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AUTHORS: Kvarda P et al Foot & Ankle International May 2019 BACKGROUND The rapid increase in the consumption of prescription opioids has become one of the leading medical, economic, and sociological burdens in North America. In the United States, orthopedic surgery is the fourth leading specialty in the number of opioids prescribed, and the largest […]
Read MoreAuthors: Cuker A et al. Am J Hematol 2019 Jun An Anticoagulation Forum guideline provides recommendations on the use of DOAC reversal agents. Sponsoring Organization: The Anticoagulation Forum Background Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) have advantages over warfarin, including the lack of need for monitoring, a lower rate of major bleeding, absence of dietary vitamin K interaction, a […]
Read MoreDoctors at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine are developing a unique device designed to make safe anesthesia available to doctors and patients throughout the developing world, where conventional general anesthesia is both expensive, risky, and often impractical. The device, which has no name as of yet, could also be a lifesaver in […]
Read MoreAnesthesiology News Patients who underwent total knee replacement and used a smartphone app (PainCoach) at home after surgery consistently reduced opioid painkiller use and improved pain control, according to new research presented at the 2019 Euroanaesthesia Congress in Vienna. The more the study participants used the app, the more likely they were to lower pain […]
Read MoreAuthor: Ajai Raj Anesthesiology News A high-volume community hospital has succeeded with routine same-day discharge for knee and hip replacements by using a multimodal analgesia protocol (MMAP). Researchers from Northside Hospital, in Atlanta, reported that their MMAP relies on opioids for analgesia only on an as-needed basis. In 2017, the researchers performed more than 2,000 […]
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