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Uncategorized Published - 6 August, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Safety and Efficacy of Needle-Free Powder Lidocaine Delivery System in Adult Patients Undergoing Venipuncture or Peripheral Venous Cannulation: Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial

Clin J Pain. 2015 May 15 Authors: Zempsky WT1 et al OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of a needle-free powder lidocaine delivery system compared with sham placebo in adults. METHODS: Adult subjects participated in this multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study. Subjects were randomly allocated to […]

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Uncategorized Published - 5 August, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Association of Intraoperative Hypotension with Acute Kidney Injury after Elective Noncardiac Surgery

Anesthesiology published on 7 2015 Authors: Louise Y. Sun, M.D. et al      . Background: Intraoperative hypotension (IOH) may be associated with postoperative acute kidney injury (AKI), but the duration of hypotension for triggering harm is unclear. The authors investigated the association between varying periods of IOH with mean arterial pressure (MAP) less than 55, less than 60, […]

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Uncategorized Published - 5 August, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Novel 10-kHz High-frequency Therapy (HF10 Therapy) Is Superior to Traditional Low-frequency Spinal Cord Stimulation for the Treatment of Chronic Back and Leg Pain: The SENZA-RCT Randomized Controlled Trial

Anesthesiology published on 07 2015 Authors: Leonardo Kapural MD PhD et al Background: Current treatments for chronic pain have limited effectiveness and commonly known side effects. Given the prevalence and burden of intractable pain, additional therapeutic approaches are desired. Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) delivered at 10 kHz (as in HF10 therapy) may provide pain relief without the paresthesias typical […]

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Uncategorized Published - 5 August, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Association of Physical Fitness with Pain in Women with Fibromyalgia: The al-Ándalus project

Published in Arthritis Care Res Authors: Soriano-Maldonado A et al OBJECTIVE This population-based cross-sectional study aimed to characterize the association of different components of physical fitness with pain levels, pain-related catastrophizing and chronic pain self-efficacy in women with fibromyalgia (FM). METHODS Four hundred sixty-eight women with FM participated. The experience of pain was assessed with […]

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Uncategorized Published - 5 August, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Withholding ARBs After Surgery Increases Risk of Postoperative Death

Withholding angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) for longer than 2 days after surgery is associated with a significantly increased risk of postoperative death, according to a study published in Anesthesiology. “For non-cardiac surgery, ARBs are commonly stopped on the day of surgery because that makes it much easier to control blood pressure for a patient under […]

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