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Early Oral Feeding as Compared With Traditional Timing of Oral Feeding After Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Authors: Willcutts KF, Chung MC, Erenberg CL, Finn KL, Schirmer BD, Byham-Gray LD Ann Surg. 2016;264:54-63 Is early oral feeding superior to traditional NPO (nothing by mouth) in the postoperative period following upper gastrointestinal surgery? […]
Read MoreEugenio Martínez Hurtado, MD Ana Tirado Errazquin, MD Paloma Muñoz Saldaña, MD Elena Saez Ruiz, MD Norma Aracil Escoda, MD Consultant Anesthesiologists Infanta Leonor University Hospital Madrid, Spain Miriam Sánchez Merchante, MD Consultant Anesthesiologist Alcorcón Foundation University Hospital Madrid, Spain Laryngeal cysts are infrequent, usually benign casual findings during laryngeal exploration. They can […]
Read MorePeople who undergo surgery at night are twice as likely to die as those operated on during regular daytime hours, research suggests. The findings, being presented at a conference, also suggest a higher than usual risk of death among those who have surgery later in the day and in the early evening. 30-Day Hospital Survival […]
Read MoreWhat Do We (Really) Know About It? Matthias W. Koenig, MD Associate Professor of Pediatrics Eastern Virginia Medical School Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters Children’s Specialty Group, Pediatric Anesthesia Division Norfolk, Virginia Vincent J. Kopp, MD Emeritus Professor Division of Pediatric Anesthesia Department of Anesthesiology University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine Chapel […]
Read MoreAuthor: Jessika Boles, PhD, CCLS Pediatr Nurs. 2016;42(3):147-149. On average, more than 4 million children undergo anesthesia for surgery or procedures each year in the United States, a number that has likely continued to grow in the past decade (Kain & Caldwell-Andrews, 2005). Anesthesia can be a complicated and confusing concept for school-age children and […]
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Read MoreZinc lozenges help soothe postoperative sore throat after endotracheal intubation, a study has confirmed. “Zinc does help and has no adverse side effects,” said Lydia Grondin, MD, associate professor of anesthesiology at the University of Vermont College of Medicine, in Burlington. Zinc, which is involved in processes such as growth and tissue repair, is an […]
Read MoreNew research provides insight into a long-observed, but little-understood connection between chronic pain and anxiety and offers a potential target for treatment. The findings, published in Biological Psychiatry, showed that increased expression of a peptide neurotransmitter the body releases in response to stress — pituitary adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide (PACAP) — is also increased in […]
Read MoreData from a review of US-based clinical trials published today in Mayo Clinic Proceedings suggest that some of the most popular complementary health approaches appear to be effective tools for helping to manage common pain conditions. The review was conducted by a group of scientists from the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), […]
Read MoreBMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2016; 17(1): 356. Authors: Guofang Fang, et al There are many different reasons why patients could be experiencing pain in the gluteal area. Previous studies have shown an association between radicular low back pain (LBP) and gluteal pain (GP). Studies locating the specific level responsible for gluteal pain in lumbar disc hernias […]
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