Published in Paediatric Anaesthesia (Sep 2014) Authors: Tobias J et al One of the long held tenets of pediatric anesthesia has been the notion that the pediatric airway is conical shape with the narrowest area being the cricoid region. However, recent studies using radiologic imaging techniques (magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography) or direct bronchoscopic […]
Read MorePublished in International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology 78 (10), 1735-41 (Oct 2014) Authors: Tong Y et al OBJECTIVES Peri-operative ketamine peritonsillar infiltration in children can reduce the incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV), but its postoperative analgesic time is short. A previous meta-analysis in 2011 was inconclusive due to insufficient data. Consequently, we updated […]
Read MorePublished in Pain Medicine (Oct 2014) Authors: Webster L et al OBJECTIVE To investigate effects of extended-release (ER) hydromorphone dosing time (morning, QAM; evening, QPM) on sleep physiology in patients with chronic low back pain. DESIGN Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover trial. SETTING Clinical research site. PATIENTS Fifteen patients with moderate-to-severe chronic low back pain requiring […]
Read MoreEditor’s Note: As part of its effort to facilitate responsible opioid prescribing, the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry(AAAP) hosts a listserv where clinicians can submit clinical questions and receive responses from a rotating panel of pain experts. In conjunction with the AAAP selected 10 of the most common questions or topics related to opioid use […]
Read MoreMore than five years after the single-payer system was scrapped from ObamaCare policy debates, just over 50 percent of people say they still support the idea, including one-quarter of Republicans, according to a new poll. The single-payer option – also known as Medicare for all – would create a new, government-run insurance program to replace […]
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