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Uncategorized Published - 11 December, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
New Post-op Pain Management Technique Cuts Need for Opioids

A report by the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons last May noted that “the past few decades have seen an alarming rise in opioid use in the United States,” that “a significant number of orthopaedic patients are at risk for the repercussions from both therapeutic and nontherapeutic opioid use,” and that “orthopaedic surgeons are […]

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Uncategorized Published - 11 December, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Pain relief in hysterosalpingography.

Published in Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 2015 Sep 20;9:CD006106. Authors: Hindocha A et al BACKGROUND: Hysterosalpingography (HSG) is a method of testing for tubal patency. However, women struggle to tolerate the procedure, as it is associated with some discomfort. Various pharmacological strategies are available that may reduce pain during the procedure, though there is no consensus as […]

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Uncategorized Published - 11 December, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Noninvasive Measurement of Cerebral Blood Flow Under Anesthesia Using Arterial Spin Labeling MRI: A Pilot Study

J Neurosurg Anesthesiol, 2015 Sep Authors: Venkatraghavan L,et al BACKGROUND: Cerebral ischemia plays a major role in pathophysiology of the injured brain. Most of the currently available methods of cerebral blood flow (CBF) monitors are either indirect measure of CBF or needing radioactive agents for data acquisition. Arterial spin labeling magnetic resonance imaging (ASL-MRI) is a […]

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Uncategorized Published - 11 December, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Lidocaine Reduces Acute Postoperative Pain After Supratentorial Tumor Surgery in the PACU: A Secondary Finding From a Randomized, Controlled Trial.

J Neurosurg Anesthesiol. 2015 Sep Authors: Peng Y et al BACKGROUND: Perioperative lidocaine infusion has been reported to reduce postoperative pain in patients after abdominal surgery; however, no study has examined lidocaine’s effect on acute postoperative pain after supratentorial tumor surgery. METHODS: A total of 94 patients scheduled for supratentorial craniotomy were enrolled. Patients received either lidocaine […]

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Uncategorized Published - 11 December, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
New Risk Tool for Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression

Researchers are developing a tool they hope will quickly identify surgery patients at greatest risk for opioid-induced respiratory depression (OIRD). With this tool, hospital staff will be better equipped to more closely monitor at-risk patients, which should reduce adverse events, increase patient safety, and improve patient satisfaction, said lead author Nicole Humbert, PharmD, Trinity Hospital, […]

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