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Uncategorized Published - 27 January, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Better Outcomes With Local Anesthesia for Stroke Treatments

9th World Stroke Congress (WSC). Abstract 032. Presented October 23, 2014. Authors: Daniel M. Keller, PhD For patients undergoing an endovascular procedure to treat acute stroke, local anesthesia (LA) was associated with better clinical outcomes and no higher rate of complications compared with general anesthesia (GA), a retrospective analysis of a pretrial cohort of the […]

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Uncategorized Published - 27 January, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Four Phases of Intravenous Fluid Therapy: A Conceptual Model

Published in Br J Anaesth. 2014;113(5):740-747. Authors: E. A. Hoste et Abstract I.V. fluid therapy plays a fundamental role in the management of hospitalized patients. While the correct use of i.v. fluids can be lifesaving, recent literature demonstrates that fluid therapy is not without risks. Indeed, the use of certain types and volumes of fluid […]

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Uncategorized Published - 27 January, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
CDC Urges Caution on Opioid Prescribing in Young Women

Opioid pain medications are widely prescribed among women of childbearing age, which is a “significant public health concern,” federal health officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said today. A new report published in the January 23 issue of Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) shows that roughly one fourth of privately insured […]

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Uncategorized Published - 27 January, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Tapentadol Toxicity in Children

Published in Pediatrics. 2015;135:391-396. Authors: Dr Borys and Dr Schor Tapentadol is ‘Third-Tier’ Drug for Diabetic Neuropathic Pain Unintentional ingestion of the novel analgesic tapentadol (Nucynta, Janssen Pharmaceuticals) by children generally has a good outcome, according to a recent study of reports to poison centers collected by the National Poison Data System (NPDS). But while […]

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Uncategorized Published - 27 January, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Never Events: An Anaesthetic Perspective

Published in Anaesth Crit Care and Pain. 2014;14(5):197-201. Authors: Siddharth S Adyanthaya MBBS FRCA, Vishal Patil MD FFARCSI Introduction Always and never are two words you should always remember never to use. Dr Wendell Johnson, American psychologist (1906–65) ‘Never events’ are defined as ‘serious, largely preventable patient safety incidents that should not occur if relevant […]

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