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Patients with cancer could benefit from a simple bedside system to manage their pain, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. The new approach reduces pain levels compared with conventional care, according to Marie Fallon, MD, Palliative and Supportive Care Group, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, and colleagues. The researchers worked […]
Read MoreThere is a lack of correlation between physician scores and those of others for physician-patient communication, according to a study published in the July/August issue of the Annals of Family Medicine. Jenni Burt, Ph.D., from the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom, and colleagues analyzed survey data from patients attending face-to-face appointments with 45 family physicians […]
Read MoreAuthors: Isaac Wasserman, M.P.H. et al Anesthesiology 7 2018, Vol.129, 77-88. Background: The value of intravenous acetaminophen in postoperative pain management remains debated. The authors tested the hypothesis that intravenous acetaminophen use, in isolation and in comparison to oral, would be associated with decreased opioid utilization (clinically significant reduction defined as 25%) and opioid-related adverse effects in […]
Read MoreThe United States Cluster Headache Survey revealed differences in presentation between cluster headache sufferers exposed to tobacco and those not exposed, according to research published in Headache. This study found that respondents who were exposed to tobacco presented more severely in terms of headache frequency, disability due to headaches, and cycle frequency. They also reported the […]
Read MoreAuthors: David O. Warner, M.D. et al Anesthesiology 7 2018, Vol.129, 89-105. Background: Few studies of how exposure of children to anesthesia may affect neurodevelopment employ comprehensive neuropsychological assessments. This study tested the hypothesis that exposure to multiple, but not single, procedures requiring anesthesia before age 3 yr is associated with adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes. Methods: Unexposed, singly […]
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