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This is for our chronic pain providers. Published in Ann Intern Med 2014 Nov 4; 161:639 Authors: Griebeler ML et al. Randomized trials are plentiful, but the evidence as a whole has substantial limitations. A new systematic review and network meta-analysis of drug therapies for painful diabetic neuropathy has been published. The reviewers discovered 65 […]
Read MoreI thought this was interesting so I wanted to share it with our readers and providers. By JENNIFER LEVITZ and JON KAMP in Feb 27 Wall Street Journal UnitedHealth to require doctors to get authorization before performing most types of procedure; decision marks another blow to laparoscopic power morcellator, which can spread hidden cancer Many […]
Read MoreUpdated best practice recommendations for the emergency treatment of acute-onset, severe hypertension during pregnancy and the postpartum period include the addition of nifedipine as a first-line therapy. In an updated opinion published in the February issue ofObstetrics & Gynecology, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Committee on Obstetric Practice reports that studies of the oral dihydropyridine […]
Read MorePublished in Medicine: January 2015 – Volume 94 – Issue 2 – page 273 Authors: Kim, Won Ho MD et al Abbreviations: AKI = acute kidney injury, BMI = body-mass index, CPB = cardiopulmonary bypass, DHCA = deep hypothermic circulatory arrest, eGFR = estimated glomerular filtration rate, FFP = fresh frozen plasma, LVEF = left […]
Read MoreAfter tonsillectomy, ibuprofen in combination with acetaminophen provides safe, effective analgesia for children. In contrast, morphine can cause life-threatening oxygen desaturation in certain children, and therefore its use should be avoided when possible. Lauren E. Kelly, PhD, from Western University, London, Ontario, Canada, and colleagues published the results of their prospective clinical trial online January 26 in Pediatrics. […]
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