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Author: Michael Vlessides Anesthesiology News Opioids may be the preferred therapy for treating cancer-related pain, but as a French study has demonstrated, continuous peripheral nerve blocks also may have a place. The study found that in carefully selected cancer patients, continuous peripheral nerve blocks represent a safe and surprisingly effective alternative analgesic modality, sometimes lasting […]
Read MoreAuthor: Andrew Goldstein Anesthesiology News Women given remifentanil for labor pain were less likely to need a subsequent epidural compared with women given meperidine, the current standard for labor pain relief in the United Kingdom, according to a study published in the Lancet (2018;392(10148):662-672.). “What I think the study has shown rigorously for the first time, in […]
Read MoreAuthor: Joseph F. Answine, MD, FASA Anesthesiology News Sugammadex (Bridion, Merck) has proven to be superior to acetylcholinesterase inhibitors for the reversal of neuromuscular blockade with a steroidal nondepolarizing neuromuscular blocking agent (NMBA); and, after high-dose rocuronium (1.2 mg/kg), it has been found superior to succinylcholine for return of neuromuscular function after rapid sequence induction. […]
Read MoreA large retrospective study presented here at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) has found that adequate postpartum pain control is associated with a decreased risk of postpartum depression. Recent studies have suggested that epidural analgesia is linked to a reduced risk of postpartum depression. One study of 214 women […]
Read MoreTranscutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) improves pain and fatigue, compared with no treatment, in women with fibromyalgia, according to a study presented here at the 2018 Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Rheumatology/Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals (ACR/ARHP). “Most women who received active TENS reported global improvement in their condition,” reported Leslie Crofford, […]
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