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Uncategorized Published - 12 October, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Effect of intravenous lidocaine on pain after head and neck cancer surgery (ELICO trial)

AUTHORS: Wallon, Grégoire et al  European Journal of Anaesthesiology: September 2022 – Volume 39 – Issue 9 – p 735-742 BACKGROUND Treatment of postoperative pain after ear, nose and throat (ENT) cancer surgery is mainly morphine administration. Additional systemic lidocaine has shown promising results in some surgical procedures. OBJECTIVE The main objective was to evaluate morphine […]

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Uncategorized Published - 12 October, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Comparison of rectus sheath block and local anesthetic for analgesia in pediatric umbilical hernia repair

AUTHORS: Lun-Hui Zhen et al Medicine (Baltimore). 2022 Sep 9; 101(36): e30391 BACKGROUND Pediatric umbilical hernia repair could cause considerable postoperative discomfort. This study aimed to compare the analgesia between rectus sheath block and local anesthetic infiltration in child pediatric umbilical hernia repair. METHODS The relevant randomized controlled trials were searched from PubMed, Embase, Web […]

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Uncategorized Published - 12 October, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Association between post-operative delirium and use of volatile anesthetics in the elderly

AUTHORS: Thomas Saller et al J Clin Anesth. 2022 Sep 6; 83 110957 STUDY OBJECTIVE Early post-operative delirium is a common perioperative complication in the post anesthesia care unit. To date it is unknown if a specific anesthetic regime can affect the incidence of delirium after surgery. Our objective was to examine the effect of […]

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Uncategorized Published - 12 October, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Fibromyalgia in spondyloarthritis: prevalence and effect on disease activity and treatment

AUTHORS: Saidane Olfa et al Curr Rheumatol Rev. 2022 Sep 2 BACKGROUNG Fibromyalgia may be associated to Spondyloarthritis with which it shares some common symptoms such as sleep disorders, fatigue and diffuse pain, leading to diagnostic and treatment dilemmas. OBJECTIVES We aimed to determine the prevalence of fibromyalgia in axial spondyloarthritis and to determine how […]

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Uncategorized Published - 11 October, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Anesthesia and ABNs

Author: Tony Mira F1rstNews A Series of Services While this article is primarily focused on ABN usage in connection with an anesthesia practice, we are aware that many anesthesia groups have a chronic pain practice.  For such groups, it is important to note a particular rule that may come into play when (a) a pain […]

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