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Uncategorized Published - 20 April, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
How Uncomfortable Is High-Flow Oxygen via Nasal Cannula?

I included this for being important for our recoverery room patients. Published in Ann Emerg Med 2015 Apr 65:356 Authors: Brainard A et al. Normal volunteers tolerated a flow rate of 15 L/minute but found it more uncomfortable than 6 L/minute. A new technique called “apneic oxygenation” is purported to prevent desaturation by delivering high-flow oxygen […]

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Uncategorized Published - 20 April, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Effects of Morphine and Midazolam on Pharyngeal Function, Airway Protection, and Coordination of Breathing and Swallowing in Healthy Adults

Authors: Anna I. Hårdemark Cedborg, M.D., Ph.D. et al Background: Drugs used for sedation in anesthesia and intensive care may cause pharyngeal dysfunction and increased risk for aspiration. In this study, the authors investigate the impact of sedative doses of morphine and midazolam on pharyngeal function during swallowing and coordination of breathing and swallowing. Methods: Pharyngeal function, […]

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Uncategorized Published - 17 April, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Standardized Safe Surgery Program Reduces Serious Events

Published in J Am Coll Surg. 2015;220:12-17 Authors: Laurie Barclay, MD An effectively implemented standardized safe surgery program significantly reduced rates of serious reportable events (SREs), according to findings of a retrospective cohort study published online October 4, 2014, and in the January 2015 issue of theJournal of the American College of Surgeons. Risk for SREs is […]

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Uncategorized Published - 17 April, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Study Suggests Potential Parent–Child Link in Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain

This is for our pain providers. Published in BMC Public Health (2014;14:797). Children with parents who have chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP) are at a higher risk for developing CMP, a new family-linkage study finds. According to researchers from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim, CMP is “among the leading causes of reduced quality […]

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Uncategorized Published - 17 April, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Acetaminophen Not Effective for Low Back Pain

Few pain specialists advise patients with low back pain to simply “take two aspirin and call me in the morning,” to borrow from a now-ancient phrase. Now research suggests that acetaminophen, a commonly used aspirin alternative for low back pain, may not be effective as well. A study published online in The Lancet (2014 Jul 23) found […]

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