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The proliferation of opioid abuse and its alarming death toll have become major issues in both medical care and politics, but while many have spent the last several months decrying opioids, alarm has been slowly building over shortages of these same drugs. Shortages of many injectable forms of opioids have reminded patients, federal agencies and […]
Read MoreScientific evidence has been accumulating over the last 10 years regarding the usefulness of high-intensity laser therapy (HILT) for the treatment of a variety of acute and chronic pain syndromes. This nonpharmacologic therapy may also prove to be an effective approach for reducing dependence on prescription opioid medication, thereby helping to resolve the current opioid […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Colquhoun, Douglas, A., MB ChB, MSc, MPH et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: February 2018 – Volume 126 – Issue 2 – p 495–502 BACKGROUND: Lung-protective ventilation (LPV) has been demonstrated to improve clinical outcomes in surgical patients. There are very limited data on the current use of LPV for patients undergoing 1-lung ventilation (1LV) despite evidence […]
Read MoreThe American College of Surgeons (ACS), the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), the Association of peri-Operative Registered Nurses (AORN), the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), the Association of Surgical Technologists (AST), the Council on Surgical and Perioperative Safety (CSPS); and The Joint Commission (TJC) met on February 27, 2018, to review […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Zheng, Gang, MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: December 2017 – Volume 125 – Issue 6 – p 2056–2062 BACKGROUND: Head and neck radiation therapy (HNRT) impairs baroreflex sensitivity, and it may potentiate the effects of anesthetics on heart rate (HR) and blood pressure (BP) regulation. Currently, the impacts of HNRT on HR and BP under […]
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