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Uncategorized Published - 18 May, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
High-Flow Nasal Cannula Oxygen Does Not Prevent Desaturation During Intubation

Published in Intensive Care Med 2015 Apr 14 Authors: Vourc’h M et al. In an unblinded, randomized trial of ICU patients with hypoxemic respiratory failure, high-flow nasal cannula oxygenation did not reduce desaturation during intubation. Despite adequate preoxygenation, desaturation is common during endotracheal intubation in patients with respiratory disease. The use of high-flow nasal cannula oxygenation […]

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Uncategorized Published - 15 May, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Fixed-Time Analgesia Superior to On-Demand Regimen for Pain Following C-Section

Analgesia provided following caesarean section delivery at fixed time intervals shows improved efficacy in pain and other outcomes, compared with on-demand analgesia, according to a study presented here at The Pregnancy Meeting, the 2015 Annual Meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM). The study involved 187 patients who underwent regional anaesthesia for caesarean section. […]

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Uncategorized Published - 15 May, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Awkward Positions, Distractions and Fatigue May Trigger Low Back Pain

New research reveals the physical and psychosocial factors that significantly increase the risk of low back pain onset. In fact, results published in the journal Arthritis Care & Research show that being engaged in manual tasks involving awkward positions will increase the risk of low back pain by 8 times. Those who are distracted during […]

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Uncategorized Published - 15 May, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Chronic Narcotic Use Is High Among Kids With IBD

Chronic narcotic use is more than twice as prevalent in children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), compared with children without this disease, according to a study published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. “Chronic narcotic use is common in paediatric patients with IBD, particularly among those with anxiety and depression,” said lead author Jessie P. Buckley, […]

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Uncategorized Published - 15 May, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Public Ill-Informed About Anesthesia, Study Says

Most patients do not know exactly what anesthesiologists do, according to a recent study. This is problematic as patient knowledge can help improve surgery outcomes, according to study a by Ferdinand Iannaccone, DO, an anesthesia resident at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. “If they know more prior to their surgeries they can be helpful to […]

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