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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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Uncategorized Published - 10 December, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Opioid Agreement Ethics Challenged

One of strongest testaments to the effect of the prescription drug abuse epidemic on clinical practice is the increase in state mandates for opioid or controlled substance agreements that clinicians are required to have patients sign when receiving opioid prescriptions. But such agreements are not without significant controversy, raising a host of ethical issues, said […]

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Uncategorized Published - 10 December, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
ECG Findings Predict Hemodynamic Instability in Patients with Pulmonary Embolism

Authors: Shopp JD et al. Acad Emerg Med 2015 Sep 22. A meta-analysis found that a Daniel Score >5 is associated with a higher probability of shock from PE. Treatments for hemodynamically stable patients with confirmed pulmonary embolism (PE) vary from outpatient anticoagulation to systemic fibrinolysis. Guidelines recommend that the choice of treatment be based on risk […]

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Uncategorized Published - 10 December, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
McGrath MAC Video Laryngoscope Does Not Provide Adequate Direct Views of the Airway

Authors: Wallace CD et al. Anaesthesia 2015 Sep 4. When used to obtain a direct view — for which it was not designed — the McGrath was associated with more difficult intubation and worse glottic views than a conventional Macintosh laryngoscope. Video laryngoscopes improve glottic view and first-attempt intubation success compared with direct laryngoscopes. Curved blade designs […]

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