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I thought you would like to know how the insurance industry works. The pitches to the health insurance brokers are tantalizing. “Set sail for Bermuda,” says insurance giant Cigna, offering top-selling brokers five days at one of the island’s luxury resorts. Health Net of California’s pitch is not subtle: A smiling woman in a business […]
Read MoreAuthors: Eugene R Viscusi et al Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management Volume 44 Issue 3 Methods Safety data and opioid use from subjects with moderate to severe postoperative pain who received ≥1 dose of intravenous meloxicam (5–60 mg) or placebo in 1 of 7 studies (4 phase II; 3 phase III) were pooled. Data from intravenous […]
Read MoreInteresting article for our readers. Author: A.J. Wright, MLS I recently watched the first season of the Netflix series “Mindhunter,” a fictionalized account of the 1995 book of the same title by John E. Douglas and Mark Olshaker. The subtitle of that book is “Inside the FBI’s Elite Serial Crime Unit,” and it details Douglas’ […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Vlessides Anesthesiology News Using the supine position for ultrasound-guided sciatic nerve blocks in the popliteal fossa may be better than the more common prone and lateral positions, particularly for trauma patients. This superiority involves better imaging time, image clarity and nerve distance to the skin, a study has concluded. The superior visualization may […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Ellermann, Ines, Dr rer nat et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: November 2018 – Volume 127 – Issue 5 – p 1202–1210 BACKGROUND: Perioperative anemia is challenging during hospital stay because anemia and red blood cell (RBC) transfusions are associated with an increased morbidity and mortality. With the implementation of patient blood management (PBM), a preanesthesia assessment […]
Read MoreAuthor: Meaghan Lee Callaghan Anesthesiology News A brain under anesthesia might actually closely resemble a sleeping brain, according to a series of studies from a Finnish research group. Study participants reported dreaming and recalled sounds played while they were under anesthesia, and EEG measurements recorded brain activity in reaction to stimuli. The researchers believe these […]
Read MoreAn article I thought was interesting so I wanted to share with our readers. Authors: Fatemah Akbar et al BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2019 20:37 Background The association between the weight of school bag and Low Back Pain (LBP) amongst students remains under intense debate worldwide. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of LBP amongst […]
Read MoreAuthors: Igho J Onakpoya et al BMJ Design Rapid review and meta-analysis of phase III, randomised, placebo-controlled trials. Participants Adults aged 18 years and above with neuropathic pain defined according to the International Association for the Study of Pain criteria. Interventions Pregabalin or placebo. Primary and secondary outcome measures Our primary outcomes were pain (as measured using validated scales) […]
Read MoreI wanted to share this exciting news with our readers. Author: Antonio Regalado MIT Technology Review Feb 25, 2019 A novel dementia treatment will flood people’s brains with a low-risk version of a key gene. No one knows for certain what causes Alzheimer’s disease. But one fact about the condition has gained nearly irrefutable status. Depending […]
Read MoreBy Emily Methangkool, MD On a sunny Sunday afternoon in San Francisco, at the annual ANESTHESIOLOGY meeting held by the American Society of Anesthesiologists, I delivered a talk on a subject near and dear to my heart: the difficulties of delivering anesthesia outside of the operating room (OR). If you are not an anesthesiologist, you may […]
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