This is another article I found interesting so I wanted to share with our readers Middle-aged adults with five low-risk lifestyle factors could live more than a decade longer than their less healthy peers, according to a Circulationstudy. Using data from the Nurses’ Health Study and Health Professionals Follow-up Study, researchers examined associations between five low-risk […]
Read MoreBy LISA RAPAPORT Reuters When intensive care units have flexible visiting hours that allow families to spend more time at the bedside, patients may be less likely to suffer delirium or severe anxiety, a research review suggests. Most ICUs have restrictive visiting policies, often driven by a concern that families lingering in patient rooms might […]
Read MoreMayo Clinic Proceedings May 2018 Volume 93, Issue 5, Pages 558-559 Author: Michael J. Joyner, MD Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN When blood is ejected from the heart, it first meets the aorta and large conducting blood vessels that branch from it. In young healthy people, these vessels are compliant […]
Read MoreAuthors: Melanie Townsend, MD et al JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. published April 2018. Question Can perioperative pain control be improved with the addition of gabapentin to traditional narcotic medication regimens in patients undergoing mucosal head and neck surgery? Findings In this randomized clinical trial, compared with a placebo group of 46 individuals, 44 patients who received 300 mg […]
Read MorePatients Also Improperly Store and Dispose of Opioids A new study led by Johns Hopkins researchers adds to growing evidence that patients underuse nonopioid pain relievers to supplement opioid pain management after spine and joint surgery. A report on the findings, which also shows that patients improperly store and dispose of unused opioids, was published in the […]
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