Authors: Aurora Naa-Afoley Quaye et al Pain Medicine, 30 November 2018 Objective There is no consensus on the optimal perioperative management of patients on buprenorphine (BUP) for opioid use disorder (OUD). This article will review the available literature on BUP and the analgesic efficacy of BUP combined with full mu-opioid agonists and discuss the conflicting […]
Read MoreAuthor: Bruce Japsen Forbes Health Hospitals improved their financial performance last year but they continue to struggle to increase their volumes, according to a new report. Healthcare consulting firm Kaufman Hall called 2018 “generally a year of improvement” for hospitals. “Profitability indicators demonstrated growth in operating margin as compared with (2017) of about 5% and […]
Read MoreI thought this was interesting so wanted to share. By Chiara Townley A new study conducted in Japan found that the need to urinate in the night, called nocturia, may be linked to hypertension and high salt intake. Frequently going to the toilet at night may be a sign of high blood pressure, according to […]
Read MoreSource: Science Daily A new study appearing in the journal CHEST®, published by Elsevier, may change the way we think about sleep disorders. In this study led by Dr. Luciano F. Drager, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and short sleep duration (SSD) were compared with excessive daytime sleepiness; anxiety/depressive symptoms; and several cardiometabolic risk factors including […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Vlessides Anesthesiology News Current data do not strongly support the use of programmed intermittent bolus (PIB) technology in peripheral nerve blocks, a review from Mayo Clinic has concluded. Nevertheless, the investigators found that current literature shows advantages for the PIB technique in blocks with circumferential spread and compartment blocks in the early postoperative […]
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