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Anesthesia & Analgesia: June 2016 – Volume 122 – Issue 6 – p 2007–2016 AUTHORS: Hunt, Tristan D. BS et al BACKGROUND: The safety of anesthetic care provided during childbirth has improved during the past 2 decades in the United States, with a marked decrease in the rate of anesthesia-related adverse events (ARAEs). To date, […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: April 22, 2016 AUTHORS: Gonzalez Fiol, Antonio MD et al BACKGROUND: Rarely, epidural catheters may fracture upon removal or insertion. Understanding some of the mechanical properties of epidural catheters, such as their tensile strength and how external factors (including temperature) can influence their strength, will aid physicians in making decisions if faced […]
Read MoreTo reach the CRC recommendation, the task force mainly considered CVD trials in which cancer was a secondary finding, because there were limited data specifically on the effects of aspirin on cancer. From 10 trials (N=103,787), the task force determined that the individuals who took aspirin had a slightly reduced risk for death compared with […]
Read MoreA new overview of approaches to analgesia and anesthesia in people undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) leaves no stone unturned (J Am Acad Orthop Surg2016;24:60-73). In just 12 pages of text, diagrams and tables, Calin Moucha, MD, and two other experts from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, in New York City, review […]
Read MoreThe US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed a ban on electrical stimulation devices (ESDs) used to treat self-injurious or aggressive behavior. The FDA says the devices “present an unreasonable and substantial risk to public health that cannot be corrected or eliminated through changes to the labeling.” ESDs give electrical shocks via electrodes attached to the […]
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