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Uncategorized Published - 19 October, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: Influence of desflurane on postoperative oral intake compared with propofol

Published in Asia Pac J Clin Nutr. 2014;23(3):408-12 Authors: Yatabe T et al Postoperative oral intake is an important predictor of early postoperative recovery, and anesthesia is known to influence this intake. We compared the influences of desflurane anesthesia and propofol anesthesia on early postoperative oral intake retrospectively. The subjects included a consecutive series of […]

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Uncategorized Published - 17 October, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: Transdermal opioids for cancer pain control in patients with renal impairment

Authors: Melilli G et al Published in  Journal of Opioid Management 10 (2), 85-93 (Mar-Apr 2014) OBJECTIVES: As guidelines for opioid use in renal-impaired patients with cancer are limited, the authors sought to assess the efficacy, safety, and tolerability, of transdermal buprenorphine for moderate/severe cancer pain in renal-impaired outpatients. METHODS: In a prospective parallel-group active-controlled […]

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Uncategorized Published - 17 October, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: Opioid titration with sustained-release oxycodone and immediate-release morphine for moderate/severe cancer pain: a pilot assessment of the CoDem protocol

Authors: Samolsky Dekel BG et al Published in Journal of Opioid Management 10 (1), 29-38 (Jan-Feb 2014) OBJECTIVES: Opioid titration is the first challenging stage for rapid control of moderate/severe cancer pain. Evidence shows that sustained-release formulations may be used for opioid titration. We set a pilot assessment of the efficacy and tolerability of our […]

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Uncategorized Published - 17 October, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: Paraplegia following lumbosacral steroid epidural injections

Published in Journal of Clinical Anesthesia (JCA) (Sep 2014) Authors: AbdeleRahman K, Rakocevic G; Spinal cord ischemia is a rare but possible neurological complication following routine conservative treatment of lumbosacral radiculopathy. A case of a 46 year old woman with chronic L5 radiculopathy, who developed spinal cord ischemia following epidural steroid injection, is reported. Two […]

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Uncategorized Published - 17 October, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: Opioid Prescription Should Include Risk Assessment

When Steven Passik, PhD, slipped on the ice earlier this year and tore his supraspinatus tendon, he needed rotary cuff surgery and was given a prescription for opioids to deal with the pain — no questions asked. “They didn’t ask me who I am or what I do; they didn’t ask me a single question […]

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