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The odds of long-term opioid use increased most sharply in the first days of therapy, particularly after 5 days of taking the drugs. Doctors who limit the supply of opioids they prescribe to 3 days or less may help patients reduce their risk of dependence and addiction, according to research published in the U.S. Centers […]
Read MoreAnesthesia practice guidelines are out of control—too many to adopt, too anecdotal to accept and too political to take seriously! Every society seems to issue them now, in order to announce their existence, promote their brand or troll for members. I would ignore most of them, but unfortunately lawyers use society guidelines as standards of […]
Read MoreOral pain medications administered postcesarean delivery on a fixed time interval basis resulted in significantly lower pain intensity and greater satisfaction with pain management. Prescheduled pain management strategies after cesarean delivery (CD) are superior to receiving medications on-demand, according to results of a new study published in the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.1 Oral pain medications administered […]
Read MoreIntraoperative oxidative stress is associated with postoperative delirium in ICU patients after cardiac surgery, a study has found. Researchers from Vanderbilt University Medical Center, in Nashville, Tenn., came to this conclusion after they found plasma concentrations of F2-isoprostanes and isofurans, markers of oxidative damage, are associated with delirium. They measured plasma concentrations of F2-isoprostanes and […]
Read MoreDo individual anesthesiologists directly affect patient outcomes? For years, anesthesiologists have attempted to answer this question empirically. Now, a recent study has concluded that anesthesiologists do affect outcomes, and at a rate similar to that of surgeons. “Despite everything that’s happened with surgical improvement over the years, we still see troubling rates of complications and […]
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