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Uncategorized Published - 4 January, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Opioid OD Deaths Hit Record: The Pain Medicine News Report

A recent CDC report found that deaths from opioid overdoses reached a record high in 2014. So, what are safe prescribing practices for opioids? Opioids and muscle relaxants do not provide additional pain relief for patients with acute low back pain who are on NSAIDs, according to a new study. The FDA issued a warning that pain […]

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Uncategorized Published - 3 January, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
For Breast Cancer Surgery, To Block or Not To Block?

To block or not to block during breast cancer surgery: That is the question two experts debated at the 2016 International Symposium of Ultrasound for Regional Anesthesia. “There is enough evidence of short- and long-term benefits with paravertebral block [PVB] to encourage this as standard practice,” said Faraj Abdallah, MD, assistant professor in the Department […]

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Uncategorized Published - 2 January, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Happy New Year holiday

We want to wish all of our followers a Happy New Year!

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Uncategorized Published - 31 December, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Incidence of and Risk Factors for Severe Cardiovascular Collapse After Endotracheal Intubation in the ICU A Multicenter Observational Study

Authors: Sebastien Perbet et al Crit Care. 2015;19(1) Abstract Introduction: Severe cardiovascular collapse (CVC) is a life-threatening complication after emergency endotracheal intubation (ETI) in the ICU. Many factors may interact with hemodynamic conditions during ETI, but no study to date has focused on factors associated with severe CVC occurrence. This study assessed the incidence of severe CVC […]

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Uncategorized Published - 31 December, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Beta-Blockade and Other Perioperative Pharmacological Protectors

What Is Now Available and Efficacious? Authors: J. W. Sear et al Br J Anaesth. 2015;115(3):333-336. Publication, in 2008, of the results of POISE, the largest randomized controlled trial (RCT) of perioperative beta-blockade, confirmed previous studies that had shown beta-blockade to offer cardiac protection in patients with, or at risk for, coronary heart disease.[1] However, this protection […]

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