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This is for our providers who practice pain management. The time has come to seriously explore the use of nonopioid analgesia for managing pain in the emergency department, said experts speaking at the American Academy of Emergency Medicine 21st Annual Scientific Assembly in Austin, Texas. “Relying on opioids as the primary analgesics for moderate to […]
Read MoreParacetamol, known as acetaminophen in the United States, may have more risks than originally thought, particularly when it is taken at the higher end of standard therapeutic doses, according to a new systematic review. The authors and an outside expert recommend caution when interpreting the data, as they are observational in nature and are subject […]
Read MoreChronic pain and inappropriate use of pain medications are common in people with early-stage chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. “We demonstrated that there is a link between pain and patient safety in CKD and that the CKD population warrants closer attention to […]
Read MorePublished in Crit Care Med. 2015;43(1):194-204. Authors: Jing Lan Mu et Objectives Postcardiac surgery delirium is associated with increased risks of morbidity, cognitive decline, poor health-related quality of life and mortality, and higher healthcare costs. We performed a systematic review of randomized controlled trials to examine the effect of pharmacologic agents for the prevention and the treatment […]
Read MorePublished in BMC Anesthesiol. 2014;14(83) Authors: Francisco Esteve et al Background The arterial partial pressure of O2 and the fraction of inspired oxygen (PaO2/FiO2) ratio is widely used in ICUs as an indicator of oxygenation status. Although cardiac surgery and ICU scores can predict mortality, during the first hours after cardiac surgery few instruments are available to […]
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