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Published in Anesthesia & Analgesia: July 2014 – Volume 119 – Issue 1 – p 49–55 Authors: van Loon, Kim MD et al BACKGROUND: Propofol, a short-acting hypnotic drug, is increasingly administered by a diverse group of specialists (e.g., cardiologists, gastroenterologists) during diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Standard monitoring during sedation comprises continuous pulse oximetry with […]
Read MoreThe rising prevalence of chronic pain and/or opioid use by combat military personnel in the United States is cause for serious concern, new research suggests. In a survey of more than 2500 service members administered 3 months after they had returned from Afghanistan or Iraq, 44% reported having chronic pain, and 15% reported recent use […]
Read MoreThe US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has notified health professionals, their provider organisations, and caregivers for infants, that prescription oral viscous lidocaine 2% solution should not be used to treat infants and children with teething pain. The FDA is requiring a Boxed Warning to be added to the prescribing information to highlight this information. […]
Read MorePatients with colon cancer experience abnormalities in processing chronic pain that increase their sensitisation to pain of any kind in the future. In addition, colon cancer survivors are more likely to suffer future lesions related with pain in the back and lower abdomen than healthy individuals of the same gender and age. In 2 articles […]
Read MoreAuthors: Williams G et al Published in Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research (Jun 2014) BACKGROUND Rotator cuff repair is a successful treatment in terms of patient satisfaction and pain relief regardless of the repair method. Although arthroscopic repair is commonly thought to be less painful than open or miniopen repair, studies disagree on this point. […]
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