The Pharmaceutical Journal April 2018 Researchers found that 57.7% of patients given amisulpride at induction of inhaled general anaesthetic did not require postoperative rescue medication compared with 46.6% of those assigned to placebo Dopamine antagonists were used in the past for managing postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV). However, their use for this purpose has declined […]
Read MorePioneering surgery on Jay Crouch at Birmingham hospital allows him to eat for first time Author: Kevin Rawlinson Jay Crouch received two kidneys, a pancreas, liver and bowel during a single 10-hour operation. A seven-year-old boy has become the first child to undergo a five-organ transplant in a single operation. Jay Crouch, who has a […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Kawakami, Hiromasa, MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: December 2017 – Volume 125 – Issue 6 – p 2072–2080 BACKGROUND: Caudal anesthesia has been used for postoperative pain control in pediatric surgical patients, but the duration of the analgesic effect is occasionally unsatisfactory. Intravenous steroids have been shown to be effective for postsurgical pain management after […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Smith, Mark, M., MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: November 22, 2017 BACKGROUND: Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) and serotonin–norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) use is known to alter platelet activation and aggregation leading to impairment in hemostasis. Previous studies are ambiguous with regard to bleeding, transfusion, and perioperative complications in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. The purpose […]
Read MoreThe proliferation of opioid abuse and its alarming death toll have become major issues in both medical care and politics, but while many have spent the last several months decrying opioids, alarm has been slowly building over shortages of these same drugs. Shortages of many injectable forms of opioids have reminded patients, federal agencies and […]
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