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Uncategorized Published - 13 October, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: Midlife Migraine Linked to Later Parkinson’s

Patients with midlife migraine, particularly migraine with aura, are more likely than those without headache to report parkinsonian symptoms and to be diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease (PD) later in life, a new study suggests. Further, women with migraine were more likely to have a parent or sibling with PD, and headache was also associated with […]

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Uncategorized Published - 13 October, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: Hypersensitivity to Non-Painful Events May Be Part of Pathology in Fibromyalgia

New research shows that patients with fibromyalgia have hypersensitivity to non-painful events based on images of the patients’ brains, which show reduced activation in primary sensory regions and increased activation in sensory integration areas. The findings, published in the journal Arthritis & Rheumatology, suggest that brain abnormalities in response to non-painful sensory stimulation may cause […]

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Uncategorized Published - 13 October, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: Why introverts are more effective leaders than extroverts

Have you ever thought that your naturally introverted tendencies may impede your growth in the business sphere? Extroverts are everywhere, making connections and shaking hands, but an outgoing spirit isn’t in your repertoire — that can get discouraging. Good news: Some of the greatest leaders are introverts. Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, and even Barack Obama […]

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Uncategorized Published - 10 October, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: Ebola outbreak could cost affected nations $32B

I wanted to share this with our readers. The Ebola outbreak in West Africa could come with a $32 billion price tag, according to a report from the World Bank. If the spread of the virus continues, it will inflict massive economic damage on Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and their neighbors, according to the report. […]

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Uncategorized Published - 10 October, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: Open Payments Launches

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) publically launched Open Payments, also known as the Physician Payments Sunshine Act.  This new program publishes information on payments or transfers of value to physicians from drug and device manufacturers, and group purchasing organizations. In August, the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) signed onto a letter with […]

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Uncategorized Published - 10 October, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: Ebola Outbreaks: Key Facts

I wanted to share these facts with our readers. Key facts • Ebola virus disease (EVD), formerly known as Ebola haemorrhagic fever, is a severe, often fatal illness in humans. • The virus is transmitted to people from wild animals and spreads in the human population through human-to-human transmission. • The average EVD case fatality […]

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Uncategorized Published - 10 October, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: The risks of performing surgery during the Ebola outbreak

Beyond the death toll from Ebola across West Africa (3,865 deaths out of 8,033 confirmed cases according to the latest World Health Organization estimates), the outbreak of the deadly virus has also caused serious complications to the provisions of other types of health care. People seeking access to health care for treatment of malaria cannot […]

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Uncategorized Published - 10 October, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: Robots not necessarily more cost-effective, safer for surgery

Robots may not be the most effective surgical tools compared to regular minimally invasive surgery, according to new research from Columbia University in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology. The technology is more expensive and has a higher rate of complications when removing ovaries and ovarian cysts, according to an article on the study in the […]

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Uncategorized Published - 9 October, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: Billing and Collections: Fibromyalgia: Patients Hypersensitive to Nonpain Sensations

Brain scans of patients with fibromyalgia showed that they processed nonpainful stimuli, such as sound and touch, differently than the brains of people without the disorder. This may explain why patients often complain of hypersensitivity to sensations in everyday life, author Marina López-Solà, PhD, from the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of […]

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Uncategorized Published - 9 October, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: Rates of successful insertion did not differ, but the i-gel and second-generation LMAs performed best

Researchers compared performance of the i-gel and the laryngeal mask airway (LMA) in a meta-analysis of randomized, controlled trials involving patients undergoing elective surgery. The i-gel was compared to a first-generation LMA (Classic, La Premiere, AuraOnce, Solus, Unique) in 18 trials and to a second-generation LMA (ProSeal, Supreme) in 16. Rates of successful insertion did […]

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