson et al A Systematic Review of Comparative-Effectiveness Research Background: This systematic review evaluated the evidence comparing patient-important outcomes in spinal or epidural vs general anaesthesia for total hip and total knee arthroplasty. Methods: MEDLINE, Ovid EMBASE, EBSCO CINAHL, Thomson Reuters Web of Science, and the Cochrane Central […]

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