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BMC Anesthesiol. 2015;15(21) Authors: Wonjung Hwang et al Background Total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) is used widely in spinal surgery because inhalational anesthetics are known to decrease the amplitude of motor evoked potentials. Presently, dexmedetomidine is used as an adjuvant for propofol-based TIVA. We compared the effects of remifentanil and dexmedetomidine on pain intensity as well as the […]
Read MorePharmacotherapy. 2015 May;35(5):477-81 Authors: White S et al STUDY OBJECTIVE: To determine whether liposomal bupivacaine, a long-acting anesthetic indicated for single-dose wound infiltration to produce postoperative analgesia, has an impact on postoperative pain in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasties (TKAs). DESIGN: Single-center retrospective cohort study. SETTING: Large tertiary and quaternary care hospital. PATIENTS: A total of 120 […]
Read MoreAlthough many anesthesiologists do not routinely reverse neuromuscular blockade at the end of surgery, a study has found that patients who are left to spontaneously recover from such blockade are six times as likely to need reintubation within 48 hours of surgery as their counterparts who received a reversal agent. Of the modifiable risk factors […]
Read MoreWeight reduction, improving leg strength, and taking a global approach to the treatment of pain in general may reduce the prevalence and incidence of foot pain in older, community-dwelling adults, according to results of a large, longitudinal observation study presented at the 2015 Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI) World Congress. “Weight, poorer leg strength, and […]
Read MoreThe use of cryotherapy after normal vaginal delivery has no effect on perineal pain or oedema, according to a study presented here at the 63rd Annual Meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). “It’s a little disappointing because we expected that the cryotherapy really could relieve pain and oedema, but it was […]
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