DG Journal Club AUTHORS: Shuguang Yang, Huiying Zhao et al. Medicine (Baltimore). 2021 Sep 24; 100(38): e27275 BACKGROUND AND AIMS To identify the efficacy and safety of remifentanil when compared with other opioids in adult critically ill patients. METHODS We searched for studies in the Cochrane Library, MEDLINE, and EMBASE that had been published up […]
Read MoreAuthor: Lori Uildriks Medical News Today A recent study found that people with low-to-moderate chronic back pain who received pain-reprocessing therapy (PRT) experienced significant reductions in pain intensity after the treatment, with most individuals maintaining these reductions for 1 year. In all, 66% of participants receiving PRT were pain-free or nearly pain-free posttreatment. Scientists will need to […]
Read MoreAuthor: Hana Ames Medical News Today Rebound headaches, or medication overuse headaches, occur due to someone taking certain medications too often. Although painkillers can relieve these headaches, they usually come back. To avoid rebound headaches, people should take preventive measures rather than overmedicating with pain-relieving drugs. Medication overuse headaches — rebound headaches — usually occur […]
Read MoreAutor: Stephanie Lynn Davidson, DO, FASA Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Vol 36 No 3 Oct 2021 I was asked to write an article about second victim syndrome (SVS) as it was suggested that I may be an expert in the area. Let me state up front, I do not self-proclaim to be an expert in […]
Read MoreDG Journal Club AUTHORS: Ling Ai, Yan Fang Medicine (Baltimore). 2021 Sep 24; 100(38): e27333 RATIONALE Lipid storage myopathies (LSMs) are a series of genetic disorders of lipid metabolism predominantly affecting muscle. The low incidence and lethal properties of this disease make anesthesia experience limited in such patients. Among all etiologies of LSMs, primary carnitine […]
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