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Uncategorized Published - 22 January, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
A Randomized Trial of a Supplemental Alarm for Critically Low Systolic Blood Pressure

Anesthesia & Analgesia: December 2015 – Volume 121 – Issue 6 – p 1500–1507 Authors: Panjasawatwong, Krit MD et al BACKGROUND: Intraoperative hypotension is associated with complications that might be ameliorated by earlier intervention. We therefore tested the primary hypothesis that a supplemental decision support alert for critically low systolic blood pressure (SBP) decreases the […]

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Uncategorized Published - 22 January, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Mild Sedation Exacerbates or Unmasks Focal Neurologic Dysfunction in Neurosurgical Patients with Supratentorial Brain Mass Lesions in a Drug-specific Manner

Authors: Nan Lin, M.D. et al Anesthesiology Published on 1 2016. Background: Sedation is commonly used in neurosurgical patients but has been reported to produce transient focal neurologic dysfunction. The authors hypothesized that in patients with frontal–parietal–temporal brain tumors, focal neurologic deficits are unmasked or exacerbated by nonspecific sedation independent of the drug used. Methods: This was a […]

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Uncategorized Published - 22 January, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Exercise Rx Plus Education Alleviates Lower-Back Pain

Exercise, especially when combined with education, was shown to help reduce lower-back pain, but shoe insoles, back belts, ergonomic interventions, or education alone had little effect, researchers reported. Exercise reduced the risk of lower-back pain episodes by 35% and the risk of sick leave over lower-back pain by 78%, and when combined with education, the […]

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Uncategorized Published - 22 January, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
How Effective Are IV Catheter Disinfection Caps?

Authors: Kamboj M et al., Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2015 Dec 36:1401 Using antiseptic barrier caps for intravenous catheter ports reduced rates of central-line–associated bloodstream infections and blood culture contamination in a high-risk cancer unit. “Reducing to zero” the rate of central-line–associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) requires optimizing not only the approach to catheter insertion, but also the […]

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Uncategorized Published - 22 January, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Prescriptions for Combo Hydrocodone Products Fall After Stricter Controls

Prescriptions for combination drugs containing hydrocodone (e.g., Vicodin) dropped after the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration enacted tighter controls by moving them from Schedule III to Schedule II in 2014. Researchers published their findings in JAMA Internal Medicine. Using data on dispensed retail prescriptions, the researchers examined the number of prescriptions filled for hydrocodone-containing products for the […]

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