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Uncategorized Published - 20 June, 2014    By - webmaster
Anesthesia Management: A New Device for Noninvasive Continuous Arterial Pressure Monitoring

Authors: Vos JJ et al., Br J Anaesth 2014 Apr 15; The device is a reasonable substitute for traditional cuff monitoring but is not a replacement for invasive monitoring. New devices offering continuous, noninvasive arterial pressure monitoring compare favorably with intermittent, automated cuff measurement (NEJM JW Emerg Med Mar 11 2014), but how do they […]

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Uncategorized Published - 19 June, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: Billing and Collections: Adding SPECT/CT to Bone Scan Reveals Best Treatment for Low Back Pain

A molecular imaging scan in addition to a conventional bone scan can provide the necessary information about the physiological health of the spine to select the most appropriate pain-killing treatment protocol for patients suffering from low back pain, according to a study presented at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and […]

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Uncategorized Published - 19 June, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: Physician Anesthesiologists Identify Five Common Tests and Procedures to Avoid

SOURCE: American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Five specific tests or procedures commonly performed in anaesthesiology that may not be necessary and, in some cases should be avoided, will be published online June 16 in JAMA Internal Medicine. The “Top-five” list was created by the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) for inclusion in the ABIM Foundation’s […]

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Uncategorized Published - 19 June, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: Equivalent Pain Reduction After Injection With Plasma or Saline in Patients With Epicondylitis

Injections of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) or saline yield the same degree of pain reduction in patients with recently developed epicondylitis, suggesting that tendon stimulation may be the actual mechanism behind lesion repair, according to a study presented here at the 2014 Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR). Presentation title: Treatment of Epicondylitis […]

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Uncategorized Published - 19 June, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: Supraglottic Airway Devices Comparable During General Anaesthesia

The I-Gel (Intersurgical) and LMA-Supreme (Teleflex) supraglottic airway devices demonstrate comparable value in the intubation of paralysed patients undergoing general anaesthesia, according to results of a study presented here at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society (CAS). Presentation title: Randomized Prospective Trial Comparing Two Supraglottic Airway Devices: I-Gel™ and LMA-Supreme™ in Paralyzed […]

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