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Tramadol, although seldom prescribed in children, was found to be prescribed for almost half of children with contraindications for its use, and predominantly to girls vs boys and whites vs other race children, according to a retrospective review to be presented at the World Congress on Pain 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. Electronic medical records of children prescribed tramadol […]
Read MoreAuthors: Fur-Hsing Wen, PhD et al Journal of Pain and Symptom Management Oct 18 Vol 56 Issue 4 pages 509-518 Context/Objective The extent to which patients’ preferences for end-of-life (EOL) care are honored may be distorted if preferences are measured long before death, a common approach of existing research. We examined the concordance between cancer […]
Read MoreAuthor: Antonio Regalado Two new reports suggest that electrically stimulating the spinal cords of accident victims can let them walk again. Long walk: Jered Chinnock was paralyzed at the waist in 2013 while riding a snowmobile. After having an electric stimulator implanted, he was able to walk 111 yards with assistance. The Mayo Clinic reported the results […]
Read MoreIn studies reporting on pharmacologic treatments for postherpetic neuralgia, few report the incidence of adverse events (AEs) or withdrawal rates caused by AEs, according to a systematic review to be presented at the 17th World Congress on Pain in Boston, Massachusetts. The researchers performed a systematic review to identify AEs as well as AE-associated withdrawal rates of […]
Read MoreAnesthesiology News Frost Series #342 Written by: Zoulfira Nisnevitch-Savarese, MD Reviewed by: Sonia Vaida, MD Airway catheters are used to facilitate endotracheal intubation in difficult airway situations or to exchange an endotracheal tube (ETT). Two different types of airway catheters are commercially available: ETT introducers and ETT exchange catheters. ETT introducers, or bougies, are relatively short and have […]
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