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Uncategorized Published - 11 March, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Anesthesia Complications Reduced for Cesarean Deliveries

… But Other Perioperative Complications Rise There has been a 25% fall in anesthesia-related complications for women undergoing cesarean deliveries, with mortality rates falling as well, a comprehensive study of New York state hospital records has found. The bad news: Nonanesthetic perioperative complications jumped nearly 50%. The study (Anesthesiology2015;123:1013-1023) examined 785,854 cesarean deliveries in hospitals […]

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Uncategorized Published - 11 March, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Tramadol-Paracetamol Combination for Postoperative Pain Relief in Elective Single-level Microdisectomy Surgery

J Neurosurg Anesthesiol. 2016 Jan AUTHORS: Dogar SA et al BACKGROUND: The tramadol and paracetamol combination is used frequently for postoperative pain management. The literature on the use of this combination for vertebral surgery is limited. Our objective was to compare a combination of paracetamol 1 g and a lower dose of tramadol (1 mg/kg: group […]

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Uncategorized Published - 11 March, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Continuous Lidocaine Infusions to Manage Opioid-Refractory Pain in a Series of Cancer Patients in a Pediatric Hospital

Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2016 Jan AUTHORS: Gibbons K et al BACKGROUND: Research on the safety and efficacy of continuous lidocaine infusions (CLIs) for the treatment of pain in the pediatric setting is limited. This article describes a series of pediatric oncology patients who received lidocaine infusions for refractory, longstanding, cancer-related pain. PROCEDURE: This is a retrospective […]

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Uncategorized Published - 10 March, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
The Effects of Ketamine on Cognitive Function in Elderly Patients Undergoing Ophthalmic Surgery: A Pilot Study

Anesth Analg. 2016 Jan AUTHORS: Rascón-Martínez DM et al BACKGROUND: Acute postoperative cognitive dysfunction is characterized by neurocognitive dysfunction and confusion. In this study, we compared the cognitive status of a geriatric population undergoing ophthalmic surgery, as assessed by the Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire (SPMSQ) before and after ketamine administration. METHODS: Eighty patients were enrolled […]

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Uncategorized Published - 10 March, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
A prospective randomized comparative study of postoperative pain control using an epidural catheter in patients undergoing posterior lumbar interbody fusion

Eur Spine J. 2016 Jan AUTHORS: Park SY et al PURPOSE: To assess the efficacy of continuous epidural infusion analgesia (ED) with 0.2 % Ropivacaine versus IV PCA (Fentanyl) in spinal fusion surgery patients. METHOD: A prospective randomized comparative clinical trial. Patients were randomized into one of two groups-the epidural group (ED-51 patients) and the IV PCA […]

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