Double Concentration 2% Propofol Becoming Available The unanticipated increased use of propofol as a sedative for ventilated patients has strained the nation’s propofol supply for intensive care units. As a result, the FDA has issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for emergency use of the Fresenius Kabi Propoven 2% Emulsion to maintain sedation via continuous […]
Read MoreAuthor: Steven Reinberg HealthDay News Obesity makes COVID-19 worse and may lead to deadly blood clots in the lungs, a new study finds. The researchers said that obese patients with COVID-19 may have nearly three times the risk of developing what is known as a pulmonary embolism. “Clinicians can utilize our findings to aid in […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Lang, Shih-Shan MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 2020 BACKGROUND: Moyamoya disease is a condition with potentially devastating and permanent neurological sequelae. Adequate volume status and blood pressure, tight control of carbon dioxide to achieve normocarbia, and providing postoperative analgesia to prevent hyperventilation are typical goals that are used during anesthetic care in […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Egan, Ezekiel D. BA et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: May 2020 – Volume 130 – Issue 5 – p 1320-1330 Abstract The need to reduce the dose of intravenous anesthetic in the setting of hemorrhagic shock is a well-established clinical dogma. Considered collectively,; the body of information concerning the behavior of intravenous anesthetics during […]
Read MoreThe FDA has approved Voltaren Arthritis Pain (diclofenac sodium topical gel, 1%, GlaxoSmithKline), a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) product for the temporary relief of arthritis pain in the hand, wrist, elbow, foot, ankle or knee in adults. Voltaren Arthritis Pain becomes the first prescription-strength NSAID topical gel for arthritis pain to be available over the […]
Read MoreHarvard Business Review Author: Adia Harvey Wingfield Grieving families, social distancing, economic disruption: In many respects, coronavirus has changed the world. But it also has exposed the startlingly consistent toll that catastrophe exacts from black communities. The old adage that “when white America catches a cold, black America gets pneumonia” has become a chilling reality. […]
Read MoreMedical News Today Trigeminy is an abnormal heart rhythm that causes an extra heartbeat. Specifically, the condition causes an abnormal heart rhythm to occur every third heartbeat. Trigeminy can be harmless. In many cases, it causes mild or no symptoms. However, it can also indicate the presence of something more serious, such as heart disease, or […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Clunies-Ross, Natasha MBBS, FRCA et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 2020 BACKGROUND: QT interval prolongation is associated with torsade de pointes but remains a poor predictor of drug torsadogenicity. Increased transmural dispersion of myocardial repolarization (TDR), measured as the time interval between the peak and end of the T wave (Tp-e), is a more […]
Read MoreBy Nancy Shaw DG News Radiofrequency therapy, including thermal, pulsed, and cooled methods, provides significant improvement in osteoarthritic and chronic knee pain for up to 3 months, according to a study presented here at the 2020 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM). “Radiofrequency therapy significantly reduces osteoarthritic knee pain for at […]
Read MoreThe FDA approved the New Drug Application for a meloxicam injection (Anjeso, Baudax Bio), which is indicated for managing moderate to severe pain, alone or in combination with other non–nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) analgesics, according to a press release from the company. The treatment is administered as a once-daily IV bolus push. It is the […]
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