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Uncategorized Published - 6 April, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
A Modified Technique to Improve the Outcome of Intubation With a Left-sided Double-lumen Endobronchial Tube

Published in BMC Anesthesiol. 2014;14(72) Authors: Hung-Te Hsu et al Background The use of a video-assisted laryngoscope (VL) has been shown to reduce the time to achieve intubation with a double-lumen endobronchial tube (DLT). As the blade of the VL is curved differently to a standard laryngoscope, the DLT must be angled into a hockey […]

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Uncategorized Published - 6 April, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Preoperative Management of Antiplatelet Drugs for a Coronary Artery Stent

How Can We Hit a Moving Target? Published in BMC Anesthesiol. 2014;14(73) Authors: Thomas R Vetter, James M Hunter, Arthur M Boudreaux Background With the advent of percutaneous coronary intervention, specifically the bare metal stent and subsequently, the drug-eluting stent, the scope of interventional cardiology has greatly increased. Aspirin, in combination with a thienopyridine is […]

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Uncategorized Published - 3 April, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Factors Associated with Prolonged Anesthesia Recovery Following Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery: a Retrospective Analysis.

Published in Obes Surg. 2014 Nov 13. Authors: Weingarten TN et al BACKGROUND: Phase I postanesthesia recovery is often prolonged after laparoscopic bariatric surgery. We hypothesized that postoperative respiratory depression is a major contributor to this delayed recovery. METHODS: Medical records of all patients who had a laparoscopic bariatric surgical operation from January 1, 2009, to […]

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Uncategorized Published - 3 April, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Acetaminophen Is Ineffective for Low Back Pain

Authors: Machado GC et al., BMJ 2015 Mar 31; 350:h1225 Its effectiveness for osteoarthritis-related hip and knee pain is marginal. Acetaminophen is recommended as a first-line analgesic for low back pain and pain related to hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA), but evidence supporting this practice is weak. In this meta-analysis of data from 13 randomized trials, researchers […]

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Uncategorized Published - 3 April, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Comparison of Surgical Pleth Index–guided Analgesia with Conventional Analgesia Practices in Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Published in Anesthesiology on 3 2015. Authors: Ji Hye Park, M.D. et al Background: To compare surgical pleth index (SPI)-guided analgesia with conventional analgesia by evaluating intraoperative analgesic requirements, postoperative pain, and emergence agitation in children. Methods: This study was designed as a parallel, two-arm, double-blind, randomized controlled trial. Forty-five children undergoing elective adenotonsillectomy were randomly allocated to […]

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