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Ultrasound-guided thoracic paravertebral nerve block (TPVB) is highly effective in controlling pain after breast cancer surgery and lowers the risk of complications, according to a study published in the journal Anesthesia & Analgesia. Previous reports have suggested that performing this nerve block under ultrasound guidance might make the procedure safer. The current study is the […]
Read MoreOpioids may cause short-term improvement in mood, but long-term use imposes risk of new-onset depression, according to a study published online in the Annals of Family Medicine. Long-term opioid use of more than 30 days may lead to changes in neuroanatomy and low testosterone, among other possible biological explanations, according to Jeffrey Scherrer, PhD, Saint […]
Read MoreIncreased use of prescription opioids during pregnancy is likely a contributing factor in the rise in rates of neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) in the United States, warns Nora D. Volkow, MD, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). “The steep increase in the number of opioid prescriptions dispensed in the United States has […]
Read MoreAnesthesiology. 2016 Mar;124(3):598-607 AUTHORS: Lin N et al BACKGROUND: Sedation is commonly used in neurosurgical patients but has been reported to produce transient focal neurologic dysfunction. The authors hypothesized that in patients with frontal-parietal-temporal brain tumors, focal neurologic deficits are unmasked or exacerbated by nonspecific sedation independent of the drug used. METHODS: This was a prospective, […]
Read MorePaediatr Anaesth. 2016 Mar;26(3):315-20 AUTHORS: Hutchins J et al . BACKGROUND: Total pancreatectomy and islet autotransplantation (TPIAT) has been used to treat pediatric patients with chronic pancreatitis. The primary symptom of this disease is extreme poorly controlled pain. This results in significant alterations in the quality of life of the patient. We sought to determine if […]
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