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Uncategorized Published - 31 March, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Does the “Golden Hour” After Injury Really Matter?

Authors: Das SK et al., Can J Anaesth 2015 Apr 62:413 In a meta-analysis, transtracheal ultrasound was highly sensitive and specific for detecting tracheal placement during emergency intubation. Transtracheal ultrasound verification of endotracheal intubation. Shows one air-mucosa interface with comet-tail artifact for tracheal intubation and two air-mucosa interfaces with comet-tail artifact or double-track sign for esophageal intubation. […]

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Uncategorized Published - 31 March, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Bedside Transtracheal Ultrasound Accurately Confirms Endotracheal Tube Placement

Authors: Das SK et al., Can J Anaesth 2015 Apr 62:413 In a meta-analysis, transtracheal ultrasound was highly sensitive and specific for detecting tracheal placement during emergency intubation. Transtracheal ultrasound verification of endotracheal intubation. Shows one air-mucosa interface with comet-tail artifact for tracheal intubation and two air-mucosa interfaces with comet-tail artifact or double-track sign for esophageal intubation. […]

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Uncategorized Published - 31 March, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Congress Pressures FDA to Finalize Opioid Guidance

This is some general information for our pain providers. Threatens to shift $20 million from agency if abuse-deterrent guidance isn’t settled by June. The FDA will publish its long-awaited guidance on abuse-deterrent opioids by the end of June, in order to avoid a $20 million cut in funds to the commissioner’s office threatened by Congress. […]

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Uncategorized Published - 30 March, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Blood/Gas partition coefficients for isoflurane, sevoflurane, and desflurane in a clinically relevant patient population

Published in Anesth Analg. 2015 Jan;120(1):45-50 Authors: Esper T et al BACKGROUND: The blood/gas partition coefficient of a certain volatile anesthetic is of clinical importance because it determines its velocity of uptake into and elimination from the body of a patient and thus its pharmacokinetic behavior. To date, the blood/gas partition coefficients of isoflurane, sevoflurane, and […]

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Uncategorized Published - 30 March, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Bilateral Paravertebral Blockade (T7-10) Versus Incisional Local Anesthetic Administration for Pediatric Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Prospective, Randomized Clinical Study

Published in Anesth Analg. 2014 Nov 25 Authors: Visoiu M et al BACKGROUND: Single-injection paravertebral nerve blocks (PVBs) provide effective postoperative analgesia after adult laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). We sought to compare PVBs with local anesthetic injections at laparoscopic port sites in a pediatric population. METHODS: Eighty-three patients (8-17 years old) scheduled for LC were randomized prospectively […]

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