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Uncategorized Published - 23 April, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Effect of acute arterial hypertension on morphine requirements and postsurgical pain

Published in J Clin Anesth. 2015 May;27(3):226-32 AUTHORS: Delfino AE et al STUDY OBJECTIVE: The study objective was to establish the impact of acute hypertension on morphine’s requirements after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. DESIGN: The design was a randomized, simple blinded study. SETTING: The settings were operating room, postoperative recovery area, and first postoperative day. PATIENTS: There were […]

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Uncategorized Published - 23 April, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Effect of hydroxyethyl starch 130/0.4 on ischemia-reperfusion determinants in minor lower extremity surgery with tourniquet application

Published in J Clin Anesth. 2015 Mar;27(2):105-10 AUTHORS: Pinar HU et al STUDY OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of 6% hydroxyethyl starch (HES) (130/0.4) infusion on ischemia-reperfusion determinants in minor lower extremity operations with tourniquet application. DESIGN: Prospective, randomized, clinical trial. SETTING: University hospital operation room. PATIENTS: American Society of Anesthesiologists I and II 40 patients […]

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Uncategorized Published - 23 April, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Overdose Death Risk Rises Dramatically as Opioid Users Age

This is another post for our pain providers to read. The study was published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence. As users of heroin and other opioids get older, their risk for overdose death increases dramatically, a new study of age trends in excess deaths shows. Although male users had almost double the rate of drug-related poisoning in early […]

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Uncategorized Published - 23 April, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Morphine Unsafe for Some Children After Tonsillectomy

After tonsillectomy, ibuprofen in combination with acetaminophen provides safe, effective analgesia for children. In contrast, morphine can cause life-threatening oxygen desaturation in certain children, and therefore its use should be avoided when possible. Lauren E. Kelly, PhD, from Western University, London, Ontario, Canada, and colleagues published the results of their prospective clinical trial in Pediatrics. Their study […]

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Uncategorized Published - 22 April, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Dose-dependency of dexamethasone on the analgesic effect of interscalene block for arthroscopic shoulder surgery using ropivacaine 0.5%: A randomised controlled trial.

Published in Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2015 Jan 17 Authors: Woo JH et al BACKGROUND: Dexamethasone prolongs the duration of single-shot interscalene brachial plexus block (SISB). However, dose-dependency of dexamethasone as an adjuvant for SISB remains insufficiently understood. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of different doses of dexamethasone on the duration […]

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