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Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand, 2015 Sep;94(9):1014-21. Authors: Frauenfelders S et al INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to compare patient satisfaction between remifentanil patient-controlled analgesia (RPCA) and epidural analgesia (EA) for labor pain. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This prospective cohort study was carried out on primiparous women requesting analgesia for labor at a Teaching Hospital, Amsterdam, the […]
Read MoreCardiovac Thorac Surg 2015 Jun 13. pii: ivv154 Authors: Fiorelli A et al OBJECTIVES: To evaluate if the pre-emptive administration of ketamine would potentiate the effect of intravenous morphine analgesia in the management of post-thoracotomy pain. METHODS: This was a unicentre, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, prospective study. Patients were randomly assigned to receive 1 mg/kg ketamine (ketamine group) […]
Read MoreBMC Anesthesiol. 2015;15(34) Authors: Kentaro Ouchi; Kazuna Sugiyama Abstrate: We investigated the impact of the type of neurological disorder on the required propofol dose for anesthesia and the time to emerge from anesthesia during dental treatment in patients with autism (AU), cerebral palsy (CP), and intellectual disability (ID), some of whom also had epilepsy. Methods: We studied 224 […]
Read MoreBr J Anaesth. 2015;114(6):869-871. Authors: F. Kiernan; D. J. Buggy Delivering value for money is an increasingly insistent demand in health policy, driven by financial constraint, increased patient expectations, an ageing population, and more expensive technologies. Health performance measurement is central to ensuring that the healthcare we provide is of value to both those who pay […]
Read MorePatients with migraine do not take their prescribed triptan medications in more than two in every five attacks, a new study finds. Results from the largest-ever study to track real-time adherence to triptans during an extended period were presented here at the American Headache Society (AHS) 57th Annual Scientific Meeting by Robert A. Nicholson, PhD, […]
Read MoreThe Perioperative Surgical Home (PSH) is an effective clinical care delivery model that reduces medical costs, improves patient satisfaction and enhances clinical quality, according to Zeev Kain, MD, professor and chair, Associate Dean for Clinical Operations at the University of California, Irvine. There is currently a huge variability and lack of communication among surgical care […]
Read MoreJoseph Loskove, MD, is the chief of anesthesia for Memorial Healthcare System Patients designated as “difficult to intubate” (DTI) are more at risk for losing their lives during both emergency and routine surgeries. Surprisingly, it is not the difficult airway itself that is most life-threatening; modern medical technology allows physicians to intubate even the most […]
Read MoreKnee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2015 Jun Authors: Kim JY et al PURPOSE: Despite its effectiveness in other surgeries, studies on continuous epidural block in upper-extremity surgery are rare because of technical difficulties and potential complications. This study compared postoperative analgesic efficacy and safety of ultrasound-guided continuous interscalene brachial plexus block (UCISB) and fluoroscopy-guided targeted continuous cervical […]
Read MoreWorld J Surg. 2015 Jun 5 Authors: Ventham NT et al BACKGROUND: Intravenous (IV) lidocaine has analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties. This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of IV lidocaine in controlling postoperative pain following laparoscopic surgery. METHODS: A meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) comparing IV lidocaine versus placebo/routine treatment for postoperative analgesia following laparoscopic surgery. […]
Read MorePatients who complain of restless leg syndrome (RLS) often have pain as one of the common symptoms of the disorder and they often seek medical treatment for relief of that pain, researchers reported here at SLEEP 2015, the 29th Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS). About 58% of adult patients were responders […]
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