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Uncategorized Published - 4 January, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Preoperative Acute Normovolemic Hemodilution for Minimizing Allogeneic Blood Transfusion: A Meta-Analysis

Anesthesia & Analgesia:Dec 2015 Volume 121 Issue 6 p1443-1455 Authors: Zhou, Xuelong MD et al BACKGROUND: Previous studies have evaluated the efficacy of preoperative acute normovolemic hemodilution (PANH) in reducing the need for allogeneic blood transfusion. However, the results to date have been controversial. In this study, we sought to reassess the efficacy and safety […]

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Uncategorized Published - 4 January, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
A Randomized Trial of a Supplemental Alarm for Critically Low Systolic Blood Pressure

Anesthesia & Analgesia: Dec 2045 Volume 121-Issue 6 p1500-1507 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 duration of intraoperative hypotension. METHODS: […]

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Uncategorized Published - 4 January, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane catheter for chronic abdominal pain.

Neural blockade of the thoracolumbar nerves supplying the anterior abdominal wall through transversus abdominis plane (TAP) has been investigated for different applications mainly for the acute pain management following abdominal surgical procedures. The role of this block for chronic pain syndromes is still to be discovered, and its value in chronic abdominal pain needs to […]

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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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