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Uncategorized Published - 3 April, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Factors Associated with Prolonged Anesthesia Recovery Following Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery: a Retrospective Analysis.

Published in Obes Surg. 2014 Nov 13. Authors: Weingarten TN et al BACKGROUND: Phase I postanesthesia recovery is often prolonged after laparoscopic bariatric surgery. We hypothesized that postoperative respiratory depression is a major contributor to this delayed recovery. METHODS: Medical records of all patients who had a laparoscopic bariatric surgical operation from January 1, 2009, to […]

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Uncategorized Published - 3 April, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Acetaminophen Is Ineffective for Low Back Pain

Authors: Machado GC et al., BMJ 2015 Mar 31; 350:h1225 Its effectiveness for osteoarthritis-related hip and knee pain is marginal. Acetaminophen is recommended as a first-line analgesic for low back pain and pain related to hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA), but evidence supporting this practice is weak. In this meta-analysis of data from 13 randomized trials, researchers […]

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Uncategorized Published - 3 April, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Comparison of Surgical Pleth Index–guided Analgesia with Conventional Analgesia Practices in Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Published in Anesthesiology on 3 2015. Authors: Ji Hye Park, M.D. et al Background: To compare surgical pleth index (SPI)-guided analgesia with conventional analgesia by evaluating intraoperative analgesic requirements, postoperative pain, and emergence agitation in children. Methods: This study was designed as a parallel, two-arm, double-blind, randomized controlled trial. Forty-five children undergoing elective adenotonsillectomy were randomly allocated to […]

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Uncategorized Published - 3 April, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Relationship between Autophagy and Ventilator-induced Diaphragmatic Dysfunction

Authors: Ilan Azuelos, M.D. et al Published in Anesthesiology on 3 2015 Background: Mechanical ventilation (MV) is associated with atrophy and weakness of the diaphragm muscle, a condition termed ventilator-induced diaphragmatic dysfunction (VIDD). Autophagy is a lysosomally mediated proteolytic process that can be activated by oxidative stress, which has the potential to either mitigate or exacerbate VIDD. […]

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Uncategorized Published - 3 April, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Anesthesia Meets Automation

This article appears in the March 2015 issue of HealthLeaders magazine. The emergence of the SEDASYS system, the McSleepy, and other automated monitoring and drug delivery devices may herald the age of automation in anesthesia. Increasingly, a colonoscopy team includes not just a gastroenterologist but also an anesthesiologist. Not content with conscious sedation achieved through a […]

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