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Repeated or lengthy use of general anesthetic and sedation drugs in infants, toddlers and pregnant women in their third trimester might damage children’s developing brains, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned this month. Upset that the warning about pregnant women was based solely on animal studies, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, or […]
Read MoreAuthors: Anoop Ramgolam, Ph.D. et al Anesthesiology 6 2018, Vol.128, 1065-1074. Background: Limited evidence suggests that children have a lower incidence of perioperative respiratory adverse events when intravenous propofol is used compared with inhalational sevoflurane for the anesthesia induction. Limiting these events can improve recovery time as well as decreasing surgery waitlists and healthcare costs. This […]
Read MoreASA ANNUAL MEETING Oct 2017 Introduction Ketamine is associated with improvement of depression and neuropathic pain when sub-anesthetic doses are used. The NMDA receptor is involved in learning and memory, and antagonists such as ketamine may be associated with cognitive impairment. The objective of this study is to investigate whether repeat outpatient ketamine infusion is […]
Read MoreAlthough frailty is an important perioperative risk factor, interventions specific to frail surgical patients remain rare. According to a systematic review of the literature, development and evaluation of frailty-specific interventions in trials containing a low risk for bias is urgently needed. “We know that frailty adversely affects outcomes in the elderly. Now it’s time to […]
Read MoreWomen diagnosed with breast cancer who are taking aromatase inhibitors to prevent disease recurrence may get relief from joint pain associated with the drugs through acupuncture procedures, according to a study presented here at the 2017 Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS). In a clinical trial that included a sham acupuncture treatment and a […]
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