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AUTHORS: Richardson, Michael G. MD et Anesthesia & Analgesia: February 2017 – Volume 124 – Issue 2 – p 548–553 BACKGROUND: Evidence on the analgesic effectiveness of nitrous oxide for labor pain is limited. Even fewer studies have looked at patient satisfaction. Although nitrous oxide appears less effective than neuraxial analgesia, it is unclear whether labor […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Vanda G. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: February 2017 – Volume 124 – Issue 2 – p 438–444 BACKGROUND: Haloperidol is an antipsychotic. At low doses, it is a useful agent for the prophylaxis of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV). However, its use for treating established PONV has not been well studied. METHODS: This […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Kopec, Michael MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: February 2017 – Volume 124 – Issue 2 – p 398–405 BACKGROUND: This study sought to determine whether preoperatively measured high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) and N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) improve cardiac risk prediction in patients undergoing major noncardiac surgery compared with the standard risk indices. METHODS: […]
Read MoreProlonged use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) or acetaminophen modestly increases the risk for hearing loss in older women, a prospective analysis of data from the Nurses’ Health Study (NHS) I has found. A similar relationship was not seen with aspirin. The effect may not be large, but “given the high prevalence of analgesic use, […]
Read MoreOverdoses kill 90 people in the United States each day; opioid poisonings Cst more than $20 billion emergency department, hospital care. Hospital stays involving the misuse of prescription painkillers, or the use of illicit opioids like heroin, spiked 64 percent between 2005 and 2014, according to a report by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. […]
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