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Uncategorized Published - 11 February, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Effect of Intravenous Lidocaine on Postoperative Recovery of Patients Undergoing Mastectomy: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Randomized Trial

Published in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine: November/December 2014 – Volume 39 – Issue 6 – p 472–477 Authors: Terkawi, Abdullah S. MD et al Background: One of the modalities of treatment for breast cancer surgery pain is opioids, and opioids are associated with adverse effects such as itching and postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV). […]

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Uncategorized Published - 11 February, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
More Nurses May Mean Fewer Deaths in ICU

High patient to nurse ratios may lead to more errors and fatal outcomes. A high nurse to patient ratio in intensive care units was independently associated with a lower risk of in-hospital death, according to results from a study involving more than a thousand ICUs in 75 countries. An analysis of data from the EPIC […]

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Uncategorized Published - 11 February, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Anesthesia for the elderly outpatient

Published in Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology: December 2014 – Volume 27 – Issue 6 – p 563–575 Authors: Aurini, Lucia et al Purpose of review: As the number of ambulatory surgery procedures continues to grow in an aging global society, the implementation of evidence-based perioperative care programs for the elderly patients will assume increased importance. […]

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Uncategorized Published - 10 February, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Calibrated versus uncalibrated arterial pressure waveform analysis in monitoring cardiac output with transpulmonary thermodilution in patients with severe sepsis and septic shock: An observational study

Published in European Journal of Anaesthesiology: January 2015 – Volume 32 – Issue 1 – p 5–12 Authors: Slagt, Cornelis; Helmi, Mochamat; Malagon, Ignacio; Groeneveld, A.B. Johan BACKGROUND: Cardiac output (CO) measurement is often required in critically ill patients. The performances of newer, less invasive techniques require evaluation in patients with severe sepsis and septic […]

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Uncategorized Published - 10 February, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Joan Rivers’s Daughter Files Malpractice Suit Against Manhattan Clinic

I wanted to share this with our readers since we provide anesthesia for patients. The anesthesiologist was getting nervous. Joan Rivers, the comic known for her sassy wit and raspy voice, had been complaining of more than the usual hoarseness. Now Ms. Rivers was on the operating table at an Upper East Side clinic and […]

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