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Uncategorized Published - 21 August, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
5 ways to face your business problems head-on

Sometimes, when negatives seem to outweigh the positives for your budding business, you feel like you’ll never crawl out of your rut. What’s the best way to push forward? Face the problem head on. Here are five ways to take action on your problems today: 1. Set smaller goals You’re capable of conceiving incredible, detailed […]

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Uncategorized Published - 20 August, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Fluid Responsiveness: An Evolution of Our Understanding

Authors: P. E. Marik, J. Lemson Published in Br J Anaesth. 2014;112(4):617-620. Decisions regarding fluid therapy, whether this be in the operating theatre (OT), intensive care unit (ICU), emergency department (ED), or general ward, are among the most challenging and important tasks that clinicians face on a daily basis. Specifically, almost all clinicians would agree […]

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Uncategorized Published - 20 August, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Stipend Analysis

Most hospital administrators do not understand anesthesia economics very well, so convincing them of the need for financial support is an uphill battle.  Unfortunately at the same time anesthesia groups often do not have a very good handle on their own financial situation.  The two sides enter negotiations with very different ideas about the level […]

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Uncategorized Published - 20 August, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
How Important Is Evidence-Based Medicine in Epidural Injection for Low Back Pain?

New study sheds light on day-to-day practice versus guidelines, with variations in practice related to indications, the duration of conservative treatment before initiating injections, and the time between injections. There are several evidence-based (EB) guidelines that address the use of epidural injections for the treatment of low back pain. But how influential are these guidelines […]

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Uncategorized Published - 20 August, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Unreported robot surgery injuries open new questions for FDA

Sheena Wilson, 45, underwent robotic surgery for a hysterectomy in May, she didn’t know the Intuitive Surgical Inc. system used by her doctor was previously tied to a variety of injuries for the same procedure. Her rectum was badly burned in the operation, said Wilson, a mother of two from Parlin, N.J. Now, she is […]

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Uncategorized Published - 20 August, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
20 States with Top Physician Retention

This is not specific for our speciality but I wanted it to share with our readers since we dependent on referring physicians. The following states have the most physicians retained from undergraduate and graduate medical education, combined. These percentages reflect the number of physicians who — out of a pool of physicians who graduated from […]

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Uncategorized Published - 20 August, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Global Anesthesia Devices Market to Reach $8.1B by 2014

The global market for anesthesia devices is estimated at $7.4 billion in 2013 and is expected to grow to $8.1 billion in 2014, according to a report released by Research and Markets. Maintaining a compound annual growth rate of about 7.5 percent between 2010 and 2020, the worldwide anesthesia devices market is further projected to […]

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Uncategorized Published - 20 August, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Change in Approach to Postop Nausea/Vomiting May Be Due

Most adults who are at risk for postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) after general anesthesia need more prophylactic antiemetics than current guidelines recommend, according to a new study that used a national database. The large study found that patients who had ambulatory surgery were much less likely to need a rescue antiemetic in the postanesthesia […]

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Uncategorized Published - 19 August, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Tele-Care Intervention Improves Chronic Pain

A telephone-delivered intervention, which included automated symptom monitoring, produced clinically meaningful improvements in chronic musculoskeletal pain compared with usual care, according to a study published in the July 16 issue of JAMA. Kurt Kroenke, MD, Roudebush VA Medical Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, and the Regenstrief Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana, and colleagues randomised 250 patients […]

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Uncategorized Published - 19 August, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Maximising Pain Control During Labour May Reduce Risk of Postpartum Depression

Controlling pain during childbirth and post delivery may reduce the risk of postpartum depression, according to an editorial published in the journal Anesthesia & Analgesia. The editorial is based on a new Chinese study that found women who had pain control with epidural anaesthesia during a vaginal delivery had a much lower risk for postpartum […]

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