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Uncategorized Published - 14 January, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Intranasal Nicotine Increases Postoperative Nausea and is Ineffective in Reducing Pain Following Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery in Tobacco-Naïve Females: A Randomized, Double Blind Trial

Published in Obes Surg. 2014 Sep Authors: Weingarten TN et al BACKGROUND: Nicotine is a known analgesic. Our primary aim was to test the hypothesis that intranasal nicotine administered intraoperatively reduces the need for postoperative opioids. The secondary outcomes included evaluation of both postoperative pain and nausea and vomiting (PONV). MATERIAL AND METHODS: Nonsmoking female […]

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Uncategorized Published - 14 January, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Postoperative Opioid-induced Respiratory Depression: A Closed Claims Analysis

Published in Journal of the American Society of Anesthesiologists 2/2015. Authors: Lorri A. Lee, M.D. et al Background: Postoperative opioid-induced respiratory depression (RD) is a significant cause of death and brain damage in the perioperative period. The authors examined anesthesia closed malpractice claims associated with RD to determine whether patterns of injuries could guide preventative […]

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Uncategorized Published - 14 January, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Role of Spinal CXCL1 (GROα) in Opioid Tolerance: A Human-to-rodent Translational Study

Published in Journal of the American Society of Anesthesiologists 11/2014. Authors: Chih-Peng Lin, M.D. et al Background: The pivotal role of glial activation and up-regulated inflammatory mediators in the opioid tolerance has been confirmed in rodents but not yet in humans. Here, the authors investigated the intraspinal cytokine and chemokine profiles of opioid-tolerant cancer patients; […]

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Uncategorized Published - 13 January, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Intubation and Obesity

Published in Br J Anaesth 2014 Nov 27 Authors: De Jong A et al. Obesity and critical illness are dangerous in combination. Obesity affects all components of airway management, including oxygenation, bag-valve-mask ventilation, and choice of pharmacologic agents, intubation surgical airway, and rescue devices. In a prospective, multicenter, observational study, researchers in France assessed the […]

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Uncategorized Published - 13 January, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Healthcare spending may reach $10K per person this year

The year 2015 may be the time when healthcare spending in the United States reaches a specific milestone: $10,000 per person. The National Healthcare Expenditure may reach $3.2 trillion this year, according to Forbes magazine. Based on a population of 320 million Americans, that would mean spending $10,000 per person. That number may be reached […]

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