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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is strengthening an existing label warning that non-aspirin non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) increase the chance of a myocardial infarction (MI) or stroke. Based a comprehensive review of new safety information, the FDA is requiring updates to the drug labels of all prescription NSAIDs. As is the case with […]
Read MoreA study published in PLoS ONE has found that women with fibromyalgia were able to drastically reduce, or even eliminate, their use of pain medication following hyperbaric oxygen treatment. The study authors believe they have also identified the primary factor causing fibromyalgia: the disruption of the brain mechanism for processing pain. “As a physician, the […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: Sept 2015-Volume 121-Issue 3-p778-784 Authors: Kim, Hyuckgoo MD et al BACKGROUND: The anxiolytic efficacy of video watching, in the absence of parents, during the mask induction of anesthesia in young children with high separation anxiety has not been clearly established. We performed this study to determine whether the effect of video distraction […]
Read MorePain is one of the most common complaints after inguinal hernia repair, but the incidence of chronic pain can vary significantly from study to study. Estimates of chronic pain after open mesh and laparoscopic repairs tend to fall between 4% and 30% (Surg Endosc 2010;24:1707-1711; Ann Surg 2006;244:212-219), but some trials report values of greater than 50% (Br […]
Read MoreHead elevation before direct laryngoscopy may substantially increase the likelihood of obtaining a better laryngeal view, making it the ideal starting point when difficult visualization is expected, research has shown. A research team led by Mohammad El-Orbany, MD, professor of anesthesiology at the Medical College of Wisconsin, in Milwaukee, studied the effects of head elevation […]
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