Anesthesia & Analgesia: January 2017 – Volume 124 – Issue 1 – p 277–281 AUTHORS: Treml, Angela B. MD et al BACKGROUND: Massive transfusion protocols (MTPs) have been adopted in many hospitals, and they may improve outcomes, as well as decrease the number of blood products transfused. However, there are no specific guidelines regarding the […]
Read MoreIt may be feasible to use cry acoustics to identify neonatal pain. Although research is still very early, investigators from Vanderbilt University Medical Center, in Nashville, Tenn., hope their study evolves to the point at which health care personnel can use a hand-held device to identify the nature of neonatal pain. “We all know that […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: November 2016 – Volume 123 – Issue 5 – p 1193–1200 AUTHORS: Thomson, Karen MD et al BACKGROUND: The Perioperative Surgical Home (PSH) is a patient-centered, team-based approach that aims to improve the value of perioperative care. We implemented a PSH for patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis who were undergoing posterior spinal […]
Read MoreMany women who have migraine toward the end of menstruation may be best treated with iron supplements, a new study suggests. In a paper published in the journal Headache, Anne Calhoun, MD, and Nicole Gill, DO, Carolina Headache Institute Durham, North Carolina, describe a new type of headache dubbed “end-menstrual migraine.” They explain that this is […]
Read MoreIncreased use of drugs has failed to stem the tide of children admitted to hospitals for headaches, researchers say. “I think this suggests that we are not adequately treating their headaches,” Michelle Perry, MD, from the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh UPMC in Pennsylvania, told Medscape Medical News. Dr Perry presented the finding here at the American […]
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