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Uncategorized Published - 2 June, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Patient controlled analgesia with remifentanil versus epidural analgesia in labour: randomised multicentre equivalence trial.

Published in BMJ 2015 Feb 23;350:h846. AUTHORS: Freeman LM et al         OBJECTIVE: To determine women’s satisfaction with pain relief using patient controlled analgesia with remifentanil compared with epidural analgesia during labour. DESIGN: Multicentre randomised controlled equivalence trial. SETTING: 15 hospitals in the Netherlands. PARTICIPANTS: Women with an intermediate to high obstetric risk with an intention to deliver […]

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Uncategorized Published - 2 June, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Evaluation of the PaO2/FiO2 Ratio After Cardiac Surgery as a Predictor of Outcome During Hospital Stay

Published in BMC Anesthesiol. 2014;14(83) Authors: Francisco Esteve et al Background The arterial partial pressure of O2 and the fraction of inspired oxygen (PaO2/FiO2) ratio is widely used in ICUs as an indicator of oxygenation status. Although cardiac surgery and ICU scores can predict mortality, during the first hours after cardiac surgery few instruments are available to […]

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Uncategorized Published - 2 June, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Doctors Delivering Bad News Perceived as Less Compassionate

This is included on our blog because patient satisfaction is now 30% of the hospital’s payments from the government. The findings were published in JAMA Oncology. Many dread having to deliver such catastrophic news and fear that their patients might think of them in a negative way as a result. Now, a study shows that such fear […]

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Uncategorized Published - 2 June, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Central venous pressure: we need to bring clinical use into physiological context

Published in Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica (Feb 2015) Authors: Sondergaard S et al BACKGROUND The place of central venous pressure (CVP) measurement in acute care has been questioned during the past decade. We reviewed its physiological importance, utility and clinical use among anaesthetists and intensivists. METHODS A literature search using the PubMed, Cochrane, Scopus and Web of […]

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Uncategorized Published - 2 June, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
The Effect of Simulation-based Training on Initial Performance of Ultrasound-guided Axillary Brachial Plexus Blockade in a Clinical Setting

Published in BMC Anesthesiol. 2014;14(110) Authors: Owen O’Sullivan et al Background In preparing novice anesthesiologists to perform their first ultrasound-guided axillary brachial plexus blockade, we hypothesized that virtual reality simulation-based training offers an additional learning benefit over standard training. We carried out pilot testing of this hypothesis using a prospective, single blind, randomized controlled trial. Methods We planned […]

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