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As part of the federal government’s efforts to address the opioid epidemic, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a drug safety communication that the Agency is adding Boxed Warnings to the drug labeling of prescription opioid pain and prescription opioid cough medicines, and benzodiazepines. For health care professionals, the drug safety communication states: “Health care […]
Read MoreChallenges In Selecting the Appropriate Analgesic Written by Timothy J. Atkinson, PharmD, BCPS, Jacqueline Pratt Cleary, PharmD and Jeffrey Fudin, PharmD, DAIPM, FCCP, FASHP In recent years, an avalanche of evidence against opioid and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) use has been published in medical journals, leading many physicians to re-evaluate the risk-to-benefit ratio of these medications. Nearly […]
Read MoreAuthors: Stefan Muenster, M.D. et al Anesthesiology published on August 18, 2016. Background: Transfusion of packed erythrocytes stored for a long duration is associated with increased pulmonary arterial pressure and vascular resistance. Prolonged storage decreases erythrocyte deformability, and older erythrocytes are rapidly removed from the circulation after transfusion. The authors studied whether treating stored packed ovine […]
Read MorePublished in ASA Monitor 08 2016, Vol.80, 48-49. Review of unusual patient care experiences is a cornerstone of medical education. Each month, the AQI-AIRS Steering Committee abstracts a patient history submitted to the Anesthesia Incident Reporting System (AIRS) and authors a discussion of the safety and human factors challenges involved. Real-life case histories often include multiple […]
Read MoreAs with all chronic pain conditions, osteoarthritis (OA) is associated with an increased risk for depression, anxiety, pain catastrophizing, and sleep problems. By Ajay Wasan, MD and Kristin Della Volpe Practical Pain Management spoke with Ajay Wasan, MD, to better understand how mood and sleep affect pain processing in OA, and how providers can help detect and manage these comorbidities. […]
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