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Author: Anna DeNelsky Anesthesiology News The risk for an opioid overdose is higher in households where a family member was previously prescribed these drugs, according to a new study. The overdose risk increases with the amount prescribed. When a family member is prescribed a dose of opioids equivalent to 50 to 90 morphine milligram equivalents […]
Read MoreMedical News Today A new blood test could save lives in the treatment of sepsis. It assesses five markers in the blood to predict who is at low, medium, and high risk of death. With this knowledge, doctors could start treating the serious condition much earlier and with more precision. Researchers from several children’s hospitals […]
Read MoreAuthors: Chen J et al Int J Surg. 2019 Nov 5 OBJECTIVE: We performed this meta-analysis to evaluate the effectiveness of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) for preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) after general anesthesia. METHODS: We searched PubMed, EMbase, Ovid, Web of Science for relevant randomized controlled trials (RCTs) about TEAS for the […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Vlessides Anesthesiology News Oral airways, which are used around the world an estimated 350 million times annually and often in challenging situations, are a ubiquitous part of anesthesia practice. Yet as a retired professor from the Emory University School of Medicine explained, current airways have drawbacks as they are not designed to hold […]
Read MoreAuthors: Dohms K et al BMJ Open. 2019 Oct 8;9(10) OBJECTIVES: Whether spinal anaesthesia (SA) reduces intraoperative and postoperative complications compared with general anaesthesia (GA) was investigated. DESIGN: The meta-analysis was structured based on the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) statement. Databases (PubMed, MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials […]
Read MoreAuthors: Tai YH et al BMJ Open. 2019 Nov 7;9(11):e031936 OBJECTIVES: We aimed to investigate the factors associated with variations in postoperative pain trajectories over time in patients using intravenous patient-controlled analgesia (IV-PCA) for postoperative pain. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. SETTING: A single medical centre in Taiwan. PARTICIPANTS: Patients receiving IV-PCA after surgery. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY […]
Read MoreWritten by Lisa Templeton Medical News Today While 10% of people in the United States report being allergic to penicillin, 9 in 10 are not. However, this can be difficult to scratch from medical records. So concludes one of three studies presented at a scientific meeting in Houston, TX, shedding fresh light on the antibiotic. Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin by […]
Read MoreAuthors: Tan X et al Medicine (Baltimore). 2019 Oct;98(40) Abstract This study is designed to clarify the incidence of epidural morphine induced pruritus (EMIP) in Chinese Han and Tibetan parturients after cesarean section (CS) and to identify the correlated risk factors.This is a prospective multicenter observational study. Follow-up evaluations were performed at 3 hours, 6 hours, 12 hours, 24 hours, […]
Read MoreI wanted to share with our readers since the practice of anesthesia can be stressful. Medical News Today Driving can be very stressful, particularly if you are stuck in heavy traffic or are an inexperienced driver, and this stress will eventually take its toll on the heart. However, researchers now confirm that there is a […]
Read MoreAuthors: Jung Min Lee et al BMC Anesthesiology volume 19, Article number: 133 (2019) Background During lumbar spine surgery, patients are placed in the prone position for surgical access. The prone position has various effects on cardiac and pulmonary function, including a decreased cardiac index (CI), decreased dynamic lung compliance (Cdyn), and increased peak inspiratory pressure (Ppeak). In this study, […]
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