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Uncategorized Published - 11 September, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Neurostimulation for Pain: Earlier May Be Better

Neurostimulation is clinically effective and cost efficient, but it’s not being used appropriately in many patients with chronic pain, according to experts in the field who are addressing current gaps related to this treatment modality. Part of the problem, according to Simon Thomson, MBBS, president, International Neuromodulation Society, and lead consultant, Pain Management Centre, Basildon […]

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Uncategorized Published - 11 September, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Regional Anaesthesia for Paediatric Knee Surgery Reduces Pain, Speeds Recovery

Using a femoral nerve block in paediatric patients undergoing knee surgery leads to less opioid use and allows the majority of patients to go home within hours of surgery, according to a study published in the Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics. “Our goal with this technique is to reduce pain, which improves patient outcomes and patient […]

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Uncategorized Published - 10 September, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Bradycardia During Therapeutic Hypothermia Is Associated With Good Neurologic Outcome in Comatose Survivors of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

This is for our readers who practice critical care medicine. Published in Crit Care Med. 2014 Jul 28 Authors: Stær-Jensen Hn et al OBJECTIVE: Comatose patients resuscitated after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest receive therapeutic hypothermia. Bradycardia is frequent during therapeutic hypothermia, but its impact on outcome remains unclear. We explore a possible association between bradycardia during […]

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Uncategorized Published - 10 September, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Risk factors for ventilator-associated events: a case-control multivariable analysis

This is for our readers who practice critical care medicine. Published in Crit Care Med. 2014 Aug;42(8):1839-48 Authors; Lewis SC et al OBJECTIVES: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently released new surveillance definitions for ventilator-associated events, including the new entities of ventilator-associated conditions and infection-related ventilator-associated complications. Both ventilator-associated conditions and infection-related ventilator-associated […]

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Uncategorized Published - 10 September, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
A Multicenter Study of the Point Prevalence of Drug-Induced Hypotension in the ICU

This is for our readers that practice critical care medicine. Published in Crit Care Med. 2014 Jul 10 Authors: Kane-Gill SL et al OBJECTIVE: To determine the point prevalence of drug-induced hypotension episodes in critically ill patients, to assess the episodes resulting from error, and to describe how episodes are treated. DESIGN: Multicenter observational, 24-hour […]

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