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Just like in the operating room (OR), patient handoffs in an ambulatory surgery center (ASC) are commonly derailed by communication distractions, which put patients’ safety at risk, according to investigators at the Cooper Medical School of Rowan University (CMSRU) in Camden, N.J. “We had previously looked into barriers to handoff communication in our hospital’s operating […]
Read MorePatients administered regional anesthesia for hip fracture surgery are significantly more likely to experience complications than those who received general anesthesia, a study has found. The 7,764-patient review of information from the American College of Surgeons’ National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) database yielded an adjusted odds ratio (OR) of 1.43 for minor complications and […]
Read MoreMigraine associated with concussion appears to be more prevalent among young athletes than is currently appreciated, two new studies suggest. In a survey of 74 high school football players, a third each reported having a history of previous concussion and of migraine. In the other study, an examination of 25 children and adolescents with sports-related […]
Read MoreProlonged-release oxycodone / naloxone shows significant efficacy for the reduction of musculoskeletal pain and nocturnal pain for patients with severe pain from Parkinson’s disease compared with placebo, according to results of a double-blind study presented at the First Congress of the European Academy of Neurology (EAN). Prolonged-release oxycodone / naloxone also demonstrated no unanticipated adverse […]
Read MoreThe combination of peri-articular and adductor canal infiltration was superior than peri-articular infiltration alone or adductor canal infiltration alone in decreasing pain when walking on day 1 after a knee replacement, according to a study presented here at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society (CAS). “Knee surgery is very painful,” said Richard […]
Read MoreThe use of sumatriptan decreases post-operative headache at the non-surgical site in patients who undergo craniotomy for the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia and facial spasms, researchers said here at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society (CAS). “These patients complain of pain at the non-surgical site as well as nausea and vomiting,” said […]
Read MorePatients who minimally used opioids prior to surgery, but who continued to use them for pain relief 30 days after surgery were likely to be using them in the longer term, according to a study presented here at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society (CAS). With ongoing opioid use being a public […]
Read MoreSumatriptan is less effective in migraine attacks with aura than in those without, new data reveal. The findings, from an analysis of previous clinical trial results, were presented here at the American Headache Society (AHS) 57th Annual Scientific Meeting by Jakob Møller Hansen, MD, PhD, a resident at the Department of Neurology at Rigshospitalet and […]
Read MoreFentanyl 50 and 100 mcg is useful in accelerating the onset of labour analgesia without compromising safety, according to a study presented here at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society (CAS). “We have been decreasing our concentrations of our local anaesthetics, and we find that one of the impacts of that is […]
Read MoreThe use of periarticular ketorolac, an anti-platelet agent, does not produce additional blood loss in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA), a retrospective study presented here at the annual meeting of the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society concludes. The study compared 57 patients who received periarticular ketorolac injection and 33 patients who didn’t (controls). Because ketorolac is […]
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