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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. […]
Read MoreWillpower is not something you either have or you don’t. Sure, some people may be more self-disciplined than you. Some people may be better at resisting temptation than you. But that’s probably not because they were born with some certain special something inside them–instead, they’ve found ways to store up their willpower and use it […]
Read MoreThe first randomized placebo-controlled trial of paracetamol (acetaminophen) for patients with acute low back pain has shown no effect of the drug on speed of recovery, pain, or many other factors associated with the condition. “The results suggest we need to reconsider the universal recommendation to provide paracetamol as a first-line treatment for low-back pain,” […]
Read MoreAuthors: Zhang L et al., Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2014 Jul 33:1189 A sensitive molecular method identified numerous bacterial species on intravascular catheters; most do not grow under standard culture conditions. Central venous catheters (CVCs) and arterial catheters (ACs) carry substantial risk for life-threatening infection. Early detection and appropriate treatment are important to […]
Read MoreAuthors: Chey WD et al., N Engl J Med 2014 Jun 19; 370:2387 About eight patients had to be treated to benefit one. Binding of opioid drugs to intestinal μ-opioid receptors causes the troublesome side effect of constipation. In two identical randomized trials, industry-sponsored researchers have examined the efficacy of naloxegol (Movantik) — a μ-opioid–receptor […]
Read MoreAuthors: Garcia-Tejada J et al., Resuscitation 2014 Jun 11; Patients with ST-segment elevation on post-arrest electrocardiogram were more likely to have acute coronary occlusion than those without it in a small study. Determining which patients will benefit from urgent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is not always straightforward. These researchers assessed whether […]
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