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Uncategorized Published - 5 June, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Cardiac Condition During Cooling and Rewarming Periods of Therapeutic Hypothermia After Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Published in BMC Anesthesiol. 2014;14(78) Authors: Serdar Demirgan et al Background Hypothermia has been used in cardiac surgery for many years for neuroprotection. Mild hypothermia (MH) [body temperature (BT) kept at 32–35°C] has been shown to reduce both mortality and poor neurological outcome in patients after cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). This study investigated whether patients who were expected […]

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Uncategorized Published - 5 June, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
The ‘Perioperativists’ Are Coming!

By Frederick L. Greene, MD Editor’s note: Dr. Greene, clinical professor of surgery, UNC School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, wrote the following commentary for General Surgery News. He does not agree with the notion that anesthesiologists should assume a perioperative managerial role. A fascinating trend in medicine that has developed during the past […]

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Uncategorized Published - 5 June, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Survey: Anesthesiologists Think They Should Be in Charge

For a surgeon’s view, see “The ‘Perioperativists‘ Are Coming!” by Frederick L. Greene, MD. Most anesthesiologists believe they should be in charge of key decisions in the operating room (OR) regarding resource and personnel allocation, despite a lack of training in these areas, according to a recent survey. Researchers asked attendees at the 68th New […]

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Uncategorized Published - 5 June, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Long-term Outcomes of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

Eight-Year Results of the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT) Published in Spine. 2015;40(2):63-76. Authors: Jon D. Lurie, MD, MS et al Study Design. Randomized trial with a concurrent observational cohort study. Objective. To compare 8-year outcomes of surgery with nonoperative care for symptomatic lumbar spinal stenosis. Summary of Background Data. Surgery for spinal stenosis has been shown to […]

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Uncategorized Published - 5 June, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Minimally Invasive Decompression VersusX-Stop in Lumbar Spinal Stenosis A Randomized Controlled Multicenter Study

This is for our pain practice providers. Published in Spine. 2015;40(2):77-85. Authors: Greger Lønne, MD et al Study Design Prospective randomized controlled multicenter study. Objective To compare the effect of X-Stop with minimally invasive decompression (MID) in patients with neurogenic intermittent claudication due to lumbar spinal stenosis. Summary of Background Data Lumbar spinal stenosis is the most common indication […]

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