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Infants under the age of 1 year, children 13 years and older, paediatric patients with high ASA physical status, and those treated in university hospitals may be at increased risk for longer exposure to general anaesthesia, which appears to affect neurodevelopment, according to results of a retrospective cohort analysis presented at the 2017 Annual Meeting […]
Read MoreOpioid-free anaesthesia is both safe and effective, and dramatically decreases postoperative nausea, according to results of a retrospective review presented October 23 at the 2017 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA). Lead author Enrico M. Camporesi, MD, University of South Florida and TEAMHealth Anesthesia, Tampa, Florida and colleagues examined the records of […]
Read MoreScrambler Therapy — in which an electronic device is used to block transmission of pain signals by providing non-pain information to the nerve fibres — is a viable option for the treatment of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN), according to results of a small, prospective study presented on October 21 at the 2017 Annual Meeting of […]
Read MoreIntraperitoneal bupivacaine is an effective postoperative analgesic following laparascopic cholecystectomy, according to results of a meta-analysis presented here at the 2017 Annual Meeting of the American College of Surgeons (ACS). “Intraperitoneal bupivacaine instillation effectively reduces post-operative pain in patients who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy, specifically in the first 12 hours postoperatively,” stated lead author Linnelle Lao, […]
Read MoreIntraoperative administration of a fixed dose of dexmedetomidine is associated with a 35% decrease in postoperative opioid use and faster discharge from the post-anaesthesia care unit (PACU) in patients undergoing minimally invasive thoracic surgery, according to prospective research presented at the 2017 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA). Multimodal analgesia is commonly […]
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