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This is for our readers that treat chronic pain patients. Corticosteroid injections used to treat osteoarthritis (OA) pain in the hip and knee may be more dangerous than previously thought, according to a study published in Radiology. Researchers suggested that injection-associated risks like rapid progressive OA, which may eventually lead to joint collapse, should be integrated […]
Read MoreAuthors: René Miguel Gonzalez, MD Anesthesiology News The Problem In 2017, Goudra and Singh wrote: “The growing popularity of deep sedation for UGI [upper gastrointestinal] endoscopy has created immense challenges to anesthesiologists. Gastroenterologists have clearly benefited from deep sedation. It allows performing complicated procedures with relative ease. However, research suggests that management of the airway […]
Read MoreAuthor: Chase Doyle Anesthesiology News A study of three analgesic strategies for major lower extremity amputations reveals that regional anesthesia provides superior perioperative pain control within 72 hours of surgery. The retrospective review of lower limb amputations showed that peripheral nerve blockade with combined standard and liposomal bupivacaine (Exparel, Pacira) was associated with lower oral […]
Read MoreAuthor: Bob Kronemyer Anesthesiology News The investigational IV opioid oliceridine (Trevena) provided adequate and rapid analgesia after colorectal surgery, according to a secondary analysis of a subgroup of patients that was part of a phase 3, multicenter, open-label study. The analysis, which was presented at the 2019 Annual Congress of the American Society for Enhanced […]
Read MoreNBC News The growth in life expectancy in the U.S. over the next four decades is expected to be slower than it was in the four previous decades, according to census reports released Thursday. By 2060, almost a quarter of all U.S. residents will be over age 65, and life expectancy will reach an all-time […]
Read MoreAuthors: Taruna W. Penmetcha, MD et al Anesthesiology News A Case Report and Review Methadone is a mu agonist used in detoxification treatment for patients who abuse opioids and to treat those in chronic pain.1 Methadone is also an N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist, which makes it a unique drug for management of neuropathic pain and opioid-induced hyperalgesia.2 It […]
Read MoreAuthor: ADAM CANCRYN Politico Both parties agree the focus should be on pocketbook health issues, rather than a dramatic overhaul like “Medicare for All.” Americans have a clear message for President Donald Trump and the Democratic candidates vying to replace him: Lower health care costs. The vast majority of Americans rank cutting health care and […]
Read MoreAuthor: Bob Kronemyer Anesthesiology News A single 10-mg dose of IV amisulpride (BARHEMSYS, Acacia) was statistically more effective than placebo as rescue treatment for postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) in high-risk patients who failed prophylactic agents, according to a multicenter phase 3 study. Amisulpride has been approved as an oral antipsychotic for over 30 years […]
Read MoreAuthor: Chase Doyle Anesthesiology News Balancing the goals of analgesia with early ambulation after total knee arthroplasty has led to increasingly selective regional analgesia that can sometimes fail to provide optimal pain control. However, recent analysis suggests that adding the iPACK (Infiltration between the Popliteal Artery and Capsule of the Knee) block may offer patients […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Fielding-Singh, Vikram MD, JD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 2020 – Volume 130 – Issue 3 – p 627-634 BACKGROUND: A new billable code for intraoperative cardiac arrest was introduced with the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, classification system. Using a national administrative database, we performed a retrospective analysis of intraoperative cardiac arrest in […]
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