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This is for our providers treating chronic pain patients. For patients with osteoarthritis, a formulation of the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) diclofenac, developed with SoluMatrix fine-particle technology (Zorvolex, Iroko Pharmaceuticals), improves health-related quality of life, physical function, and pain, according to a phase 3 open-label study. “We re-engineered diclofenac to enable lower doses to be used, […]
Read MorePatients undergoing elective surgery may fare better if they receive regional anesthesia (RA) instead of general anesthesia (GA), according to researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, in Nashville, Tenn. The study found that 0.81% of adults receiving RA died within 30 days of surgery, compared with 1.13% of those receiving GA (abstract JS01). It’s a […]
Read MoreMedical and surgical patient costs reduced as well Patients who declined transfusions but were treated with blood-conservation methods suffered fewer deaths, infections and other morbid outcomes compared with those who accepted donor blood and received standard care, a new Johns Hopkins study concluded. Mortality rates were almost fourfold lower in patients who declined allogeneic blood […]
Read MoreMalignant hyperthermia (MH) can be a life-threatening condition and diagnosing it can be a challenge. A chart review by an international research team led by Columbia University Medical Center, New York City, and sponsored by the Malignant Hyperthermia Association of the United States (MHAUS) has concluded that approximately 70% of International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-9– […]
Read MoreAuthors: Ibrahim I et al., Acad Emerg Med 2015 Mar 2; Drawing ABGs with a 29-gauge insulin needle instead of a standard needle is less painful and has fewer complications but results in slightly more hemolysis. While venous blood gas analysis has replaced arterial blood gas (ABG) analysis for many illnesses treated in the emergency […]
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