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Authors: May Hua, M.D. et al Anesthesiology published on September 14, 2017. Background: Recent reports have raised concerns that public reporting of 30-day mortality after cardiac surgery may delay decisions to withdraw life-sustaining therapies for some patients. The authors sought to examine whether timing of mortality after coronary artery bypass graft surgery significantly increases after day 30 […]
Read MoreAuthors: Min-Ching Kuo, Ph.D. et al Anesthesiology published on September 14, 2017. Background: Previous studies showed that synaptic transmission is affected by general anesthetics, but an anesthetic dose response in freely moving animals has not been done. The hippocampus provides a neural network for the evaluation of isoflurane and pentobarbital on multisynaptic transmission that is relevant to […]
Read MoreRetrospective data suggest that a higher SINS score is associated with radiotherapy failure. Complete pain response to spinal radiotherapy is associated with a Spinal Instability Neoplastic Score (SINS) of 7 or lower, according to a study published in The Oncologist.1 Retrospective data suggest that a higher SINS score is associated with radiotherapy failure. This study aimed […]
Read MoreLevobupivacaine presents several advantages over ropivacaine. Photo Credit: D&L Graphics / Science Source Levobupivacaine and ropivacaine show similar analgesic effects postoperatively after brachial plexus block, according to a study recently published in Medicine.1 Both levobupivacaine and ropivacaine are commonly used to provide long-lasting analgesia after peripheral nerve block. Levobupivacaine however, presents several advantages over ropivacaine, with greater […]
Read MoreAdjunctive phenobarbital was used to treat infants with symptoms that were not controlled with the maximum dose of opioid. HealthDay News — Sublingual buprenorphine is associated with shorter duration of treatment than oral morphine for infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.1 The research was published to […]
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