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Uncategorized Published - 24 March, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Post-Op Nausea and Vomiting Reduced With IV Acetaminophen

But overall opioid use unchanged in this lap chole study Preliminary data indicate reduced postoperative/post-discharge nausea and vomiting (PONV/PDNV) and improved patient satisfaction after a single dose of IV acetaminophen in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy, compared with traditional opioid-based anesthetics. Despite this, the overall amount of opioid administered intraoperatively and in the postanesthesia care unit […]

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Uncategorized Published - 23 March, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Should Moderate MR Be Repaired During CABG?

Authors: Smith PK et al., N Engl J Med 2014 Nov 18; Although a combined procedure may improve mitral regurgitation, other measures were not as positive. The potential benefit of adding mitral valve repair (MVR) to coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in patients with moderate mitral regurgitation (MR) is uncertain. In this multicenter trial (NCT00806988), 301 patients […]

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Uncategorized Published - 23 March, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Dexmedetomidine Promising for Deep Pediatric Sedation

When performing deep sedation in children undergoing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies, anesthesiologists often are on the lookout for a drug that will not inhibit airway patency. A trial by a group of Buffalo researchers has concluded that dexmedetomidine may be one such alternative, as it causes no more airway collapses than propofol in these […]

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Uncategorized Published - 23 March, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Effects of propofol or desflurane on post-operative spirometry in elderly after knee surgery: a double-blind randomized study

Published in Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica (Mar 2015) Authors: Kim Y, et al BACKGROUND Intravenous or volatile agents reduce respiratory function, which can result in respiratory complications in geriatric patients. We hypothesised that there would be no differences in lung function between anaesthesia established using either drug. METHODS Elderly patients were randomly assigned to receive either propofol […]

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Uncategorized Published - 23 March, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Weighing Projections of Physical Decline in Lung Cancer Surgery Decisions

Published in American Journal of the Medical Sciences: January 2015 – Volume 349 – Issue 1 – p 61–66 Authors: Cykert, Samuel MD et al Background: Patients with early-stage lung cancer often have comorbid illnesses and fear debility and death when contemplating surgery. However, data that compare physical function of patients who receive surgery with […]

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