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Minimally invasive techniques for pancreatic surgery are associated with a significantly increased risk for complications when performed in low-volume hospitals in which relatively few procedures are performed per year, warn US investigators. The researchers found that in hospitals in which 22 or fewer minimally invasive pancreaticoduodenectomies (MPDs) were performed per year, the rate of complications […]
Read MoreA wide range of pre-existing psychiatric and behavioural conditions and the use of psychoactive drugs could be important risk factors leading to long-term use of opioid pain medications, according to a study published in the journal Pain. Using a nationwide insurance database, researchers identified 10.3 million patients who filed insurance claims for opioid prescriptions between […]
Read MoreAuthors: Toyoaki Maruta et al BMC Anesthesiol. 2016;16(110) A Prospective Randomised Single-Centre Study Background: Remifentanil is an effective drug for protecting against adverse haemodynamic responses to tracheal intubation. We compared the haemodynamic responses during anaesthesia induction between continuous intravenous (IV) infusion and two bolus injections of remifentanil. Methods: This prospective, randomised, open-label, single-centre study included patients with American […]
Read MoreAuthors: Erin J. Aiello Bowles, MPH et al J Am Geriatr Soc. 2016;64(3):602-607. Objectives: To evaluate the associations between anesthesia and dementia or Alzheimer’s disease (AD) risk using prospectively collected data. Design: Cohort study. Participants: Community-dwelling members of the Adult Changes in Thought cohort aged 65 and older and free of dementia at baseline (N = 3,988). Measurements: Participants self-reported […]
Read MoreDeaths involving the opioid painkiller fentanyl more than doubled from 2013 to 2014, according to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). The report provides a detailed picture of the drugs most frequently involved in drug overdose deaths in the United States and highlights the frequency of […]
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