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Uncategorized Published - 23 March, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections for Treating Lumbosacral Radicular Pain from Herniated Intervertebral Discs: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 2016 – Volume 122 – Issue 3 – p 857–870 AUTHORS: Bhatia, Anuj MBBS, MD, FRCA, FRCPC, FIPP, FFPMRCA, EDRA, CIPS et al BACKGROUND: Steroids often are administered into the epidural space through the transforaminal epidural (TFE) route to treat lumbosacral radicular pain secondary to herniated intervertebral discs. However, their efficacy […]

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Uncategorized Published - 22 March, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Incomplete Spontaneous Recovery from Airway Obstruction During Inhaled Anesthesia Induction: A Computational Simulation

Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 2016 – Volume 122 – Issue 3 – p 698–705 AUTHORS: Kuo, Alexander S. MS, MD et al BACKGROUND: Inhaled induction with spontaneous respiration is a technique used for difficult airways. One of the proposed advantages is if airway patency is lost, the anesthetic agent will spontaneously redistribute until anesthetic depth […]

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Uncategorized Published - 22 March, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Xenon Anesthesia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 2016 – Volume 122 – Issue 3 – p 678–697 AUTHORS: Law, Lawrence Siu-Chun MD et BACKGROUND: Xenon anesthesia has been studied for decades. However, no meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on xenon anesthesia has been conducted. The aim of this study was to systematically review all available evidence from […]

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Uncategorized Published - 22 March, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Blood Bupivacaine Concentrations After Transversus Abdominis Plane Block in Neonates: A Prospective Observational Study

Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 2016 – Volume 122 – Issue 3 – p 814–817 AUTHORS: Suresh, Santhanam MD et al BACKGROUND: Untreated pain can have instant and prolonged consequences to behavioral and neurologic outcomes in neonates. Although the use of transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block to minimize postsurgical pain has been demonstrated in neonates, no […]

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Uncategorized Published - 22 March, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
An Analysis of 34,218 Pediatric Outpatient Controlled Substance Prescriptions

Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 2016 – Volume 122 – Issue 3 – p 807–813 AUTHORS: George, Jessica A. MD et al BACKGROUND: Prescription errors are among the most common types of iatrogenic errors. Because of a previously reported 82% error rate in handwritten discharge narcotic prescriptions, we developed a computerized, web-based, controlled substance prescription writer […]

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