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Joan E. Spiegel, MD Assistant Professor Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Harvard Medical School Boston, Massachusetts Editorial Advisory Board Member, Anesthesiology News Matthew Hellman, MD Clinical Fellow in Anesthesiology Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston, Massachusetts Achondroplasia is the most common cause of dwarfism. As a genetic disorder of skeletal dysplasia, it literally translates to “without […]
Read MoreVery low frequency (<2 Hz) stimulation may be more effective at controlling neuropathic pain in patients with spinal-cord injury than higher frequencies (>10 Hz), according to a small, 2-subject study presented on September 28 at the 140th Annual Meeting of the American Neurological Association (ANA). Corneliu Luca MD, PhD, University of Miami Health System, Miami, […]
Read MoreThis might be worth trying in RR if it works in ER. Authors: Beadle KL et al., Ann Emerg Med 2015 Dec 8; Breathing with an alcohol wipe in front of the nose was more effective than breathing with a saline wipe. Prior research has found antiemetics to be no more effective than placebo in emergency department […]
Read MoreResearchers are raising safety concerns about high rates of new opioid use among older adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a study published today in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. “The new use of opioids was remarkably high among adults with COPD living in the community,” said Nicholas Vozoris, MD, St. Michael’s […]
Read MoreAuthors: Meng Lv et al BMC Anesthesiol. 2015;15(87) A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials Background: Shivering is a frequent complication following surgery and anaesthesia. A large variety of studies have been reported that nefopam may be efficacious for the prevention and treatment of perioperative shivering. Regrettably, there is still no conclusion of the efficacy and safety of […]
Read MoreAuthors: R. D. Sanders; M. E. Jørgensen; G. A. Mashour Br J Anaesth. 2015;115(1):11-13. Introduction Perioperative stroke is a potentially devastating complication with an incidence of 0.1–0.6% in non-cardiac surgery. Although rare, stroke in the perioperative setting is associated with an adjusted 8-fold increase in mortality, thus developing preventive strategies is of paramount importance. The recent […]
Read MorePublished in Paediatr Anaesth 2015 Dec;25(12):1248-53. Authors: Jain D et al BACKGROUND: Studies that have compared and quantified the oropharynageal leak pressure (OPLP) and adequacy of ventilation with supraglottic airway devices in different head and neck positions have been done in adult populations. The effects of head-neck position changes on the functioning of I-gel(™) in pediatric population […]
Read MorePublished in Paediatr Anaesth, 2015 Sep;25(9):897-905. Authors: Lundblad M et al BACKGROUND: Adult meta-analysis has identified dexmedetomidine as a potentially useful adjunct to prolong the duration of peripheral nerve blocks. However, no data exist regarding the adjuvant use of dexmedetomidine in the setting of pediatric peripheral nerve blocks. METHODS: Using a prospective, randomized, double-blind design, children (1½-8 […]
Read MorePublished in Paediatr Anaesth, 2015 Sep;25(9):906-10. Authors: Wang H et al BACKGROUND: Sevoflurane is widely used in pediatric anesthesia. However, a high incidence of emergence agitation (EA) after general anesthesia with sevoflurane has been reported and pain has been regarded as a significant contributing factor. The objective of this prospective randomized, placebo-controlled trial was to determine whether […]
Read MorePublished in J Clin Anesth, 2015 Dec;27(8):658-64. Authors: Bugada D et al STUDY OBJECTIVE: The study objective is to identify differences in postoperative pain management according to different analgesic treatments, targeting 2 main pathways involved in pain perception. DESIGN: The design is a randomized, parallel groups, open-label study. SETTING: The setting is in an operating room, postoperative […]
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