Ketamine an effective alternative for sedation, pain management in ICU patients Written By Medha Baranwal23 Feb 2020 11:45 AM ISTUSA: The use of continuous infusion (CI) ketamine increases the time spent in goal pain and sedation score range with no effect on delirium incidence,...
FDA approves IV Meloxicam for moderate to severe pain Written By Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli21 Feb 2020 5:20 PM ISTUSA: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the New Drug Application (NDA) for ANJESOâ„¢ (meloxicam injection), which is indicated for the...
Vitamin C may shorten mechanical ventilation duration in critical care patients Written By Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli20 Feb 2020 3:52 PM ISTHELSINKI: A recent meta-analysis indicated that vitamin C may shorten the length of ICU stay and the duration of mechanical ventilation. The...
Sedation may not improve survival in ventilated ICU patients: NON-SEDA trial Written By Medha Baranwal19 Feb 2020 4:15 PM ISTDenmark: Mechanically ventilated patients in the ICU who received no sedation had similar 90-day mortality compared to the patients who were assigned...
Ketamine use can prevent postanesthetic shivering without severe side effects Written By Medha Baranwal17 Feb 2020 10:30 AM ISTChina: Ketamine can prevent postanesthetic shivering without severe side effects, a recent study in the journal BMC Anesthesiology. The study further...
High blood sugar during surgery increases risk of postoperative delirium Written By Medha Baranwal9 Feb 2020 11:00 AM ISTBerlin, Germany: Hyperglycemia (high blood sugar) during surgical operation increases the risk of postoperative delirium (POD) but not postoperative...
Increasing Opioid dose fails to lessen pain in chronic patients, finds study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli9 Feb 2020 10:30 AM ISTIncreasing opioids dose fails to lessen pain in chronic pain patients.Increasing chronic pain patients' opioid prescription doses do not seem to...
Adjunct epidural anaesthesia may increase complications in patients of cystectomy Written By Medha Baranwal6 Feb 2020 5:30 PM ISTCleveland, Ohio: Cystectomy patients who were managed with general anesthesia+epidural anaesthesia had more complications than those who received...
Study links Tramadol use to increased Hip fracture risk Written By Hina Zahid5 Feb 2020 12:34 PM ISTOpioid treatment for chronic pain is a known risk factor for falls and/or fractures in elderly patients. Tramadol has a higher risk of fractures than...
FDA grants expanded approval to OTC pain device Written By Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli5 Feb 2020 11:34 AM ISTActiPatch — an over-the-counter electromagnetic neuromodulation device for treating pain, manufactured by BioElectronics Corp has been granted US Food...
GA during cesarean may increase likelihood of postpartum depression Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli4 Feb 2020 4:13 PM ISTPostpartum depression has increased seven-fold in the past 15 years in the US, and it now affects up to 1 in 7 women, yielding about 550,000 annual...
Rhinoplasty- sure way for women look younger upto three years Written By Hina Zahid3 Feb 2020 4:34 PM ISTUSA: At present there are a number of options from face-lifts to facials and fillers to reduce the inevitable signs of aging. But there's one cosmetic...
