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Authors: Duan J et al., Intensive Care Med 2016 Nov 3; Five clinical criteria strongly predicted need for intubation in patients with respiratory failure. Use of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) can avoid intubation in some patients with respiratory failure by temporarily supporting ventilation during initial treatment, but many patients fail NIV and ultimately need intubation. Patients at risk […]
Read MoreAuthors: Shin Sato, M.D. et al Anesthesiology published on November 10, 2016. Background: Depending on upper airway patency during anesthesia induction, tidal volume achieved by mask ventilation may vary. In 80 adult patients undergoing general anesthesia, the authors tested a hypothesis that tidal volume during mask ventilation is smaller in patients with sleep-disordered breathing priorly defined as […]
Read MorePresident Obama’s Administration has introduced some major expansions to the 2016 fiscal budget to help aid states in preventing opioid deaths. Reviewed by Forest Tennant, MD, DrPH As most physicians are aware, overdoses from prescription opioids have risen at an alarming rate over the last few decades, with more people dying from opioids than from heroin and cocaine […]
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 MoreFor the first time, scientists say they have found a region in the brain responsible for the ”placebo effect” in pain relief; they say the discovery has the potential to improve clinical trial accuracy and to personalize pain treatments. Interview with Marwan Baliki, PhD For the first time, researchers say they have identified the ”sweet […]
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