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Newborns experience too much pain from routine medical procedures, especially premature infants with more intensive health needs, according to a policy statement by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Research suggests that repeated exposure to pain early in life can create changes in brain development and the body’s stress response systems that can last into […]
Read MorePatients in the PACU with a high risk for respiratory adverse events (RAEs) should be monitored for both noninvasive end-tidal carbon dioxide (CO2) and pulse oximetry using the Integrated Pulmonary Index (IPI), a new study suggests. RAEs can lead to increased duration in the PACU and greater medical costs, or a transfer to the ICU […]
Read MoreAnesthesiologists should consider using a larger Ring, Adair and Elwyn (RAE) tube for patients with diagnosed obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) to prevent dislodgment during surgery, a new study suggests. Obstructive sleep apnea is characterized by repetitive narrowing or collapse of the upper airway during sleep. Although the “precise mechanism of pharyngeal collapse is unclear,” it […]
Read MoreSniffing isopropyl alcohol may be a cheap and effective way to relieve nausea among emergency department patients, a recent study suggests. Researchers from the San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium conducted a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to test the efficacy of inhaled isopropyl alcohol for relieving nausea and pain versus placebo. The 80 patients […]
Read MoreAn elderly patient’s lactate level measured at the point of hospital admission does not predict mortality and complications following a hip fracture, a new study suggests. Hip fracture is a serious condition in the elderly patient population: The rate of four-month mortality is approximately 20%, according to researchers from Lund University, in Sweden. More than […]
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