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About 15% of a group of Medicare patients who had not used opioid medications in the previous 2 months filled opioid prescriptions within a week of hospital discharge, according to a research report published June 13 in JAMA Internal Medicine. A second report finds “suboptimal” practices related to sharing, storing, and disposing of opioids, as well as […]
Read MoreAuthors: Shaheed CA et al., JAMA Intern Med 2016 May 23; Opioids provided some short- and intermediate-term pain control, but the effect wasn’t clinically meaningful. Patients with chronic low back pain often are treated with opioids, but evidence that these drugs are effective for managing low back pain is lacking. In this systematic review and meta-analysis, investigators […]
Read MoreThe World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists (WFSA) just launched a new charity to help train more anesthesiologists from low-income countries. There is a shortage of more than 1 million specialist surgeons, anesthetists and obstetricians, and this number is expected to soar to 2.2 million by 2030, according to a recent report (Lancet 2015;386:569-624). More than 5 billion […]
Read MoreMedication practices during and immediately after rapid sequence intubation (RSI) show wide variation among ICUs and emergency departments (EDs) across the United States, a new study has found. There were clear differences in choice of medication, based on patient location and type of intubating provider. “Practices likely vary because there are several controversies regarding medication […]
Read MoreLetter to the Editor: Uriel Yodfat, MD Monitored anesthesia care (MAC) is clearly defined by the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) House of Delegates.1 This definition is often poorly understood by surgeons, patients and, at times, anesthesia providers. This lack of clarity is what brought about the need for the ASA statement distinguishing between MAC, various […]
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