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Uncategorized Published - 6 February, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Phase 1 Safety Assessment of Intrathecal Oxytocin

Published in The Journal of the American Society of Anesthesiologists 2 2015, Vol.122, 407-413. doi:10.1097/ALN.0000000000000539 Authors: James C. Eisenach, M.D et al Background: Preclinical data suggest that oxytocin reduces hypersensitivity by actions in the spinal cord, but whether it produces antinociception to acute stimuli is unclear. In this article, the authors examined the safety of intrathecal oxytocin […]

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Uncategorized Published - 6 February, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Effect of Minocycline on Lumbar Radicular Neuropathic Pain: A Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Double-blind Clinical Trial with Amitriptyline as a Comparator

Published in The Journal of the American Society of Anesthesiologists 2 2015, Vol.122, 399-406. doi:10.1097/ALN.0000000000000508 Authors: Pascal Vanelderen, M.D. et al Background: Less than 50% of patients experience sufficient pain relief with current drug therapy for neuropathic pain. Minocycline shows promising results in rodent models of neuropathic pain but was not studied in humans with regard to […]

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Uncategorized Published - 6 February, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Reversal of Dabigatran Effects in Models of Thrombin Generation and Hemostasis by Factor VIIa and Prothrombin Complex Concentrate

Published in The Journal of the American Society of Anesthesiologists 2 2015, Vol.122, 353-362. doi:10.1097/ALN.0000000000000540 Authors: Maureane Hoffman, M.D. et al Background: The oral thrombin inhibitor dabigatran has the drawbacks that it does not have a validated antidote. Data from animal studies and plasma coagulation assays suggest that prothrombin complex concentrate (PCC) or recombinant factor VIIa (FVIIa) […]

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Uncategorized Published - 6 February, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Effect of Lateral Tilt Angle on the Volume of the Abdominal Aorta and Inferior Vena Cava in Pregnant and Nonpregnant Women Determined by Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Published in The Journal of the American Society of Anesthesiologists 2 2015, Vol.122, 286-293. doi:10.1097/ALN.0000000000000553 Authors: Hideyuki Higuchi, M.D. Background: Left-lateral tilt position is used to reduce assumed aortocaval compression by the pregnant uterus. Methods: Magnetic resonance images of 10 singleton parturients at full term and 10 healthy nonpregnant women were obtained for measurement of the abdominal aorta […]

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Uncategorized Published - 5 February, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Goals Set for Medicare to Pay Providers Based on Quality Rather Than Volume

By the end of 2016, 30% of the payments that Medicare makes to physicians and hospitals should be based on the value, rather than the quantity, of the services provided, and by the end of 2018, the proportion should increase to 50%, the Department of Health and Human Services announced. Currently, value-based payments — made […]

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