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Uncategorized Published - 17 August, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Communicating and Managing the Difficult Airway

Joseph Loskove, MD, is the chief of anesthesia for Memorial Healthcare System Patients designated as “difficult to intubate” (DTI) are more at risk for losing their lives during both emergency and routine surgeries. Surprisingly, it is not the difficult airway itself that is most life-threatening; modern medical technology allows physicians to intubate even the most […]

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Uncategorized Published - 17 August, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Analgesic efficacy of two interscalene blocks and one cervical epidural block in arthroscopic rotator cuff repair.

Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2015 Jun Authors: Kim JY et al PURPOSE: Despite its effectiveness in other surgeries, studies on continuous epidural block in upper-extremity surgery are rare because of technical difficulties and potential complications. This study compared postoperative analgesic efficacy and safety of ultrasound-guided continuous interscalene brachial plexus block (UCISB) and fluoroscopy-guided targeted continuous cervical […]

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Uncategorized Published - 17 August, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Efficacy of Intravenous Lidocaine for Postoperative Analgesia Following Laparoscopic Surgery: A Meta-Analysis.

World J Surg. 2015 Jun 5 Authors: Ventham NT et al BACKGROUND: Intravenous (IV) lidocaine has analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties. This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of IV lidocaine in controlling postoperative pain following laparoscopic surgery. METHODS: A meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) comparing IV lidocaine versus placebo/routine treatment for postoperative analgesia following laparoscopic surgery. […]

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Uncategorized Published - 17 August, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Pooled Analyses Indicate Pain Represents a Major Component of Restless Leg Syndrome

Patients who complain of restless leg syndrome (RLS) often have pain as one of the common symptoms of the disorder and they often seek medical treatment for relief of that pain, researchers reported here at SLEEP 2015, the 29th Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS). About 58% of adult patients were responders […]

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Uncategorized Published - 14 August, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Predictors of Intensive Care Unit Stay After Pediatric Supraglottoplasty.

JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2015 Jun 11. Authors: Albergotti WG et al IMPORTANCE: Supraglottoplasty is a common procedure performed without evidence-based postoperative management plans. Patients are routinely admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) postoperatively, but this may not be necessary in all cases. OBJECTIVE: To determine (1) whether routine admission to the ICU after supraglottoplasty […]

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