Published in Anaesthesia. 2014 Aug;69(8):872-7. doi: 10.1111/anae.12729 Authors: Bidd H et al Abstract Pain distant to an operative site is under-reported but sometimes more severe than pain from the surgical site. Intra-operative passive movement could possibly reduce this pain. This preliminary study was designed to assess the practicalities of conducting a randomised controlled trial of […]
Read MorePublished in Anaesthesia. 2014 May 22. doi: 10.1111 Authors: Kumar G et al Abstract With the popularity of ambulatory surgery ever increasing, we carried out a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine whether the type of anaesthesia used had any bearing on patient outcomes. Total intravenous propofol anaesthesia was compared with two of the newer […]
Read MoreAuthors: Taha AM et al Abstract The objective of this study was to estimate the minimal effective anaesthetic concentrations of ropivacaine required to block the femoral nerve in 90% of patients. Forty-five patients who had knee surgery received ultrasound-guided femoral nerve block using 15 ml ropivacaine. The ropivacaine concentration given to a patient relied on […]
Read MoreThe color of a person’s eyes may predict how that person responds to pain. “There may be certain phenotypes that predict or indicate a person’s response to pain stimuli or drug treatment for pain,” Inna Belfer, MD, PhD, from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in Pennsylvania said. “Human pain is correlated with multiple […]
Read MoreThe results of 2 phase 3 studies of naloxegol, an investigational treatment for opioid-induced constipation (OIC), showed that the investigational drug safely increased bowel movements among patients suffering from constipation due to opioid use. The findings were published first in the New England Journal of Medicine. “The studies showed rapid and sustained improvement for these […]
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