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Why Is This Not Part of Our Daily Practice? Authors: D. Benhamou Br J Anaesth. 2015;114(4):545-548. In 1946, Mendelson[1] showed that pulmonary complications and death could arise in pregnant women because of aspiration of gastric contents. Since then, prevention of aspiration of gastric contents has contributed significantly to a decrease in maternal deaths. Aspiration of gastric contents […]
Read MorePainful Z-joint synovial cysts can be successfully treated by percutaneous fluoroscopic synovial cyst rupture, helping some 80% of patients avoid surgery, according to study findings reported at the American Society of Anesthesiologists 2014 annual meeting (abstract 1045). Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine/MetroHealth Medical Center, in Cleveland, conducted a synovial cyst rupture […]
Read MoreNeurologists frequently fail to ask patients with chronic migraine the right questions, new research suggests. Findings from an analysis of audio-recorded neurologist-patient encounters were presented at the recent American Headache Society (AHS) 57th Annual Scientific Meeting by Richard B. Lipton, MD, director of Montefiore Headache Center and vice chair of neurology, and the Edwin S. […]
Read MoreThe US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is strengthening an existing label warning that non-aspirin non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) increase the chance of a myocardial infarction (MI) or stroke. Based a comprehensive review of new safety information, the FDA is requiring updates to the drug labels of all prescription NSAIDs. As is the case with […]
Read MoreA study published in PLoS ONE has found that women with fibromyalgia were able to drastically reduce, or even eliminate, their use of pain medication following hyperbaric oxygen treatment. The study authors believe they have also identified the primary factor causing fibromyalgia: the disruption of the brain mechanism for processing pain. “As a physician, the […]
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