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Uncategorized Published - 23 July, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Children Exposed to Second-Hand Smoke Have High Rates of Complications After Tonsillectomy

I thought this was interesting to read so I wanted to share it with our followers. A study presented at this year’s Euroanaesthesia meeting shows that children exposed to indoor coal-burning stoves and/or second-hand tobacco smoke are much more likely to suffer postoperative complications and excessive pain after tonsillectomies. Almost half of the world’s population […]

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Uncategorized Published - 23 July, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Reduce Costs With Selective Pre-Op Testing

Routine preanesthetic tests cost more than $60 billion every year, but far fewer than 1% reveal pertinent abnormalities relating to the anesthetic or the surgery, according to a 1989 study published in the Canadian Journal of Anesthesia (1989;36:S13-S19). For that reason, national guidelines recommend minimizing preoperative testing in low-risk, stable patients undergoing non-emergent surgery. The […]

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Uncategorized Published - 23 July, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
10 things employees are dying to hear their managers say

Employees crave more than just a paycheck from work. They want to go home feeling valued and respected for the job they do. Only about a third of employees these days say they are “engaged” in their jobs. But in the midst of everyday chaos, it’s hard for managers to think about big-picture issues like […]

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Uncategorized Published - 23 July, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Efficacy and safety of sublingual fentanyl orally disintegrating tablet at doses determined by titration for the treatment of breakthrough pain

Published in Int J Clin Oncol. 2014 May Authors: Shimoyama N et al BACKGROUND: Breakthrough cancer pain typically has a rapid onset and relatively short duration. Due to this temporal profile, it may not be adequately relieved by oral opioid analgesics. The sublingual fentanyl orally disintegrating tablet is a formulation by which fentanyl can be […]

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Uncategorized Published - 23 July, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Pain Perception Linked to Genes

A new study provides important new insights into gene-driven perceptions of pain. While the study won’t have an immediate effect on treatment choices for chronic pain, it will help doctors understand why some patients feel more pain than others, said lead researcher, Tobore Onojighofia, MD, MPH, clinical affairs manager, Proove Biosciences, Irvine, California. “The analysis […]

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