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What We Already Know about This Topic: Substance abuse remains common among anesthesia clinicians Whether routine, random drug testing deters use remains unknown What This Article Tells Us That Is New: The Massachusetts General Hospital randomly tested residents over a period of 13 yr There was no detected substance abuse among residents during the testing […]
Read MoreLow doses of the tricyclic antidepressant amitriptyline may provide some relief for chronic low back pain, a JAMA Internal Medicine study suggests. Nearly 150 adults with chronic, nonspecific low back pain were randomized to receive either low-dose (25 mg) amitriptyline or 1-mg benztropine (an active control with similar adverse events as amitriptyline) every day for 6 […]
Read MoreMajor European study led by Technical University of Munich confirms association and assesses current avoidance strategies TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH (TUM) Muscle relaxants are a necessary part of anesthesia during certain major operations. Studies have, however, hinted at respiratory risks connected with these drugs. POPULAR, a major prospective observational European study supported by the European […]
Read MoreI thought this was interesting so I wanted to share it Causes of death in the year after a nonfatal opioid overdose were often related to substance use disorders, as well as a range of mental health and medical conditions, in a US national cohort, according to a study published in JAMA Psychiatry. For this longitudinal […]
Read MoreStroke volume–guided fluid resuscitation in severe sepsis and septic shock ICU patients may result in less fluid administered and improve patient outcomes that reduce cost of care, according to a new study. Patients who underwent noninvasive cardiac output monitoring (NICOM) had improved outcomes of significantly shorter ICU stays, compared with patients undergoing a less specific […]
Read MoreThe demographic characteristics of patients presenting for ambulatory surgery are changing—they are older and sicker, a databa se review has confirmed. The analysis concluded that the proportion of ambulatory surgery patients having challenging medical conditions that influence their health status increased significantly between 2006 and 2010. “Although the criteria for outpatient surgery selection have become […]
Read MoreA review of several late-phase studies of sufentanil sublingual tablets (Dsuvia, AcelRx) concluded that the investigational product is effective and well tolerated for the short-term management of people suffering from moderate to severe acute pain. “Our goal with this review was to articulate any differences between IV sufentanil and the sublingual sufentanil tablet, identify the […]
Read MoreBerend Mets, MB ChB, PhD, a professor and the chair of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine at Penn State University College of Medicine, in Hershey, recently published “Waking Up Safer? An Anesthesiologist’s Record,” which is available through SilverWood Books, Bristol, England, and on Amazon. Written specifically to inform the lay public about anesthesia, this “anesthesiologist’s record” tells the story of […]
Read MoreThe transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block catheter for nephrectomy does not produce a significant decrease in opioid use in the first 48 hours after surgery, according to a study presented here at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Anesthesiologists Society (CAS). Jaasmit Khurana, BSc, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, presented the study on June […]
Read MoreAuthors: Ru Li et al BMC Cancer 2018 18:666 Background Breast cancer accounts for nearly a quarter of all cancers in women worldwide, and more than 90% of women diagnosed with breast cancer undergo mastectomy or breast-conserving surgery. Retrospective clinical studies have suggested that use of regional anesthesia leads to improved patient outcomes. Laboratory studies have reported that […]
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