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Uncategorized Published - 13 March, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Extended-age Out-of-sample Validation of Risk Stratification Index 3.0 Models Using Commercial All-payer Claims 2023

Authors: Scott Greenwald, Ph.D. et al  Anesthesiology March 2023, Vol. 138, 264–273. Background The authors previously reported a broad suite of individualized Risk Stratification Index 3.0 (Health Data Analytics Institute, Inc., USA) models for various meaningful outcomes in patients admitted to a hospital for medical or surgical reasons. The models used International Classification of Diseases, Tenth […]

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Uncategorized Published - 13 March, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Predictors of treatment-response to acute prescription medications in migraine: Results from the American Migraine Prevalence and Prevention (AMPP) Study. 2023

DG Journal Club AUTHORS: Ali Ezzati, Dawn C Buse, Kristina M Fanning, Michael L Reed Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2022 Dec; 223 107511 OBJECTIVE To identify predictors of acute treatment optimization with prescription drugs among people with episodic migraine. METHODS A total of 2896 individuals from the American Migraine Prevalence and Prevention study were included in this […]

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Uncategorized Published - 13 March, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Intravenous dabigatran provides adequate anticoagulation for cardiopulmonary bypass using a rabbit model 2023

Authors: Sergiy M Nadtochiy, PhD et al  Anesthesiology February 2023. Background– Heparin anticoagulation has been used successfully for cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). However, an alternative anticoagulant approach is desirable due to the cases of heparin-induce thrombocytopenia. Dabigatran provides anticoagulation for an in-vitro model of simulated CPB. The current analysis tests the hypothesis that dabigatran provides sufficient […]

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Uncategorized Published - 10 March, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Intercostal Nerve Cryoablation is Associated with Reduced Opioid Use in Pediatric Oncology Patients 2023

DG Journal Club Authors: Stephanie Y Chen, Shale J Mack, James E Stein, Lorraine I Kelley-Quon J Surg Res. 2022 Nov 22; 283 377-384 INTRODUCTION Intercostal nerve cryoablation reduces postoperative pain in adults undergoing thoracotomy and children undergoing pectus excavatum repair. We hypothesize that cryoablation is associated with decreased post-thoracotomy pain and opioid use in […]

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Uncategorized Published - 10 March, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Shingles linked to 30% increased risk of stroke, coronary heart disease 2023

This is for our readers who treat chronic pain patients Author: Robby Berman MedicalNewsToday Health experts and researchers have long suspected that shingles can lead to stroke and coronary heart disease. New research has found that the association between shingles and cardiovascular events is more significant than previously thought. The long-term study reveals that the […]

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