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Uncategorized Published - 14 April, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Study: Pain Is Prevalent, Persists in Ambulatory Cancer Patients

Pain in ambulatory cancer patients with solid tumors is complex and dynamic, and adequate pain management requires constant monitoring and therapeutic intervention when needed. The Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) conducted a multicenter study to assess pain symptoms. Outpatient oncology patients from 38 (six academic and 32 community) centers completed the MD Anderson Symptom Inventory […]

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Uncategorized Published - 14 April, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Thoracic Ultrasound Alternative to Bronchoscopy For Checking Double-Lumen Endotracheal Tube Positioning

Thoracic ultrasound is a viable alternative to fiber-optic bronchoscopy for verifying the correct position of a double-lumen endotracheal tube (DLET) before one-lung ventilation, a study has found. Andrea Saporito, MD, a consultant anesthetist at Bellinzona Regional Hospital, in Bellinzona, Switzerland, and the study’s principal investigator, noted that thoracic ultrasound is noninvasive and cheaper than fiber-optic […]

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Uncategorized Published - 14 April, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
New Technology Offers Lower NSAID Dosing for OA Pain

A low-dose (5 or 10 mg) formulation of the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) meloxicam achieved significantly greater pain relief than placebo in patients with osteoarthritis (OA), according to results of a Phase III study presented at the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) Annual European Congress of Rheumatology. Osteoarthritis of the knee and hip are common […]

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Uncategorized Published - 14 April, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Techniques Can Push Regional Anesthesia Risks Still Lower

The risk for neurologic injury associated with regional anesthesia is very low, but there are steps that anesthesiologists can take to further reduce that risk, according to anesthesiologists who spoke at the International Symposium of Ultrasound for Regional Anesthesia, Pain Medicine & Perioperative Applications. “What we do is very safe, but this allows us to […]

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Uncategorized Published - 14 April, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Intravenous (IV) Solutions (Select Lots) by Baxter: Recall – Potential Presence of Particulate Matter

Food and Drug Administration Press Release AUDIENCE: Pharmacy, Risk Manager, Nursing ISSUE:  Baxter International Inc. is voluntarily recalling select lots of intravenous (IV) solutions to the hospital/user level due to the potential presence of particulate matter. Intravenous administration of a solution containing sterile particulate matter may lead to adverse health consequences. The extent and severity […]

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