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Uncategorized Published - 16 October, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: Team Creates Protocol for Handling OR Emergencies

The worst moments in the operating room, according to surgeon David Earle, MD, are the quiet ones that settle in during intraoperative emergencies, when seconds drag on for minutes and minutes for hours. “Anyone involved in a surgical procedure knows those times, particularly when the patient is bleeding, the room is quiet, and the team […]

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Uncategorized Published - 16 October, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Billing and Collections: Early Palliative Care Shows Survival Benefit

This is for our readers who treat cancer patients. Expanding the evidence that palliative care has measurable clinical benefits in cancer patients, a new randomized study has found that patients who receive palliative care starting soon after the cancer diagnosis have a reduced risk for death at one year compared with patients whose palliative care […]

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Uncategorized Published - 16 October, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: 4 Surprising Skills All Successful People Require

I wanted to share this with our readers so they can all be success in life not just their medical practice. There are all sorts of skills that can contribute to success. But these 4 are critical. Without them, you’ll never make it. Want to be successful? You have to start with you. So much […]

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Uncategorized Published - 15 October, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: Updated ‘Tool Kit’ to Prevent Opioid Overdose

As another weapon in the war against drug abuse, doctors are being encouraged to prescribe the opioid antagonist naloxone when they first treat a patient with methadone or oxycodone. This recommendation was included in the new overdose “tool kit” released by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), an agency of the US […]

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Uncategorized Published - 15 October, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: Does the type of anesthetic agent affect remifentanil effect-site concentration for preventing endotracheal tube-induced cough during anesthetic emergence? Comparison of propofol, sevoflurane, and desflurane.

Published in J Clin Anesth. 2014 Sep;26(6):466-74 Authors: Lee JH et al STUDY OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether the type of anesthetic agent administered affects the antitussive effect of remifentanil. DESIGN: Prospective randomized study. SETTING: Operating room of a university hospital. PATIENTS: 78 ASA physical status 1 and 2 women, aged 20 to 65 years, who […]

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