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Pregabalin (Lyrica) is not effective in controlling the chronic pain that sometimes develops following traumatic nerve injury, according to a study published in the Journal of Neurology. The results of the international study, which was driven by an effort to identify effective non-opioid pain medications, did show potential in relieving in pain that sometimes lingers after […]
Read MoreTwo separate studies on Monday report successes with epidural electrical stimulation in helping paralyzed patients regain the ability to walk. As reported in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers enrolled four patients who experienced spinal cord injuries roughly 3 years earlier. The patients had no motor abilities below the level of their injuries; two of […]
Read MoreAn estimated 80,000 Americans died of flu and its complications last winter — the disease’s highest death toll in at least four decades. The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Robert Redfield, revealed the total in an interview Tuesday night with The Associated Press. Flu experts knew it was a very […]
Read MoreAuthors: Sérgio M. Pereira, M.D. et al Anesthesiology published September 2018. What We Already Know about This Topic: In patients with adult respiratory distress syndrome, physiologic tidal volume and positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) are protective In patients without lung diseases undergoing mechanical ventilation under general anesthesia, optimal PEEP is unknown What This Article Tells Us That […]
Read MoreAntibiotic therapy alone appears to be feasible for the initial treatment of uncomplicated appendicitis in adults, according to longer-term follow-up from the APPAC trial, published in JAMA. Roughly 530 adults with uncomplicated acute appendicitis confirmed on computed tomography were randomized to appendectomy or antibiotics. The latter entailed intravenous ertapenem for 3 days, followed by oral levofloxacin […]
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