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Uncategorized Published - 4 December, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Women’s Experiences with Neuraxial Labor Analgesia in the Listening to Mothers II Survey: A Content Analysis of Open-Ended Responses

Anesthesia & Analgesia: Oct 2015 Vol 121 Issue 4 p 974-980 Authors: Attanasio, Laura BA MD et al BACKGROUND: Most women who give birth in United States hospitals receive neuraxial analgesia to manage pain during labor. In this analysis, we examined themes of the patient experience of neuraxial analgesia among a national sample of U.S. […]

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Uncategorized Published - 4 December, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Intraoperative Magnesium Administration Does Not Reduce Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation After Cardiac Surgery

Anesthesia & Analgesia: October 2015 Vol 121 Issue 4 p 861-867 Authors: Klinger, Rebecca Y. MD, MS et al BACKGROUND: Hypomagnesemia has been associated with an increased risk of postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF). Although previous studies have suggested a beneficial effect of magnesium (Mg) therapy, almost all of these are limited by small sample size […]

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Uncategorized Published - 4 December, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Post-op Complications in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease Unaffected by Continuing Common Medications

Although patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) who present for surgery are often instructed to stop certain medications preoperatively, a study from New York University Langone Medical Center has concluded that such cessation may be largely unnecessary. The researchers found that five common agents—angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors/angiotensin receptor blockers, diuretics, statins, insulin and calcium channel […]

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Uncategorized Published - 4 December, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Deep sedation for endoscopic cholangiopancreatography with or without pre or intraprocedural opioids: A double-blind randomised controlled trial

Eur J Anaesthesiol 2015 Sep 32(9): 602-8 Authors: Fassoulaki A MD et al Background: Propofol alone or combined with opioids is considered the drug of choice for sedation during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of pre or intraprocedural opioids on propofol requirement during deep sedation for ERCP, and on recovery, pain […]

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Uncategorized Published - 4 December, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Study Show Effectiveness of Non-Surgical Treatment of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

Patients with spinal stenosis (SS) experienced good short-term benefit, lasting from weeks to months, after receiving epidural steroid injections (ESI), according to a study published in the journal Pain Medicine. The study findings contradict a previously published study, published in 2014 in the New England Journal Medicine (NEJM), which found epidural steroid injections were not […]

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