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This could be a huge development. By Catharine Paddock PhD Medical News Today A long-term study supports earlier suggestions that testing the blood for levels of a certain protein could be a noninvasive way to track the progress of Alzheimer’s disease. Detecting a protein in the blood could track the progress of Alzheimer’s onset. The protein […]
Read MoreBy Ana Sandoiu Medical News Today New research finds that, despite the common phenomenon of having “the munchies” after using marijuana, cannabis users tend to weigh less and are less likely to be obese. New research finds a surprising correlation between marijuana use and lower weight. Recent surveys estimate that over 22 million people in the United […]
Read MoreThis is a good review so I wanted to share. By Jenna Fletcher Medical News Today Diabetic shock occurs when blood sugar levels drop dangerously low. Diabetic shock is not a medical term, but people often use it to describe a state of severe hypoglycemia that requires another person’s help. People with mild low blood […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Yahya Shehabi, Ph.D., M.B., B.S., et al New England Journal of Medicine May 2019 BACKGROUND Dexmedetomidine produces sedation while maintaining a degree of arousability and may reduce the duration of mechanical ventilation and delirium among patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). The use of dexmedetomidine as the sole or primary sedative agent in […]
Read MoreBen-Gurion University research says other types of sedation for the surgery, such as epidural, still relatively safe By TOI STAFF An Israeli study released Tuesday has found that children born under general anesthesia during Cesarean section births may be at at higher risk of developing autism. Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and Soroka University […]
Read MoreAUTHOR: Chase Doyle Anesthesiology News A study of patients undergoing shoulder arthroplasty has found that continuous interscalene blocks are more effective than single-shot interscalene blocks with periarticular local infiltration for postoperative analgesia. According to this retrospective chart review, continuous interscalene blocks were associated with a statistically significant decrease in opioid requirements on the day of […]
Read MoreA Review of the Literature AUTHORS: Jean, Yuel-Kai, DO et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: January 21, 2019 Ophthalmic pediatric regional anesthesia has been widely described, but infrequently used. This review summarizes the available evidence supporting the use of conduction anesthesia in pediatric ophthalmic surgery. Key anatomic differences in axial length, intraocular pressure, and available orbital space […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Nafiu, Olubukola O., MD, FRCA, MS et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: January 21, 2019 BACKGROUND: Many of the common equations used for body surface area determination were either introduced before the widespread prevalence of childhood obesity, contained very few children in their sample, or have not been assessed in overweight/obese children. Therefore, we compared 6 body […]
Read MoreAUTHOR: ERIKA KINETZ Associated Press Dr. Li Dianyou uses a tablet computer to adjust the settings of a deep brain stimulation device implanted in the brain of a methamphetamine user named Yan, left, on Monday, Oct. 29, 2018, at Ruijin Hospital in Shanghai, China. Western attempts to push forward with human trials of DBS for […]
Read MoreAuthor: Christina Frangou Anesthesiology News Clinicians Share Promising Initiatives at ACS Clinical Congress It was a theme that wove through the scientific forums, panels, town halls and postgraduate courses of the 2018 Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons: Every surgeon in the United States can and should play a role in reducing the […]
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