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Author: SUSIE NEILSON Patients operated on by surgeons who display rude or unprofessional behavior toward colleagues tend to have higher rates of post-surgical complications. As a group, surgeons are not well known for their bedside manner. “The stereotype of the abrasive, technically gifted … surgeon is ubiquitous among members of the public and the medical […]
Read MoreUPT June 2019 A face-lift for Father’s Day, anyone? It could happen: A new report finds many more men are taking advantage of the same plastic surgeries that have long been associated with women. The midlife decision by men to try a face-lift or other procedure has been nicknamed the “Daddy-Do-Over” — referencing the “Mommy […]
Read MoreAuthors: Rollins, Katie E., MRCS et al Annals of Surgery: July 2019 – Volume 270 – Issue 1 – p 43–58 Objectives: To compare the impact of the use of oral antibiotics (OAB) with or without mechanical bowel preparation (MBP) on outcome in elective colorectal surgery. Summary Background Data: Meta-analyses have demonstrated that MBP does not impact upon postoperative morbidity or mortality, and as […]
Read MoreBy Erik MacLaren, PhD Intranasal ketamine produces favourable results in the treatment of patients with cancer-related pain, according to a small, ongoing, prospective study presented here at the 35th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM). More than half of patients with cancer experience pain, and opioid analgesics are limited by undesirable […]
Read MoreBy Frances Morin A virtual reality (VR) intervention focusing on progressive muscle relaxation shows significant improvements in multiple pain and disability measures, as well as anxiety measures, among patients with chronic lower back pain, according to a study presented here at the 2019 Annual Meeting of the Anxiety and Depression Association of American (ADAA). “These […]
Read MoreHealthDay News Multiple exposures to general anesthesia may be associated with neurocognitive impairment and brain imaging abnormalities in long-term survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), according to a study published in JAMA Oncology. Pia Banerjee, Ph.D., of the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, and colleagues gathered long-term follow-up data from 212 […]
Read MoreBy Tony Romm The Washington Post In the heart of Boston, Tufts Medical Center treats scores of health conditions, administering measles vaccines for children and pioneering next-generation tools that can eradicate the rarest of cancers. But doctors, administrators and other hospital staff struggled to contain a much different kind of epidemic one April morning last year: […]
Read MoreStudy Finds A staggering number of nurses may suffer from insomnia and about one in eight admit to taking medication to help them stay awake during the day, a new study finds. The findings, presented at SLEEP 2019, the 33rd annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, add to a growing list of studies that sound […]
Read MoreAuthors: Lal A. Nanji et al Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia Background Dexamethasone is an effective analgesic and antiemetic in patients undergoing many surgical procedures, but its effects on pain after cesarean delivery are poorly studied. The aim of this study was to evaluate if routine intraoperative administration of dexamethasone improved pain and decreased postoperative nausea/vomiting […]
Read MoreRisk of complications related to common heart scan unveiled in largest study of its kind A new study, published in the journal Anaesthesia, today (June) has provided a better understanding of complications related to Transoesophageal Echocardiography (TOE) in the largest study of its kind. TOE is a standard and widely-used ultrasound scan of the heart […]
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