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Uncategorized Published - 12 August, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Anesthesia Before Age 4 May Affect IQ, Language Comprehension

Children who underwent surgery with general anesthesia before 4 years of age later scored lower on tests for listening comprehension and performance IQ than children who did not undergo anesthesia, a study published in June’s Pediatrics has revealed. Although the researchers failed to find the kind of measurable neuronal deletion seen in animal studies of anesthesia use […]

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Uncategorized Published - 11 August, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
The Impact of a Shortage of Pharmacy-Prepared Ephedrine Syringes on Intraoperative Medication Use

Anesthesia & Analgesia: August 2015 – Volume 121 – Issue 2 – p 404–409 Authors: Ladha, Karim S. MD et al BACKGROUND: Anesthesia-related medication shortages have become increasingly common in the United States. We tested whether a local shortage of pharmacy-prepared ephedrine syringes, replaced by provider-prepared ephedrine, was associated with provider-level changes in ephedrine and […]

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Uncategorized Published - 11 August, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Postoperative fentanyl patch versus subacromial bupivacaine infusion in arthroscopic shoulder surgery.

Arthroscopy 2013 Jul;29(7):1129-34 Authors: Merivirta R et al PURPOSE: The purpose of our study was to compare the effectiveness of subacromial bupivacaine infusion and a transdermal fentanyl patch in the treatment of postoperative pain after arthroscopic shoulder surgery. METHODS: Sixty patients with rotator cuff disease scheduled for elective arthroscopic shoulder surgery were enrolled in the study. For […]

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Uncategorized Published - 11 August, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
A Bayesian Network Meta-analysis on the Effect of Inodilatory Agents on Mortality

Authors: T. Greco; M.G.  et al Br J Anaesth. 2015;114(5):746-756. Background Inodilators are commonly used in critically ill patients, but their effect on survival has not been properly studied to date. The objective of this work was to conduct a network meta-analysis on the effects of inodilators on survival in adult cardiac surgery patients, and to compare […]

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Uncategorized Published - 11 August, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Prompt Postsurgical Resumption of ARBs May Drop Mortality Risk

Prompt resumption of angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) therapy after surgery slashes 30-day mortality risk, particularly among younger patients, according to a national cohort study published June 4 in Anesthesiology. Although clinicians commonly discontinue ARBs before surgery to prevent intraoperative hypotension, there is little evidence to guide optimal timing for resumption of therapy, write lead author Susan […]

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