Anesthesia & Analgesia: Aug 2015 Authors: Van Alstine, Luke W. MD et al BACKGROUND: Poliomyelitis is a viral infectious disease caused by 1 of the 3 strains of poliovirus. The World Health Organization launched an eradication campaign in 1988. Although the number of cases of poliomyelitis has drastically declined, eradication has not yet been achieved, […]
Read MoreAuthors: Friedman BW et al., Ann Emerg Med 2015 Aug 27; Adding a large dose of diphenhydramine to metoclopramide therapy did not improve outcomes. Acute migraine is best treated with sumatriptan, prochlorperazine, caffeine, ibuprofen, or a combination, and opioids should be avoided assiduously. Metoclopramide is often used instead of prochlorperazine, though it is probably inferior (NEJM JW Psychiatry […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: Sept 2015 Authors: Ghali, Ashraf M. MD et al BACKGROUND: This study evaluated the motor and sensory block durations and the postoperative analgesic effects of adding dexmedetomidine to levobupivacaine for sub-Tenon’s block anesthesia in patients undergoing vitreoretinal surgery. Motor and sensory block durations were considered as a primary end point. METHODS: Sixty […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: August 2015 Authors: Flood, Pamela MD et al BACKGROUND: Variability in the mean durations of labor analgesia for vaginal delivery among hospitals is unknown. Such differences in means among hospitals would influence appropriate equitable fee-for-service payment to US anesthesia groups. Equitable payment is the foundational principle of relative value unit payment, which, […]
Read MoreA series of papers published in the British Journal of Anaesthesia detail the differences in the way common anaesthetics affect the brains of older patients and children, findings that could lead to ways of improving monitoring technology and the safety of general anaesthesia for such patients. Recent investigations into the neurobiology underlying the effects of […]
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