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Uncategorized Published - 15 September, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Residual Rocuronium Block Attenuates Hypoxic Ventilatory Response in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients

Residual neuromuscular block using rocuronium attenuates the acute hypoxic ventilatory response in patients with untreated obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), according to preliminary data from a study presented at Euroanaesthesia 2015, the European Society of Anaesthesiology’s (ESA) annual meeting (abstract 1AP16-4). Historically, of course, OSA has been associated with significant respiratory complications during the postoperative recovery […]

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Uncategorized Published - 14 September, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Dexmedetomidine Does Not Affect Evoked Potentials During Spine Surgery

Anesthesia & Analgesia: August 2015 – Volume 121 – Issue 2 – p 492–501 Authors: Rozet, Irene MD et al BACKGROUND: The effect of dexmedetomidine on evoked potentials (EPs) has not been elucidated. We aimed to investigate the effect of dexmedetomidine on somatosensory, motor, and visual EPs. METHODS: After IRB approval, 40 adult patients scheduled […]

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Uncategorized Published - 14 September, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
To Pretreat or Not to Pretreat: Prophylactic Anticholinergic Administration Before Dexmedetomidine in Pediatric Imaging

Anesthesia & Analgesia: August 2015 – Volume 121 – Issue 2 – p 479–485 Authors: Subramanyam, Rajeev MBBS, DNB, MNAMS, MD, MS et al BACKGROUND: Dexmedetomidine (Dex) appears to be very effective as a sole sedative for pediatric imaging when used at high doses, but at an increased risk of transient hypertension, hypotension, and bradycardia. […]

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Uncategorized Published - 14 September, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Transversus Abdominis Plane Block Versus Caudal Epidural for Lower Abdominal Surgery in Children: A Double-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial

Anesthesia & Analgesia: August 2015 – Volume 121 – Issue 2 – p 471–478 Authors: Bryskin, Robert B. MD et al BACKGROUND: Transversus abdominis plane block (TAPB) has emerged as a safe and effective regional anesthesia technique for providing postoperative lower abdominal analgesia. Complications associated with TAPB are rare and pose a lower overall risk […]

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Uncategorized Published - 14 September, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Cell Salvage in Obstetrics

Anesthesia & Analgesia: August 2015 – Volume 121 – Issue 2 – p 465–468 Authors: Goucher, Haley MD et al Intraoperative cell salvage is a strategy to decrease the need for allogeneic blood transfusion. Traditionally, cell salvage has been avoided in the obstetric population because of the perceived risk of amniotic fluid embolism or induction […]

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