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AUTHORS: Huang, Wen-Wen, MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: May 2018 – Volume 126 – Issue 5 – p 1666–1674 BACKGROUND: Surgical resection is the main treatment for patients with non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), but patients’ long-term outcome is still challenging. The purpose of this study was to identify predictors of long-term survival in patients after lung […]
Read MorePatients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) who underwent total joint arthroplasty and received higher levels of opioids had an increased risk for gastrointestinal complications, according to researchers. Those patients also experienced longer hospital lengths of stay, but they were less likely to develop pulmonary complications. This study, a retrospective analysis of a nationwide database, indicates […]
Read MoreIlioinguinal-transversus abdominis plane (I-TAP) block was shown to provide superior pain relief compared with a multimodal analgesic regimen in patients undergoing elective cesarean delivery, and to be associated with reduced use of high fentanyl doses, in a study published in Anaesthesia. In this prospective placebo-controlled triple-blind trial, investigators evaluated pain outcomes in 100 women who underwent […]
Read MoreThe presence of diabetes — both type 1 and type 2 — may be associated with a reduced risk for migraine, according to a long-term nationwide Norwegian study published in Cephalalgia. Study investigators evaluated patients with type 1 diabetes (n=7883) and type 2 diabetes (n=93,600) who were included in the Norwegian Prescription Database, the Norwegian National […]
Read MoreIntravenous saline use causes more kidney complications and decreases survival rates compared with balanced crystalloids (lactated Ringer’s solution or Plasma-Lyte A [Baxter]), according to researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, in Nashville, Tenn. The researchers found that patients experience better outcomes when given the balanced crystalloids, which most closely resemble components of the liquid part […]
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