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Most patients younger than age 50 with a torn or severely damaged meniscus experienced reduced pain and improved knee function following transplant surgery, according to a study published in the August 5 issue of the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. However, many patients required additional surgery within 10 years. Frank R. Noyes, MD, Noyes […]
Read MoreEur J Anaesthesiol 2015 Aug 1 Authors: Krylborn J et al BACKGROUND: Epidurals may be challenging in neonatal patients due to technical difficulties relating to insertion and the risk of local anaesthesia toxicity. The use of wound catheters with an infusion of local anaesthetic has been shown to be well tolerated in adults and older children. There […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia:September 2015 – Volume 121 – Issue 3 – p 678–692 Authors: Epstein, Richard H. MD In this review article, we address issues related to using data from anesthesia information management systems (AIMS) to deliver near real-time alerts via AIMS workstation popups and/or alphanumeric pagers and post hoc reports via e-mail. We focus […]
Read MoreActa Anaesthesiol Scand. 2015 Aug Authors: Mellbye A et al BACKGROUND: Prescription databases provide the opportunity for investigating opioid treatment and co-medication within large populations. So far, few studies have investigated the duration of opioid therapy, and large differences in discontinuation rates have been reported. METHODS: Data from the Norwegian Prescription Database were used to follow the […]
Read MoreA high proportion of reproductive-age women may be experiencing pelvic pain that goes untreated, according to a study by researchers from the National Institutes of Health and the University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, and published in Human Reproduction. The researchers surveyed more than 400 women who were scheduled to undergo […]
Read MoreEur J Anaesthesiol 2015 Jul 29 Authors: Mihara T et al BACKGROUND: Emergence agitation is a common phenomenon in children recovering from general anaesthesia. An emergence agitation reaction increases the risk of injuring the surgical repair, the patient and the caregivers. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study is to examine the efficacy of melatonin premedication in emergence […]
Read MoreEur J Anaesthesiol 2015 Jul 29 Authors: Blanco R et al BACKGROUND: Effective postoperative analgesia after caesarean section is important because it enables early ambulation and facilitates breast-feeding. Several case reports have shown that local anaesthetic injection around the quadratus lumborum muscle is effective in providing pain relief after various abdominal operations and in patients with chronic […]
Read MoreJ Arthroplasty 2015 Aug;30(8):1359-63 Authors: Li YH et al Abstract This study aimed to investigate the influence of dexmedetomidine (DEX) on the tourniquet related responses in hypertension patients receiving unilateral knee arthroplasty (UKA) under general anesthesia. Results showed that the incidence of tourniquet induced hypertension (TIH), hemodynamics, MAC and EtSEV in DEX group were significantly lower than […]
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