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Intraoperative 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 […]
Read MoreA study published in the April 2017 issue of the journal Pediatrics (published online March 20) found a strong correlation between medical and non-medical opioid use among adolescents, particularly boys. For those who had abused the drugs, they were generally prescribed opioids by a doctor first. Sean Esteban McCabe, PhD, 204 University of Michigan, Ann […]
Read MoreSpinal analgaesia is more effective than an intravenous opioid for decreasing postoperative pain in men undergoing a robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP), according to results of a retrospective analysis presented here on March 26 at the 32nd Annual Congress of the European Association of Urology (EAU). Lawrence Kim, MD, Royal Marsden Hospital NHS, London, United Kingdom, […]
Read MoreBurst-mode transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) significantly improves short-term pain control for patients with chronic mechanical low back pain, according to results of a prospective study presented at the 2017 World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases (WCO). TENS is a nonpharmacological treatment based on applying low-voltage electrical currents to the skin, explained Aysegül […]
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