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Uncategorized Published - 23 November, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Trends in Pain Medicine Liability

Authors: Kelly A. Pollak, MD et al Anesthesiology 11 2015, Vol.123, 1133-1141. Background: The authors examined changes in the frequency of pain medicine malpractice claims and associated treatment modalities and outcomes over time. Methods: The authors analyzed trends in pain medicine claims from 1980 to 2012 in the Anesthesia Closed Claims Project database by binary logistic regression on year […]

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Uncategorized Published - 20 November, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Effects of Preoperative β-Blocker Use on Clinical Outcomes after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Report from the Japanese Cardiovascular Surgery Database

Authors: Shun Kohsaka MD et al Anesthesiology published on 10 2015 Background: The authors evaluated the effect of preoperative β-blocker use on early outcomes in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in Japan. Methods: The authors analyzed 34,980 cases of isolated CABGs, performed between 2008 and 2011, at the 333 sites recorded in the Japanese Cardiovascular Surgical Database. […]

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Uncategorized Published - 20 November, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Efficacy of Duloxetine in Chronic Low Back Pain with a Neuropathic Component: A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Crossover Trial

Authors: Regina P. Schukro MD et al Anesthesiology published on 10 2015 Background: Among patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP), approximately 37% show signs of a neuropathic pain component (radicular pain). Treatment of this condition remains challenging. Therefore, the current study aimed to investigate the efficacy of duloxetine in the treatment of CLBP patients with neuropathic leg […]

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Uncategorized Published - 20 November, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Pregabalin Has Analgesic, Ventilatory, and Cognitive Effects in Combination with Remifentanil

Authors: Marianne Myhre MD et al Anesthesiology published on 11 2015 Background: Pregabalin is widely used perioperatively. The authors explored the effects of pregabalin, remifentanil, and their combination on experimental pain, ventilatory, and cognitive function. Methods: In a randomized, double-blinded crossover study, 12 volunteers received (1) pregabalin + placebo, (2) placebo + remifentanil, (3) pregabalin + remifentanil, and (4) […]

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Uncategorized Published - 20 November, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
New versus Conventional Helmet for Delivering Noninvasive Ventilation: A Physiologic, Crossover Randomized Study in Critically Ill Patients

Authors: Carlo Olivieri MD, et al Anesthesiology Newly Published on 11 2015 Background: The helmet is a well-tolerated interface for noninvasive ventilation, although it is associated with poor patient–ventilator interaction. A new helmet (NH) has proven to attenuate this limitation of the standard helmet (SH) in both bench study and healthy volunteers. The authors compared a NH and […]

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