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Uncategorized Published - 25 March, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Does Carotid Artery Stenosis Predict Perioperative Stroke After Noncardiac Surge

Published in Anesthesiology 2014 Nov. Authors: Sonny A et al. A retrospective study suggests no association. Does carotid artery stenosis predispose patients who undergo noncardiac, noncarotid surgery to perioperative stroke? To find out, Cleveland Clinic researchers performed this retrospective study. During a 5-year period, 2110 patients who underwent noncardiac surgery had carotid duplex ultrasonography performed within […]

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Uncategorized Published - 25 March, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Emergence agitation after orthognathic surgery: a randomised controlled comparison between sevoflurane and desflurane.

Published in Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2015 Feb;59(2):224-31 Authors: Choi GJ et al BACKGROUND: This study aimed to compare emergence agitation following sevoflurane and desflurane anaesthesia in adults undergoing orthognathic surgery. The hypothesis was that there might be a difference in the incidence of emergence agitation following sevoflurane and desflurane anaesthesia considering the difference in blood solubility […]

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Uncategorized Published - 25 March, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Disruption of cortical connectivity during remifentanil administration is associated with cognitive impairment but not with analgesia

Published in Anesthesiology. 2015 Jan;122(1):140-9 Authors: Khodayari-Rostamabad A et al BACKGROUND: The authors investigated the effect of remifentanil administration on resting electroencephalography functional connectivity and its relationship to cognitive function and analgesia in healthy volunteers. METHODS: Twenty-one healthy male adult subjects were enrolled in this placebo-controlled double-blind cross-over study. For each subject, 2.5 min of multichannel […]

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Uncategorized Published - 25 March, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Chondroitin Sulfate Plus Glucosamine Comparable to Celecoxib for Knee Osteoarthritis Pain

Chondroitin sulfate plus glucosamine is comparable to celecoxib in reducing pain in patients with knee osteoarthritis and is a safe alternative for patients with cardiovascular or gastrointestinal conditions who have contraindications to celecoxib. The findings were presented here at the 2014 Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Rheumatology/Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals (ACR/ARHP) […]

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Uncategorized Published - 25 March, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
The addition of tramadol to the standard of i.v. acetaminophen and morphine infusion for postoperative analgesia in neonates offers no clinical benefit: a randomized placebo-controlled trial

Published in Paediatr Anaesth. 2014 Nov;24(11):1149-57 Authors: Olischar M et al BACKGROUND: Tramadol is used following neonatal cardiac and general surgery. However, its ability to opioid-spare or facilitate earlier extubation in postoperative neonates is unquantified. OBJECTIVE: This randomized placebo-controlled trial aimed to assess whether tramadol’s addition to standard analgesia resulted in earlier extubation or reduced analgesic/sedative […]

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