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Uncategorized Published - 10 April, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Two Femoral Nerve Block Techniques Compared for Patients with Femur Fractures

Published in Emerg Med J 2014 Nov 27 Authors: Reavley P et al. The fascia iliaca and 3-in-1 femoral nerve blocks were equally effective for reducing pain from femoral neck fractures. Both the 3-in-1 block and fascia iliaca block (FIB) provide effective analgesia for patients with femoral neck fractures; however, they have never been directly […]

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Uncategorized Published - 10 April, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Tramadol Associated With Increased Risk of Hospitalisation for Hypoglycaemia

Tramadol appears to be associated with an increased risk of hospitalisation for hypoglycaemia, according to a report published by JAMA Internal Medicine. Jean-Pascal Fournier, MD, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, and colleagues examined whether tramadol, compared with codeine, was associated with an increased risk of hypoglycaemia severe enough to send patients to the hospital. The […]

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Uncategorized Published - 9 April, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Absolute and trend accuracy of a new regional oximeter in healthy volunteers during controlled hypoxia

Published in Anesthesia & Analgesia 119 (6), 1315-9 (Dec 2014) Authors: Redford D, et al BACKGROUND Traditional patient monitoring may not detect cerebral tissue hypoxia, and typical interventions may not improve tissue oxygenation. Therefore, monitoring cerebral tissue oxygen status with regional oximetry is being increasingly used by anesthesiologists and perfusionists during surgery. In this study, […]

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Uncategorized Published - 9 April, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Bilateral Paravertebral Blockade (T7-10) Versus Incisional Local Anesthetic Administration for Pediatric Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Prospective, Randomized Clinical Study

Published in Anesthesia & Analgesia (Nov 2014) Authors:Visoiu M, et al BACKGROUND: Single-injection paravertebral nerve blocks (PVBs) provide effective postoperative analgesia after adult laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). We sought to compare PVBs with local anesthetic injections at laparoscopic port sites in a pediatric population. METHODS: Eighty-three patients (8-17 years old) scheduled for LC were randomized prospectively […]

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Uncategorized Published - 9 April, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Are Caudal Blocks for Pain Control Safe in Children? An Analysis of 18,650 Caudal Blocks from the Pediatric Regional Anesthesia Network (PRAN) Database

Published in Anesthesia & Analgesia (Nov 2014) Authors: Suresh S, et al BACKGROUND: The caudal block is the most commonly performed regional anesthesia technique in pediatric patients undergoing surgical procedures, but safety concerns raised by previous reports remain to be addressed. Our main objective in current investigation was to estimate the overall and specific incidence […]

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