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Uncategorized Published - 30 May, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Syringe Pump Performance Maintained with IV Filter Use During Low Flow Rate Delivery for Pediatric Patients

Anesthesia & Analgesia: April 2016 AUTHORS: Chau, Destiny F. MD et al BACKGROUND: Complex surgical and critically ill pediatric patients rely on syringe infusion pumps for precise delivery of IV medications. Low flow rates and in-line IV filter use may affect drug delivery. To determine the effects of an in-line filter to remove air and/or […]

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Uncategorized Published - 27 May, 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 - 27 May, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Meta-analysis of the Cardioprotective Effect of Sevoflurane Versus Propofol During Cardiac Surgery

BMC Anesthesiol. 2015;15(128) Authors: Feng Li et al Background: To evaluate the cardioprotective effects of sevoflurane versus propofol anesthesia in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Methods: Studies were retrieved through searching several databases. Study quality was evaluated by Jadad scale. Meta-analysis was performed with RevMan5.0 software. Publication bias was tested by funnel plot. Results: As a […]

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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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