Non-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 MoreI thought this was interesting so I wanted to share with our readers. Author: Kerri Fitzgerald Docwire Radiation exposure from computed tomography (CT) scans is associated with an increased risk of thyroid cancer and leukemia, according to a study published in JNCI Cancer Spectrum. Researchers conducted a nested case-control study in a cohort constructed from a […]
Read MoreAuthor: Debra Bruno The Washington Post Diane Fresquez rests on an operating table at Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc hospital in Brussels, a pale blue cap on her head. She’s having her two tiny parathyroid glands removed. But for this operation, Fresquez is awake. Cradling her head with two hands and stroking her forehead is Fabienne Roelants, […]
Read MoreAuthors: Mohamed F. Mostafa et al European Journal of Pain January 2020 Volume 24 Issue 1 pages 182-191 Background Various adjuvants were added to intrathecal anaesthetics to improve quality of the block and postoperative analgesia. We hypothesized that intrathecal dexmedetomidine and magnesium sulphate (MgSO4) may add similar effects. Our objectives were to compare their effects […]
Read MoreAuthors: Moriyoshi Oji et al BMC Anesthesiology volume 19, Article number: 169 (2019) Background We previously demonstrated that lubrication of an endotracheal tube (ETT) cuff with K-Y™ jelly strongly and significantly inhibited the increase in cuff pressure during nitrous oxide (N2O) exposure in vitro. However, in our previous study, we identified critical differences between some influential factors, such as the […]
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