Physicians often flag patients with red hair, given its understood role as a biomarker for resistance to anesthetics; now, new research suggests that eye color may indicate how individuals will respond to pain as well. According to the results of a recent study involving 58 pregnant, white women—24 with dark-colored eyes (brown or hazel) and […]
Read MoreIn Chronic Noncancer Pain—but Choose Patients Carefully Long-term opioid treatment can produce positive outcomes in chronic noncancer pain when physicians prescribe it carefully to individuals who have low risks for addiction and overdose, according to the results of a systematic review. Andrea Furlan, MD, PhD, and her colleagues searched Medline, EMBASE, CINAHI, PsycINFO, Central and […]
Read MoreIn Chronic Noncancer Pain—but Choose Patients Carefully Long-term opioid treatment can produce positive outcomes in chronic noncancer pain when physicians prescribe it carefully to individuals who have low risks for addiction and overdose, according to the results of a systematic review. Andrea Furlan, MD, PhD, and her colleagues searched Medline, EMBASE, CINAHI, PsycINFO, Central and […]
Read MoreIt has always been a moral imperative for hospitals and health systems to provide a high-quality patient experience, but now that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is tying reimbursements to HCAHPS scores, it’s becoming a financial priority, as well. Through the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems survey, patients rate their […]
Read MorePublished in J Laryngol Otol. 2014 Sep;128(9):814-7 Authors: Valdes CJ et al OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect of pterygopalatine fossa injection with xylocaine and adrenaline on: surgical field bleeding and blood loss during functional endoscopic sinus surgery for chronic rhinosinusitis, and the duration of the procedure. METHODS: A prospective, single-blinded, controlled trial was performed in […]
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