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Uncategorized Published - 30 December, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: FDA Okays Diclofenac Injection (Dyloject) for Pain

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved diclofenac sodium injection (Dyloject, Hospira Inc), a proprietary nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) for the treatment of mild to moderate pain, and for the management of moderate to severe pain alone or in combination with opioids. “While not a replacement for opioids, Dyloject is another injectable therapy […]

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Uncategorized Published - 30 December, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: Does Nasal Cannula Design Affect Function?

Authors: Ebert TJ et al., Anesth Analg 2014 Nov 11; A crossover comparison of four nasal cannulae shows differences in oxygen delivery and ETCO2 measurement. To assess whether the design of nasal cannulae influences O2 delivery and detection of end tidal carbon dioxide (ETCO2), researchers enrolled 45 healthy adults in a randomized, crossover study of […]

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Uncategorized Published - 30 December, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: 5 must-reads for healthcare leaders

This was interesting so I wanted to share with our readers. 1. Your next CEO could come from an unlikely place The most similar C-suite executive to the CEO in terms of leadership style, thinking style and emotional competency is chief human resources officer, with the exception of the COO, whose duties overlap with the […]

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Uncategorized Published - 30 December, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: DOJ recovers $2.3B in healthcare False Claims Act cases in FY 2014

The Department of Justice has announced it recovered $5.69 billion in civil settlements and judgments under the False Claims Act in fiscal year 2014, with $2.3 billion resulting from false claims cases against federal healthcare programs. The 2014 fiscal year marked the fifth consecutive year the DOJ has recovered more than $2 billion in false […]

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Uncategorized Published - 29 December, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: Wait as Long as Possible for Noncardiac Surgery After Stroke

Authors: Jørgensen ME et al. JAMA 2014 Jul 16. Risk for postoperative adverse cardiovascular events was especially high during the first 9 months after stroke. Stroke is a known risk factor for adverse perioperative outcomes in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery. Whether this relation is time dependent is unclear. Researchers in Denmark examined a nationwide cohort […]

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