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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand, 2015 Jun 4. doi: 10.1111/aas.12560 Authors: Xiao Y et al BACKGROUND: Tolerance to remifentanil during sevoflurane anesthesia may increase postoperative analgesic requirements. Low-dose naloxone not only has been shown to block the development of acute opioid tolerance but also to ameliorate undesired opioid-induced side effects. We hypothesized that naloxone prevents the acute opioid tolerance […]
Read MoreActa Anaesthesiol Scand. 2015 Jun 16. doi: 10.1111/aas.12571. Authors: Minoshima R et al BACKGROUND: In this randomized controlled trial, we examined whether intra- and postoperative infusion of low-dose ketamine decreased postoperative morphine requirement and morphine-related adverse effects as nausea and vomiting after scoliosis surgery. METHODS: After IRB approval and informed consent, 36 patients, aged 10-19 years, undergoing posterior […]
Read MoreNearly half of children and adolescents who present for the first time with migraine or probable migraine receive no treatment, and fewer than one in six receive evidence-based treatment, a new study finds. The results, from an analysis of electronic health record data across practice settings in four US states, were presented here at the […]
Read MoreActa Obstet Gynecol Scand, 2015 Sep;94(9):1014-21. Authors: Frauenfelders S et al INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to compare patient satisfaction between remifentanil patient-controlled analgesia (RPCA) and epidural analgesia (EA) for labor pain. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This prospective cohort study was carried out on primiparous women requesting analgesia for labor at a Teaching Hospital, Amsterdam, the […]
Read MoreCardiovac Thorac Surg 2015 Jun 13. pii: ivv154 Authors: Fiorelli A et al OBJECTIVES: To evaluate if the pre-emptive administration of ketamine would potentiate the effect of intravenous morphine analgesia in the management of post-thoracotomy pain. METHODS: This was a unicentre, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, prospective study. Patients were randomly assigned to receive 1 mg/kg ketamine (ketamine group) […]
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