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Uncategorized Published - 12 June, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
A Multimodal Intervention Improves Post-Anesthesia Care Unit Handovers.

Authors: Weinger, Matthew B. MD et al Published in Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 2015 BACKGROUND: Failures of communication are a major contributor to perioperative adverse events. Transitions of care may be particularly vulnerable. We sought to improve postoperative handovers. METHODS: We introduced a multimodal intervention in an adult and a pediatric postanesthesia care unit (PACU) […]

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Uncategorized Published - 11 June, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
A prospective, randomized, controlled trial on the use of ropivacaine after robotic thyroid surgery: Effects on postoperative pain.

Authors: Bae DS et al Published in Head Neck. 2015 Mar BACKGROUND: We evaluated the effects of ropivacaine for pain relief after robotic thyroid surgery (RoT). PATIENTS AND METHODS: Patients (n = 108) scheduled for RoT were randomized into ropivacaine (n = 54) or control (n = 54) groups. After surgery, 40mL of 0.25% ropivacaine or […]

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Uncategorized Published - 11 June, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
An Anesthesia Preinduction Checklist to Improve Information Exchange, Knowledge of Critical Information, Perception of Safety, and Possibly Perception of Teamwork in Anesthesia Teams.

Authors: Tscholl, David W. MD et al Published in Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 2015 BACKGROUND: An anesthesia preinduction checklist (APIC) to be performed before anesthesia induction was introduced and evaluated with respect to 5 team-level outcomes, each being a surrogate end point for patient safety: information exchange (the percentage of checklist items exchanged by a […]

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Uncategorized Published - 11 June, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Two Multimodal Analgesic Techniques in Patients Predicted to Have Severe Pain After Cesarean Delivery

Published in Anesthesia & Analgesia: April 2015 Authors: Booth, Jessica L. MD et al BACKGROUND: Improved pain control after cesarean delivery remains a challenging objective. Poorly treated acute pain following delivery is associated with an increased risk of chronic pain and depression. This study was conducted to determine whether the addition of systemic acetaminophen and […]

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Uncategorized Published - 11 June, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Elective Endovascular Treatment of Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms: A Management Case Series of Patient Outcomes After Institutional Change to Admit Patients Principally to Postanesthesia Care Unit Rather Than to Intensive Care.

Published in Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 2015 Authors: Eisen, Sarah H. MD et al         BACKGROUND: Our intention in this case series was to review the postoperative care and neurologic outcomes of patients who had undergone elective endovascular treatment of unruptured intracranial aneurysms. The case series is unique managerially in that a progressively increasing percentage of […]

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