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Uncategorized Published - 18 December, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: Pediatric procedural sedation with propofol using a higher initial bolus dose

Published in Pediatr Emerg Care. 2014 Oct;30(10):689-93 Authors: Young TP et al OBJECTIVES: We sought to describe the doses of propofol used for sedation in our pediatric emergency department, along with the range of procedures performed under propofol sedation. We also planned to describe clinically important physiologic changes seen and physician satisfaction with propofol at […]

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Uncategorized Published - 18 December, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: House-Passed Bill for Disabled Could Alter Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

A bill written to assist disabled persons that passed the U.S. House of Representatives could result in across-the-board Medicare payment cuts to physicians. The bill, H.R. 647, the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act, would allow people with disabilities to create special savings accounts for education, housing and other needs without risking their government […]

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Uncategorized Published - 18 December, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: Hospitals to Congress: Don’t Delay ICD-10

Several hospital associations, characterizing the twice-postponed implementation of the ICD-10 diagnostic coding set as “disruptive and costly,” are urging House and Senate leaders to avoid any further delays. The nation’s leading hospital associations want the lame duck Congress to avoid further delays of the Oct. 1, 2015 implementation date for the ICD-10 diagnostic coding set. […]

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Uncategorized Published - 18 December, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: Small Change in Opioid Prescribing May Have Big Impact

A Change in Opioid Prescribing In the latest change to controlled substance prescribing, hydrocodone has moved to Schedule II among controlled substances. In recognition of well-publicized reports that 99% of the worldwide supply of hydrocodone in 2007 was consumed in the United States,[1] the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) enacted the Final Rule on October […]

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Uncategorized Published - 17 December, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: Comparison of pressure and volume-controlled ventilation in laparoscopic cholecystectomy operations

Published in Clin Respir J. 2014 Oct 13 Authors: Aydın V et al BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has many advantages such as shorter hospital stay of patients, minimal postoperative pain, rapid recovery after the operation; however, systemic disadvantages because intra-abdominal pressure, position and general anaesthesia may also appear. In this study, pressure-controlled ventilation (PCV) […]

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