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Author: Michael Vlessides Anesthesiology News The ongoing debate surrounding the efficacy of perioperative gabapentinoids in adult patients may be over, at least for the management of acute postoperative pain. A team of Canadian researchers concluded that perioperative use of gabapentinoids yields no clinically significant analgesic effect, and comes with an increased risk for adverse events. […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Sahinovic, Marko M. MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: February 2020 BACKGROUND: Clinicians can optimize propofol titration by using 2 sources of pharmacodynamic (PD) information: the predicted effect-site concentration for propofol (Ceprop) and the electroencephalographically (EEG) measured drug effect. Relation between these sources should be time independent, that is, perfectly synchronized. In reality, […]
Read MorePatients with active cannabis dependence and abuse were nearly twice as likely to suffer a myocardial infarction (MI) after surgery, according to a study published in Anesthesiology. The study also found that the prevalence of cannabis dependence or abuse recorded among surgical patients increased significantly over the last decade. For the study, Li Ka Shing, MD, […]
Read MoreNon-drug therapies given to patients with chronic pain may reduce the risk of long-term adverse outcomes, such as alcohol and drug disorder and self-induced injuries, including suicide attempts, according to a study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. The study found that service members with chronic pain who received non-drug therapies while in the […]
Read MoreAuthor: Carly Casella Science Alert Measuring a person’s blood pressure has been a mainstay of medical treatment for over a century, but the way we currently go about it is not always accurate or consistent. We make a lot of assumptions, after all, that one reading at one site can tell us what’s going on […]
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