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Uncategorized Published - 3 May, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Does Anesthesia Quality Improvement Participation Lead to Incremental Savings in a Surgical Quality Collaborative Population?

AUTHORS: Janda, Allison M. MD et al  Anesthesia & Analgesia 137(5):p 1093-1103, November 2023. BACKGROUND: The Anesthesiology Performance Improvement and Reporting Exchange (ASPIRE) Collaborative Quality Initiative (CQI) was launched as a partnership among hospitals to measure quality, review evidence-based practices, and improve anesthesia-related outcomes. Cost savings and improved patient outcomes have been associated with surgical CQI […]

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Uncategorized Published - 2 May, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Anesthesia for pediatric magnetic resonance imaging

Authors: Guimarães Ferreira et al  Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology 36(4):p 428-434, August 2023. Purpose of review Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is an ever-expanding investigation modality in children. This review aims to present current strategies to perform MRI in pediatrics efficiently and safely. The latest evidence on approaches, safety and costs of MRI with no sedation or […]

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Uncategorized Published - 2 May, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Proactive Patient Safety: Focusing on What Goes Right in the Perioperative Environment

Authors: Duffy, Caoimhe MD, MSc, FCAI et al     Journal of Patient Safety 19(4):p 281-286, June 2023. Objective Adverse events in the perioperative environment, a potential risk to patients, may be mitigated by nurturing staff adaptability and resiliency. An activity called “One Safe Act” (OSA) was developed to capture and highlight proactive safety behaviors that staff […]

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Uncategorized Published - 2 May, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Low-dose naltrexone for treatment of pain in patients with fibromyalgia

Authors: Bested, Kirsten et al  PAIN Reports 8(4):p e1080, July/August 2023. Introduction: Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic fluctuating, nociplastic pain condition. Naltrexone is a µ-opioid-receptor antagonist; preliminary studies have indicated a pain-relieving effect of low-dose naltrexone (LDN) in patients with FM. The impetus for studying LDN is the assumption of analgesic efficacy and thus reduction of […]

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Uncategorized Published - 2 May, 2024    By - Dr Clemens
Understanding migraine symptoms in children

Author: Christopher Medrano , MD KevinMD.com If you’ve experienced a migraine headache before, the sensation is often very distinct: throbbing pain, sensitivity to light and loud noise, and sometimes nausea and vomiting. Migraine symptoms can be uncomfortable and distressing. Equally concerning is when a migraine sufferer recognizes these symptoms in their child. Migraines typically emerge […]

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