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Uncategorized Published - 29 November, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
CDC 2022 Opioid Prescribing Guideline: Subsequent Treatment Visits

Authors: Reed J. Yaras, DO, Jeffrey J. Bettinger, PharmD Practical Pain Management June 22,2022 These new recommendations are based on systematic reviews of the available scientific evidence and intend to provide clinicians with the knowledge they need to weigh the risks and benefits regarding the treatment of pain. When to Schedule Follow-Up Patients Prescribed Opioids […]

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Uncategorized Published - 29 November, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Chronic pain: Non-opioid drug candidates could offer relief without addiction

Author: Deep Shukla MedicalNewsToday Due to the risk of addiction associated with the prolonged use of prescription opioids, there is an urgent need for non-opioid alternatives for the treatment of chronic pain. Drugs such as dexmedetomidine that bind to the norepinephrine alpha-2a (α2a) adrenergic receptor are effective analgesics, but their sedative effects limit their widespread […]

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Uncategorized Published - 29 November, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Surgery of the Soul: Reflections on a Curious Career

By E. Murray Joseph, M.D. Science History Publications/USA for Boston Medical Library, Sagamore Beach, 2001 . Pages: 255. ISBN-10: 0-88135-256-X. ISBN-13: 978-0881352566. Price: $150.00 (Hardcover). Price: $61.89 (Paperback). Science History Publications/USA for Boston Medical Library Kathryn Elizabeth McGoldrick, M.D., F.C.A.I. (Hon.) Anesthesiology December 2022, Vol. 137, 752–753. Joseph E. Murray, M.D. (1919 to 2012), was one […]

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Uncategorized Published - 28 November, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Needle-free pharmacological sedation techniques in paediatric patients for imaging procedures

DG Journal Club AUTHORS: Ingeborg de Rover et al Br J Anaesth. 2022 Oct 22 BACKGROUND Sedation techniques and drugs are increasingly used in children undergoing imaging procedures. In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we present an overview of literature concerning sedation of children aged 0-8 yr for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) procedures using needle-free […]

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Uncategorized Published - 28 November, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
The Lateral Femoral Cutaneous and Over the Hip (LOH) Block for the Surgical Management of Hip Fractures

DG Journal Club AUTHORS: Alexa R Deemer, David L Furgiuele, Abhishek Ganta, Philipp Leucht J Orthop Trauma. 2022 Oct 17 OBJECTIVES To examine the efficacy of regional anesthesia with sedation only for a variety of hip fractures using the newly described lateral femoral cutaneous with over the hip Block (LOH Block). DESIGN Retrospective. SETTING Level-I […]

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