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Uncategorized Published - 24 November, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: Harvey Mackay: 6 steps to establishing accountability in your business

The recent political silly season is over — finally — and once again I was listening for one particular word in the endless ads that peppered the airwaves: accountability. It seems like the only time you hear that word is in the context of blaming one’s opponent for lack of it. I suspect that the […]

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Uncategorized Published - 24 November, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: Needle Phobia

Authors: K. Jenkins Published in Br J Anaesth. 2014;113(1):4-6. A Psychological Perspective Needle phobia is probably seen as a simple issue in its purest form. Your patient does not like needles—who does? Use a good topical numbing agent and let’s get on with it. Job done… Or is it? When I first started out as […]

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Uncategorized Published - 24 November, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: Is Perioperative Aspirin Necessary?

Aspirin in Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery Devereaux PJ, Mrkobrada M, Sessler DI, et al; POISE-2 Investigators N Engl J Med. 2014;370:1494-1503 Does administration of aspirin during the perioperative period benefit patients undergoing noncardiac surgery? Devereaux and colleagues performed a randomized trial in 10,010 patients recruited from 135 hospitals in 23 countries. Patients undergoing orthopedic procedures […]

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Uncategorized Published - 24 November, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: 29 leadership qualities you should have

1. Hard work beats traditional education. I don’t mean to suggest that there’s no point in a traditional education, but rather that if you have not had a formal education, hard work still pays off. Don’t limit your options based on schooling alone – if you want it, fight for it. 2. No job is […]

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Uncategorized Published - 24 November, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: FDA approves labeling with abuse-deterrent features for third extended-release opioid analgesic

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved new labeling for Embeda (morphine sulfate and naltrexone hydrochloride) extended-release (ER) capsules, an opioid analgesic to treat pain severe enough to require daily, around-the-clock, long-term opioid treatment and for which alternative treatment options are inadequate. Embeda is the third ER opioid analgesic to be approved with labeling […]

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