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Authors: Zeng C et al. JAMA 2019 Mar 12 Mortality was higher with tramadol than with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. The opioid agonist tramadol often is prescribed for patients with osteoarthritis pain because it is thought to be safer than opioids or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). To assess tramadol’s safety, researchers used a U.K. general practice database […]
Read MoreBy Erik MacLaren, PhD Patients who underwent the minimally invasive lumbar decompression (MILD) procedure for lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) found significant improvement in function and pain, with no serious procedure-related adverse events (AEs) after 2 years, according to results of the prospective MiDAS ENCORE study presented at the 35th Annual Meeting of the American Academy […]
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 MoreAnne-Marie Kommers Becker’s Healthcare The American College of Surgeons’ Coalition for Quality in Geriatric Surgery will release a set of updated care standards next month after four years of research and planning, according to The New York Times. Four things to know: 1. ACS is releasing the standards in response to the increased rate of elderly […]
Read MoreAuthor: Natasha Persaud Renal and Urology News In a study, combining targeted and systematic biopsy detected 11% to 33% more prostate cancers than either method alone. In men undergoing a first prostate biopsy, the optimal method for detecting clinically significant cancer (grade group 2 or higher) is the combination of systematic biopsy and targeted biopsy […]
Read MoreBy Paige Minemyer Fierce Healthcare A new study links Medicaid expansion with lower mortality rates from cardiovascular disease. States that expanded Medicaid saw lower mortality rates from cardiovascular disease compared to non expansion states, according to a new study. Researchers led by a team at the University of Pennsylvania found that counties in expansion states saw 4.3 […]
Read MoreI hope everyone takes the day off and enjoys it with their friends and families. Be smart and safe during the holiday.
Read MoreAUTHORS: Lachmann, Gunnar MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 2019 BACKGROUND: Skeletal muscle failure in critical illness (intensive care unit-acquired weakness) is a well-known complication developing early during intensive care unit stay. However, muscle weakness during the perioperative setting has not yet been investigated. METHODS: We performed a subgroup investigation of a prospective observational trial to investigate […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Abu Elyazed et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: July 2019 – Volume 129 – Issue 1 – p 235-240 BACKGROUND: Hernia repair is associated with considerable postoperative pain. We studied the analgesic efficacy of bilateral ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane block in patients undergoing open midline epigastric hernia repair (T6–T9). METHODS: Sixty patients 18–65 years of age were […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Orbegozo, Diego MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: June 2019 – Volume 128 – Issue 6 – p 1175-1184 The role of hypertonic saline in sepsis remains unclear because clinical data are limited and the balance between beneficial and adverse effects is not well defined. In this systematic literature review, we searched PubMed and Embase […]
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