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he FDA is warning that over-the-counter (OTC) oral drug products containing benzocaine should not be used to treat infants and children younger than 2 years. We are also warning that benzocaine oral drug products should only be used in adults and children 2 years and older if they contain certain warnings on the drug label. […]
Read MoreMany first-time mothers have mistaken ideas about managing the pain of childbirth, a new survey reveals. The survey, commissioned by the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), included more than 900 U.S. mothers, 73 percent of whom had vaginal births. While many said they had less pain than feared, many went into labor with false ideas […]
Read MoreThis is another article I found interesting so I wanted to share it with our pain practitioners along with our readers. Injections and pain-relieving pills on game day. Potential lasting damage. B/R Mag’s survey of 50 current players sheds light on pro football’s dirty secret: Toradol They didn’t ask questions. If something hurt, NFL players […]
Read MoreIn an effort to improve the use and safety of neuromuscular monitoring, the International Anesthesia Research Society recently published a consensus statement on its use in the perioperative setting (Anesth Analg 2017 Nov 30. [Epub ahead of print]). The statement includes several recommendations laid out by a team of physician experts on the proper use […]
Read MoreA North Carolina hospital’s trauma service created a multidisciplinary team that substantially reduced opioid prescriptions for patients by standardizing the approach to pain control, according to a new study. The Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center’s multidisciplinary team implemented a pain management protocol (PMP) for trauma patients that improved pain management and patient satisfaction while reducing […]
Read MoreRepeated or lengthy use of general anesthetic and sedation drugs in infants, toddlers and pregnant women in their third trimester might damage children’s developing brains, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned this month. Upset that the warning about pregnant women was based solely on animal studies, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, or […]
Read MoreAuthors: Anoop Ramgolam, Ph.D. et al Anesthesiology 6 2018, Vol.128, 1065-1074. Background: Limited evidence suggests that children have a lower incidence of perioperative respiratory adverse events when intravenous propofol is used compared with inhalational sevoflurane for the anesthesia induction. Limiting these events can improve recovery time as well as decreasing surgery waitlists and healthcare costs. This […]
Read MoreASA ANNUAL MEETING Oct 2017 Introduction Ketamine is associated with improvement of depression and neuropathic pain when sub-anesthetic doses are used. The NMDA receptor is involved in learning and memory, and antagonists such as ketamine may be associated with cognitive impairment. The objective of this study is to investigate whether repeat outpatient ketamine infusion is […]
Read MoreAlthough frailty is an important perioperative risk factor, interventions specific to frail surgical patients remain rare. According to a systematic review of the literature, development and evaluation of frailty-specific interventions in trials containing a low risk for bias is urgently needed. “We know that frailty adversely affects outcomes in the elderly. Now it’s time to […]
Read MoreWomen diagnosed with breast cancer who are taking aromatase inhibitors to prevent disease recurrence may get relief from joint pain associated with the drugs through acupuncture procedures, according to a study presented here at the 2017 Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS). In a clinical trial that included a sham acupuncture treatment and a […]
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