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The extended-release local anaesthetic liposomal bupivacaine, commonly used in various surgical sites in adults, shows safety and efficacy in children and adults alike for control of pain with neurosurgery, according to a study presented here at the 2019 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS). “Our findings show liposomal bupivacaine was not […]
Read MoreAuthors: Song H et al. BMJ 2019 Apr 10 Stress-related disorders are associated with excess risk for cardiovascular diseases. Stressful life events (e.g., death of a loved one, illness, trauma) have been associated with excess risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD). In this study from Sweden, researchers used national registries to identify 140,000 patients with diagnosed stress-related […]
Read MoreBy Catharine Paddock PhD Medical News Today Colorectal cancer in the United States confirms that rates among those under the age of 50 years are rising. The findings also reveal that diagnoses of colorectal cancer in younger adults are more likely to be of advanced disease. New research finds that the rate of young people receiving […]
Read MoreI just wanted to share with our readers because of its importance prevent heart disease. By Kelly Young Frequent egg consumption or high cholesterol intake is associated with increased risk for incident cardiovascular disease and mortality, according to a JAMA study. In six cohort studies, nearly 30,000 adults free of cardiovascular disease provided information on their dietary […]
Read MoreAuthor: Ajai Raj Anesthesiology News A high-volume community hospital has succeeded with routine same-day discharge for knee and hip replacements by using a multimodal analgesia protocol (MMAP). Researchers from Northside Hospital, in Atlanta, reported that their MMAP relies on opioids for analgesia only on an as-needed basis. In 2017, the researchers performed more than 2,000 […]
Read MoreAuthors: Alejandro Garrido Sánchez, MD et al Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Volume 34, No. 1 • June 2019 SUMMARY: In 2009 SENSAR started the first multicentre Critical Incident Reporting System in Spain. Ten years later, it accounts for 107 actively participating hospitals in Spain and Chile, with more than 500 local analyzers, over 9,000 critical incidents reported […]
Read MoreAuthors: Jason D. Walls, MD; Mark S. Weiss, MD Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Volume 34, No. 1 • June 2019 SUMMARY:Non-operating room anesthesia (NORA) comprises an increasing share of modern anesthesia practice. NORA presents setting-specific challenges to safe anesthesia care, but protocols and interdisciplinary teamwork can facilitate safe, efficient, and cost-effective procedural care in the NORA […]
Read MoreAuthor: Linda Carroll Reuters Health When it comes to common gastrointestinal operations, such as weight loss surgery, a U.S. hospital’s ranking may not equate with better outcomes, a new study suggests. For patients undergoing several common minimally-invasive abdominal surgeries, rates of death and serious complications at hospitals ranked high in the U.S. News and World […]
Read MoreBy Amy Orciari Herman Positive airway pressure is associated with lower mortality in obese patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea, according to findings in JAMA Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery. Using data from an observational study, researchers matched some 80 obese patients with OSA who were prescribed positive airway pressure to 310 who were not. During […]
Read MoreBy Kelly Young Drinking a bottle of wine a week (less than one drink a day) is equivalent to smoking 5 to 10 cigarettes in terms of the absolute increase in cancer risk, according to a study in BMC Public Health. Using health survey and lifetime-cancer-risk data from the U.K., researchers report that among men who […]
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