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Uncategorized Published - 14 September, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Dexmedetomidine Does Not Affect Evoked Potentials During Spine Surgery

Anesthesia & Analgesia: August 2015 – Volume 121 – Issue 2 – p 492–501 Authors: Rozet, Irene MD et al BACKGROUND: The effect of dexmedetomidine on evoked potentials (EPs) has not been elucidated. We aimed to investigate the effect of dexmedetomidine on somatosensory, motor, and visual EPs. METHODS: After IRB approval, 40 adult patients scheduled […]

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Uncategorized Published - 14 September, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
To Pretreat or Not to Pretreat: Prophylactic Anticholinergic Administration Before Dexmedetomidine in Pediatric Imaging

Anesthesia & Analgesia: August 2015 – Volume 121 – Issue 2 – p 479–485 Authors: Subramanyam, Rajeev MBBS, DNB, MNAMS, MD, MS et al BACKGROUND: Dexmedetomidine (Dex) appears to be very effective as a sole sedative for pediatric imaging when used at high doses, but at an increased risk of transient hypertension, hypotension, and bradycardia. […]

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Uncategorized Published - 14 September, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Transversus Abdominis Plane Block Versus Caudal Epidural for Lower Abdominal Surgery in Children: A Double-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial

Anesthesia & Analgesia: August 2015 – Volume 121 – Issue 2 – p 471–478 Authors: Bryskin, Robert B. MD et al BACKGROUND: Transversus abdominis plane block (TAPB) has emerged as a safe and effective regional anesthesia technique for providing postoperative lower abdominal analgesia. Complications associated with TAPB are rare and pose a lower overall risk […]

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Uncategorized Published - 14 September, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Cell Salvage in Obstetrics

Anesthesia & Analgesia: August 2015 – Volume 121 – Issue 2 – p 465–468 Authors: Goucher, Haley MD et al Intraoperative cell salvage is a strategy to decrease the need for allogeneic blood transfusion. Traditionally, cell salvage has been avoided in the obstetric population because of the perceived risk of amniotic fluid embolism or induction […]

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Uncategorized Published - 14 September, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
The Relationship of Body Mass Index with the Incidence of Postdural Puncture Headache in Parturients

Anesthesia & Analgesia: August 2015 – Volume 121 – Issue 2 – p 451–456 Authors: Peralta, Feyce MD et al BACKGROUND: Unintentional dural puncture is a known risk after epidural or combined spinal–epidural procedures, occurring in approximately 1% of labor epidural catheters placed in parturients with normal body habitus but may be as high as […]

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