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Uncategorized Published - 28 August, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Keeping a Closer Eye on Post-Discharge Planning

Team-based patient outreach fuels success Regulatory and financial pressures are forcing hospitals to ramp up their post-discharge strategy initiatives. Some of the pressure is coming from the Affordable Care Act (ACA); Section 2717 requires that hospitals report the results of their efforts to prevent hospital readmissions. Whether it’s patient education and counseling, comprehensive discharge planning […]

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Uncategorized Published - 27 August, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
PAin SoluTions In the Emergency Setting (PASTIES)–patient controlled analgesia versus routine care in emergency department patients with non-traumatic abdominal pain: randomised trial

BMJ 2015 Jun 21;350 Authors: Smith JE et al OBJECTIVE: To determine whether patient controlled analgesia (PCA) is better than routine care in providing effective analgesia for patients presenting to emergency departments with moderate to severe non-traumatic abdominal pain. DESIGN: Pragmatic, multicentre, parallel group, randomised controlled trial SETTING: Five English hospitals. PARTICIPANTS: 200 adults (66% (n=130) female), […]

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Uncategorized Published - 27 August, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
PAin SoluTions In the Emergency Setting (PASTIES)–patient controlled analgesia versus routine care in emergency department patients with pain from traumatic injuries: randomised trial

BMJ 2015 Jun 21;350 Authors: Smith JE et al OBJECTIVE: To determine whether patient controlled analgesia (PCA) is better than routine care in patients presenting to emergency departments with moderate to severe pain from traumatic injuries. DESIGN: Pragmatic, multicentre, parallel group, randomised controlled trial. SETTING: Five English hospitals. PARTICIPANTS: 200 adults (71% (n = 142) male), aged […]

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Uncategorized Published - 27 August, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Transversus abdominis plane blockade in laparoscopic colorectal surgery: a double-blind randomized clinical trial

Int J Colorectal Dis, 2015 Jun 24 Authors: Smith SR et al INTRODUCTION: Adequate postoperative analgesia is essential for recovery following colorectal surgery. Transversus abdominis plane (TAP) blocks have been found to be beneficial in improving pain following a variety of abdominal operations. The objective of this study was to determine if TAP blocks are useful in […]

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Uncategorized Published - 27 August, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Electroconvulsive Therapy Under General Anesthesia With Cisatracurium, Laryngeal Mask Airways, and Bispectral Index

Published in JECT, 2015 Jun 12. Authors: Liu CC et al OBJECTIVES: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has dramatically reduced musculoskeletal complications when carried out with muscle relaxants under general anesthesia. However, seizure quality can be affected by the depth of anesthesia and choice of anesthetic agent. The purpose of this study was to describe a general anesthetic technique […]

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