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Authors: Gabriela A. Calhoun, M.D. et al George Washington University, Washington, Dist. of Columbia, United States Background: Ketamine has been in clinical practice since the 1960s, used for its analgesic properties as a N-methyl-d-aspartic acid receptor antagonist (1). The role of ketamine at lower, sub-anesthetic doses has recently gained interest in chronic pain management, a condition affecting […]
Read MoreAuthors: Toshiya Koitabashi, M.D.,Ph.D. et al Tokyo Dental College Ichikawa General Hospital, Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan Introduction: Tapentadol (TP) has two mechanisms of action: mu-opioid receptor agonism and noradrenaline reuptake inhibition. Since TP has been developed for the management of chronic pain, there is paucity of information regarding the efficacy and tolerability in cancer pain management. We […]
Read MoreThere are disproportionately higher rates of in-hospital mortality, postoperative complications and hospital readmission rates after isolated coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery in patients on Medicare, Medicaid and those without insurance, compared with those with private insurance. “Our anesthesiology department wants to know how anesthesia care impacts patient outcomes,” said Zachary A. Turnbull, MD, an […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Katz, Daniel, MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: Oct 2017 BACKGROUND: Spinal anesthesia has become the most common type of anesthetic for cesarean delivery. The major limitation to spinal anesthesia is that the duration of the anesthetic may not be adequate in the event of a prolonged surgery. Some practitioners add epinephrine to hyperbaric bupivacaine to […]
Read MoreAlthough most of the conversation about the epidemic of prescription opioid abuse centers on chronic pain, opioids also are massively overprescribed for acute pain in children, research shows. Myron Yaster, MD, professor of anesthesiology at the University of Colorado Denver and an anesthesiologist at Children’s Hospital Colorado, in Aurora, reviewed research showing that opioids are […]
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