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The use of sumatriptan decreases post-operative headache at the non-surgical site in patients who undergo craniotomy for the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia and facial spasms, researchers said here at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society (CAS). “These patients complain of pain at the non-surgical site as well as nausea and vomiting,” said […]
Read MoreThe use of periarticular ketorolac, an anti-platelet agent, does not produce additional blood loss in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA), a retrospective study presented here on Monday, June 22nd at the annual meeting of the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society concludes. The study compared 57 patients who received periarticular ketorolac injection and 33 patients who didn’t […]
Read MoreIsoflurane is noninferior to sevoflurane as an anaesthetic in cases of cardiac surgery, according to study results presented at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society (CAS). “There was no evidence that there was a difference in effect between the 2 treatments,” said lead investigator Philip M. Jones MD, The University of Western […]
Read MoreAdministering bupivacaine in the caudal space (with or without morphine) provides sufficient postoperative analgaesia to patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) who undergo total hip arthroplasty, according to results of a prospective study presented at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society (CAS). Patients with AS present a challenge to anaesthesiologists, in that they […]
Read MoreDexmedetomidine hydrochloride produces less respiratory depression compared with remifentanil, during monitored anaesthesia care in patients with lung cancer undergoing endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA), according to study results presented at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society (CAS). Dexmedetomidine did, however, produce more hypotension after surgery, more use of local anaesthetics during […]
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