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Are low-dose ketamine infusions for analgesia safe for patients who are not in a setting with continuous monitoring? The answer is yes, according to a small retrospective study. Lt. Cmdr. Jeffrey M. Carness, MD, and his colleagues at the Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, in Virginia, have long recognized the efficacy of ketamine in subanesthetic doses […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: July 2016 – Volume 123 – Issue 1 – p 82–92 AUTHORS: Naguib, Mohamed MB, BCh, MSc, FCARCSI et al BACKGROUND: An unanticipated difficult airway during induction of anesthesia can be a vexing problem. In the setting of can’t intubate, can’t ventilate (CICV), rapid recovery of spontaneous ventilation is a reasonable goal. […]
Read MoreEditor’s Memo from June 2016 By Forest Tennant, MD, DrPH First, it is important for practitioners to know that the American Pain Society (APS) has progressively pursued research as its primary goal and mission in recent years. This point is noted here because of the outstanding research that was presented in this year’s annual meeting, held […]
Read MoreInternational Journal of Stroke 11 (3), 368-79 (Apr 2016) AUTHORS: Schönenberger S et al BACKGROUND Tracheostomy is a common procedure in long-term ventilated critical care patients and frequently necessary in those with severe stroke. The optimal timing for tracheostomy is still unknown, and it is controversial whether early tracheostomy impacts upon functional outcome. METHOD The […]
Read MoreJournal of Critical Care 32 93-100 (Apr 2016) AUTHORS: Zamani M et al PURPOSE The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of dexmedetomidine used for sedation of patients with sepsis. METHODS We searched Medline, Scopus, TRIP and CENTRAL, DART, OpenGrey, and ProQuest without applying any language filter up to […]
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