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Women diagnosed with breast cancer who are taking aromatase inhibitors to prevent disease recurrence may get relief from joint pain associated with the drugs through acupuncture procedures, according to a study presented here at the 2017 Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS). In a clinical trial that included a sham acupuncture treatment and a […]
Read MoreCold hands, warm heart, as the saying goes. But when it comes to anesthesia, the inverse may be true. Standard induction techniques cause vasodilation, which transfers heat energy away from the core to the periphery in a process known as redistribution hypothermia. According to a new study, however, changing how anesthetic inductions are performed can […]
Read MoreIn a study that has relevance for the ongoing debate about anesthetic neurotoxicity in children, researchers have identified predictors of increased anesthetic duration for some of the most common pediatric general surgeries. Given the possible association between duration of anesthetic exposure and long-term cognitive deficits, understanding predictors of variability may be useful in identifying patients […]
Read MoreAuthors: Oulego-Erroz I et al. Intensive Care Med 2017 Dec 1. In this respect, maybe children are just small adults (with smaller, harder-to-cannulate veins). Ultrasound has definitively been shown to facilitate central line placement in adults, and single-center and operating room studies also support its use in children (NEJM JW Emerg Med Nov 2014 and Acad Emerg Med 2014; 21:981). However, […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Odonkor, Charles, A., MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: January 2018 – Volume 126 – Issue 1 – p 280–288 BACKGROUND: Low back pain is the leading cause of years lost to disability with approximately 15%–25% of the chronic back pain population suffering from lumbar facet arthropathy. No large-scale study has sought to systematically identify inciting […]
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