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Authors: Frank Petzke et al European Journal of Pain December 2019 Background and Objective This updated systematic review evaluated the efficacy, tolerability and safety of opioids compared to placebo in non‐malignant chronic low back pain. Databases and Data Treatment Clinicaltrials.gov, CENTRAL, MEDLINE and PsycINFO were searched from October 2013 to May 2019. Randomized controlled trials […]
Read MoreAuthors: Luc E. Vanlinthout et al Pediatric Anesthesia Dec 2019 Background The benefit of using neuromuscular blocking agents to facilitate tracheal intubation in children remains unclear due to variations in design, treatments, and results among trials. By combining the available evidence, we aimed to establish whether scientific findings are consistent and can be generalized across […]
Read MoreAuthors: Yanshuang Wang et al BMC Anesthesiology volume 20, Article number: 1 (2020) Background To compare the application and efficacy of ropivacaine combined with sufentanil for continuous epidural anesthesia (CEA) and combined spinal-epidural anesthesia (CSEA) in labor analgesia. Methods Three hundred sixty pregnant women requesting labor analgesia from October 2017 to August 2018 were selected retrospectively. According to the anesthetic […]
Read MoreAuthor: Nikki Kean Anesthesiology News Dosing, tapering among issues of concern Almost from the day it was released in 2016, the “CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain” has triggered criticism from many patients and providers. Nearly three years later, the agency finally seems to be listening, with two publications in April that take […]
Read MoreAuthor: Patrick Campbell MD Magazine A new study, led by investigators from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, has discovered an alarming, potential link between cardiovascular disease and a person’s risk of developing kidney failure. The community-based study, which included more than 9000 US adults and a median follow-up of 17.5 years, found […]
Read MoreAuthors: Hicham Jabbour et al Obesity Surgery December 2019 Backgrounds Optimal pain management in bariatric patients is crucial for early recovery. This study aims to evaluate the effects of magnesium and ketamine combination on morphine consumption after open bariatric surgery (primary outcome), as well as on postoperative pain scores and occurrence of side effects. Method […]
Read MoreRadius Anesthesia blog Jan 2020 Anesthesia has evolved over the previous decades; however, the basic concepts are still applicable in day to day anesthesia instruments and apparatuses. The understanding of the clinical relevance of physical principles for liquids and gases under pressure and at varying temperatures and volumes is crucial to ensure a safe outcome […]
Read MoreAuthors: Alexandre Joosten, M.D., Ph.D. et al Anesthesiology 2 2020, Vol.132, 253-266. Background: Cognitive changes after anesthesia and surgery represent a significant public health concern. We tested the hypothesis that, in patients 60 yr or older scheduled for noncardiac surgery, automated management of anesthetic depth, cardiac blood flow, and protective lung ventilation using three independent […]
Read MoreAuthor: Bob Kronemyer Anesthesiology News The investigational analgesic desmetramadol has the same efficacy and safety as the opiate analgesic tramadol, according to two clinical studies, but desmetramadol does not carry the metabolic shortcomings of tramadol. Tramadol is believed to be safer than Schedule II opioids because it does not cause clinically significant respiratory depression at […]
Read MoreAuthor: Lauren Sharkey Medical News Today A review of 14 studies found that people with persistent headache or back pain were twice as likely to experience the other disorder as well. New research finds a strong association between headaches and lower back pain. Chronic headaches and persistent back pain are both debilitating conditions. New findings suggest a link between […]
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