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London-listed pharmaceutical group Hikma (HIK.L) said it was increasing its supply of hydromorphone to U.S. hospitals to help ease a shortage of injectable opioids used to treat patients. Injectable opioid painkillers, which hospitals use to manage pain after operations and in terminal illness, have been in short supply for more than a year largely due […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Levin, Phillip D., MB BChir et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 1, 2018 – Procalcitonin (PCT) measurement has been proposed to direct antibiotic use. We examined whether repeated PCT measurements (0, 6, and/or 12 hours) versus the initial measurement only (time 0) increased the sensitivity and specificity of PCT for diagnosing infection in intensive care […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Yan, Haiya, MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 1, 2018 – BACKGROUND: Autologous transfusion of intraoperative cell salvage blood may be a potential method to decrease the need for allogeneic packed red blood cell transfusions after cesarean delivery, although there are limited data on the benefits of this method. This study evaluated the implementation of […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Lappen, Justin R., MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: August 2018 – Volume 127 – Issue 2 – p 457–464 BACKGROUND: Narrow pulse pressure has been demonstrated to indicate low central volume status. In critically ill patients, volume status can be qualitatively evaluated using Doppler velocimetry to assess hemodynamic changes in the carotid artery in response […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Ruetzler, Kurt, MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 1, 2018 BACKGROUND: Laboratory testing is a common component of preanesthesia evaluation and is designed to identify medical abnormalities that might otherwise remain undetected. While blood testing might optimally be performed shortly before surgery, it is often done earlier for practical reasons. We tested the hypothesis that […]
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