For the antifibrinolytic agent tranexamic acid, doses varying between 5 and 15 mg/kg failed to produce a dose-dependent drop in hemoglobin after total knee (TKA) or total hip arthroplasty (THA), leading study investigators to recommend using the lowest of these doses in orthopedic patients. “At my institution, we reviewed quite a bit of data while […]
Read MoreContinuing a series begun last year, we asked D. John Doyle, MD, PhD, a member of the Anesthesiology News advisory board, to pose 7 questions to an international airway management roundtable, whose members he picked. The responses, including those of Dr Doyle, follow. John Doyle, MD, PhD Chief of General Anesthesiology Anesthesiology Institute Cleveland Clinic […]
Read MoreWith a new push to combat the opioid abuse epidemic, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has launched a new smartphone app providing essential resources for health care providers. The recent push to get more patients access to medication assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid addiction, and more doctors trained to provide it, […]
Read MoreThree months of osteopathic manipulative treatment has been shown to be effective for chronic low back pain, with improved results lasting up to 1 year. By Leonard B. Goldstein, DDS, PhD, Victoria A. Troncoso, DO, Deborah Heath, DO, Katrina Wilson, OMS-IV and Roya Vahdatinia, OSM-IV Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most prevalent […]
Read MoreRates of the primary outcome — a 50% or greater relative reduction in the number of headache days — were similar in the amitriptyline, topiramate, and placebo groups (52%, 55%, and 61%). The groups also did not differ significantly in the change in headache-related disability, change in number of headache days, or incidence of serious […]
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