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Chronic Pain Care For Women Cost Nearly $13 Billion In 2008
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An estimated 12.1 million women age 18 and older reported suffering from chronic pain in 2008 as a result of underlying medical conditions such as chronic fatigue syndrome, endometriosis, fibromyalgia and vulvodynia. Of these women, only 8.7 million reported receiving treatment that year at a total cost of $12.9 billion, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Among other findings: -- About 11.2 percent of non-Hispanic white women, 8.3 percent of non-Hispanic black women and 8...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 21, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pain / Anesthetics Source Type: news
Cancer Drug May Also Treat Chronic Fatigue SyndromeEmail this article to a colleague.
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Title: Cancer Drug May Also Treat Chronic Fatigue SyndromeCategory: Health NewsCreated: 10/21/2011 11:01:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 10/21/2011
Source: MedicineNet Chronic Pain General - October 21, 2011 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news
Health Highlights: Oct. 20, 2011Email this article to a colleague.
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Title: Health Highlights: Oct. 20, 2011Category: Health NewsCreated: 10/20/2011 2:05:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 10/21/2011
Source: MedicineNet Chronic Pain General - October 21, 2011 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news
SAPHO SyndromeEmail this article to a colleague.
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Title: SAPHO SyndromeCategory: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 12/31/1997Last Editorial Review: 10/21/2011
Source: MedicineNet Chronic Pain General - October 21, 2011 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news
Breastfeeding May Reduce Pain In Preterm InfantsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Poorly managed pain in the neonatal intensive care unit has serious short- and long-term consequences, causing physiological and behavioral instability in preterm infants and long-term changes in their pain sensitivity, stress arousal systems, and developing brains. In a study published in the November issue of PAIN®, researchers report that breastfeeding during minor procedures mitigated pain in preterm neonates with mature breastfeeding behaviors...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 21, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pain / Anesthetics Source Type: news
Perioperative Algorithm Improves Outcomes in Cardiac SurgeryPerioperative Algorithm Improves Outcomes in Cardiac SurgeryEmail this article to a colleague.
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An algorithm using functional and volumetric hemodynamic measures reduced ICU stay and lowered complication rates. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 20, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Anesthesiology News Source Type: news
Surgeon operates on wrong side of patient's heartEmail this article to a colleague.
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A patient under local anaesthetic watched as doctors operated on the wrong side of his heart.
Source: Telegraph Health - October 20, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Jackson got more sedative than doc admits: expertEmail this article to a colleague.
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Michael Jackson had more of the sedative lorazepam in his blood stream than his doctor admitted giving him on the day he died, a top anesthesiology expert testified on Thursday.
Source: Reuters: Health - October 20, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Masimo’s Radical-7 Pulse Oximeter Cleared in US, EuropeEmail this article to a colleague.
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Masimo received FDA clearance and CE Mark of approval for the Radical-7 non-invasive pulse oximeter with rainbow Acoustic Monitoring technology that provides continuous readings of the acoustic respiration rate (RRa) waveform and measurements.A new feature on the system, not yet approved by the FDA, called In Vivo Adjustment, allows clinicians to calibrate the device to individual patients and to readings from reference quality invasive blood analysis devices.Read More
Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology - October 20, 2011 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Gene Ostrovsky Tags: Anesthesiology Cardiology Critical Care Emergency Medicine Pediatrics Source Type: news
Six-Point Admission Score Predicts Aneurysm Coiling OutcomeSix-Point Admission Score Predicts Aneurysm Coiling OutcomeEmail this article to a colleague.
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Combining clinical characteristics and biomarkers into a 6-point scoring system outperformed standard tests in predicting 1-year outcome after subarachnoid coiling. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 20, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Anesthesiology News Source Type: news
Three Factors Could Point To Your Fate After SurgeryEmail this article to a colleague.
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Duke University Medical Center researchers have verified data that suggest three medical factors appear to correlate with mortality for a patient who has been under anesthesia for an operation. The risk of death was 2.5-times higher during the first year after surgery if a patient has low values in all three measures, called a "triple low," compared to patients whose values are all normal. The three factors are the median arterial pressure (MAP), median anesthetic concentration (MAC) and the bispectral index (BIS)...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 20, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pain / Anesthetics Source Type: news
FDA approves bupivacaine hydrochloride injection, USPEmail this article to a colleague.
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FDA has approved bupivacaine hydrochloride injection, USP (Sagent and Strides Arcolab), a local or
regional anesthetic, for use in surgery, dental and oral surgery procedures, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures,
and obstetrical procedures.
Source: Modern Medicine - October 20, 2011 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
For Obese Children Having General Anesthesia, Less Is MoreFor Obese Children Having General Anesthesia, Less Is MoreEmail this article to a colleague.
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Obese children require less propofol than normal-weight children when dosing is based on actual body weight. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 19, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Anesthesiology News Source Type: news
Laryngeal-Mask Airway Risk Factors OutlinedLaryngeal-Mask Airway Risk Factors OutlinedEmail this article to a colleague.
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Risk for perioperative laryngeal-mask airway failure is low, but is increased by poor dentition, elevated body mass index, and surgical table rotation, and in males. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 19, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Anesthesiology News Source Type: news
Postop Respiratory Complications in Obese Asthmatic ChildrenPostop Respiratory Complications in Obese Asthmatic ChildrenEmail this article to a colleague.
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A new study found that respiratory complications occurred in 22% of children who were both obese and asthmatic. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 19, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Anesthesiology News Source Type: news
Egg and sperm donors to be paid more compensationEmail this article to a colleague.
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Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority approves higher payments in effort to end shortagesCompensation paid to egg and sperm donors will increase under proposals approved by the UK's fertility regulator.The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) has agreed to much higher payments in an effort to tackle serious shortages of both eggs and sperm, which are prompting growing numbers of British couples to seek fertility treatment abroad.Since 2006 anyone who donates either sperm or eggs has received travel expenses they have incurred and compensation for loss of earnings of up to £61.28 a day but no more tha...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - October 19, 2011 Category: Science Authors: Denis Campbell Tags: Fertility problems Society Reproduction Ethics Biology UK news Medical research The Guardian Source Type: news
Obese, Asthmatic Kids Need Special Care Under AnesthesiaEmail this article to a colleague.
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Studies find obese children have twice as many respiratory complications, need less anesthetic
Source: Surgery News - Doctors Lounge - October 19, 2011 Category: Surgery Authors: webmaster at doctorslounge.com Tags: Family Medicine, Pediatrics, Surgery, Anesthesiology & Pain, Asthma, Nutrition, News, Source Type: news
Topical Capsaicin for Pain ManagementTopical Capsaicin for Pain ManagementEmail this article to a colleague.
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A new higher concentration capsaicin patch shows promise in pain management. British Journal of Anaesthesia
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 19, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Allergy & Clinical Immunology Journal Article Source Type: news
New Assessment Tool Helps Detect Parental Behaviors That Lead To Poor Outcomes In Children Undergoing SurgeryEmail this article to a colleague.
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A clinical study presented at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2011 highlighted a behavioral assessment tool that may help anesthesia providers identify pre-surgical behaviors in parents and children that lead to maladaptive behaviors in children after surgery. According to lead researcher Nancy Hagerman, M.D., the Perioperative Adult Child Behavioral Interaction Scale (PACBIS) uses a series of real-time measurements to determine the coping, distress and anxiety behaviors of children and parents before surgery, during induction of anesthesia and after surgery...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 19, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics / Children's Health Source Type: news
Obese, Asthmatic Kids Need Special Care Under AnesthesiaEmail this article to a colleague.
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Title: Obese, Asthmatic Kids Need Special Care Under AnesthesiaCategory: Health NewsCreated: 10/19/2011 10:05:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 10/19/2011
Source: MedicineNet Asthma General - October 19, 2011 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
3 factors could point to your fate after surgeryEmail this article to a colleague.
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(Duke University Medical Center) Duke University Medical Center researchers have verified data that suggest three medical factors appear to correlate with mortality for a patient who has been under anesthesia for an operation.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - October 19, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
King Systems Launches KingVISION Video LaryngoscopeEmail this article to a colleague.
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Indiana-based King Systems, a manufacturer of airway management, anesthesia, and respiratory medical supplies and devices, has introduced their KingVISION video laryngoscope system at the American Society of Anesthesiologists annual meeting, currently convening in Chicago. The laryngoscope consists of a reusable lightweight, modular, 2.4″ non-glare, scratch-resistant QVGA color OLED display powered by standard AAA batteries mated to disposable, rigid polycarbonate/ABS standard or channeled MAC 3 blades with self-contained VGA CMOS camera optics and a white LED light source. The standard blade fits in mouth openin...
Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology - October 18, 2011 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Drew Cheng Tags: Anesthesiology Critical Care Emergency Medicine Military Medicine Source Type: news
Christie Medical Launches First Portable VeinViewerEmail this article to a colleague.
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Christie Medical Holdings’ has announced the VeinViewer Flex, the first portable offering in the company’s VeinViewer line. The new device’s reduced size and battery operation make it possible to use VeinViewer technology in home care settings and blood centers for the first time.The VeinViewer technology projects an image of a patient’s blood vessels directly onto the skin in real time by detecting their location using near-infrared light, and is used to aid in needle placement.Read More
Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology - October 18, 2011 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Smit Shah Tags: Anesthesiology Emergency Medicine Pediatrics Source Type: news
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) 2011 Annual MeetingAmerican Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) 2011 Annual MeetingEmail this article to a colleague.
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Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from the meeting. Medscape Anesthesiology
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 18, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Conference Coverage Source Type: news
Anesthetics Do Not Cause Postoperative Delirium In The ElderlyEmail this article to a colleague.
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A study presented at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2011 in Chicago this week offered firm evidence that commonly used inhaled anesthetics such as isoflurane do not increase the incidence of postoperative delirium, which can affect how well some patients recover after surgery. "Our study demonstrates that the use of inhaled anesthetic agents does not increase the incidence of cognitive problems such as delirium in the early postoperative period," said lead author Terri G. Monk, M.D., Duke University Health System...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 18, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pain / Anesthetics Source Type: news
Study Is One Of First To Help Identify Women At Risk For Pain After Repeat Cesarean DeliveryEmail this article to a colleague.
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A study presented at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2011 in Chicago is perhaps the first to evaluate pain associated with surgical incisions or scars before repeat cesarean (CS) procedures, and the data could lead to improved care for a rapidly growing and unique group of patients. According to lead researcher Ruth Landau, M.D., from the University of Washington, Seattle, 1.4 million cesareans are performed annually in the U.S., of which 30 percent are repeat procedures...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 18, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pregnancy / Obstetrics Source Type: news
Can Blood Type Determine Risk After Heart Surgery?Email this article to a colleague.
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A new study presented at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2011 focused on whether blood type affects survival after heart surgery. Researchers from Duke University Medical Center studied more than 15,000 patients to determine if a specific blood type puts patients at a higher risk for death or complications after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. The Duke researchers found that patients with AB blood type were 20 percent less likely to die after CABG surgery than patients with A, B or O blood types...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 18, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Heart Disease Source Type: news
Osteochondritis DissecansEmail this article to a colleague.
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Title: Osteochondritis DissecansCategory: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 12/31/1997Last Editorial Review: 10/18/2011
Source: MedicineNet Chronic Pain General - October 18, 2011 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news
Calcific BursitisEmail this article to a colleague.
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Title: Calcific BursitisCategory: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 12/31/1997Last Editorial Review: 10/18/2011
Source: MedicineNet Chronic Pain General - October 18, 2011 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news
Are Older Patients Better Drivers After Surgery?Email this article to a colleague.
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This study examined the anesthestics' safety as it relates to a patient's ability to drive pre and post-surgery...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 18, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Seniors / Aging Source Type: news
For Obese Children, Less Is More When It Comes To General AnesthesiaEmail this article to a colleague.
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A study presented at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2011 this week found that obese children required much smaller doses of the anesthetic propofol than non-obese children to bring about a safe level of unconsciousness. Since the commonly used drug propofol can cause low blood pressure, prolonged sleepiness and decreased breathing, the results of this study could help anesthesiologists safely treat a common, but often misunderstood, type of surgical patient...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 18, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pain / Anesthetics Source Type: news
FDA Panel Vetoes New Indication for Parkinson's DrugEmail this article to a colleague.
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(MedPage Today) -- SILVER SPRING, Md. -- An FDA advisory committee has voted 17 to 0 that Azilect (rasagiline), a drug that is already approved to treat symptoms of Parkinson's disease, does not work to slow progression of the neurodegenerative disorder.
Source: MedPage Today Pain Management - October 17, 2011 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news
General Anesthesia Does Not Increase Delirium in the ElderlyGeneral Anesthesia Does Not Increase Delirium in the ElderlyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Elderly patients randomized to isoflurane or intravenous sedation with propofol developed delirium at the same rate, about 13%. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 17, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Anesthesiology News Source Type: news
Interview: Emergency coordinator from Sirte hospitalEmail this article to a colleague.
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In this interview conducted on Oct. 13, Gabriele Rossi, a doctor and MSF emergency coordinator, describes a very serious situation in Sirte, Libya. On the night following the interview, six patients died at Ibn Sina hospital because they could not be operated on. In the north part of town, thousands of civilians remain completely trapped by the fighting.
“We are in Ibn Sina hospital right now, which is the main hospital in Sirte. We have been here for three days. Today we have been hearing more firing and shooting than yesterday – there is lots of noise, and the constant sound of heavy artillery. The fighting is going...
Source: MSF News - October 17, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Libya Frontpage NEWS Violence Source Type: news
Many Don't Believe Their Obesity is Unhealthy: StudyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Title: Many Don't Believe Their Obesity is Unhealthy: StudyCategory: Health NewsCreated: 10/17/2011 10:05:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 10/17/2011
Source: MedicineNet Chronic Pain General - October 17, 2011 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news
Older Women Say They Want More Sex, Not LessEmail this article to a colleague.
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Title: Older Women Say They Want More Sex, Not LessCategory: Health NewsCreated: 10/15/2011 11:01:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 10/17/2011
Source: MedicineNet Chronic Pain General - October 17, 2011 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news
Ferriprox Approved to Treat 'Iron Overload'Email this article to a colleague.
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Title: Ferriprox Approved to Treat 'Iron Overload'Category: Health NewsCreated: 10/14/2011 6:06:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 10/17/2011
Source: MedicineNet Chronic Pain General - October 17, 2011 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news
Frozen ShoulderEmail this article to a colleague.
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Title: Frozen ShoulderCategory: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 12/31/1997Last Editorial Review: 10/17/2011
Source: MedicineNet Chronic Pain General - October 17, 2011 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news
Alarm raised over infant anesthesia exposureEmail this article to a colleague.
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Multiple exposures to general anesthesia before the age of 2 years may harm children’s cognitive development, research suggests.
Source: MedWire News - Anesthesiology - October 14, 2011 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news
SonoSite’s BioZ Cardio Profile System for Non-Invasive Monitoring of Stroke VolumeEmail this article to a colleague.
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SonoSite, a firm better known for its portable ultrasounds, has released an impedance cardiography (ICG) system for non-invasive monitoring of hemodynamics. The system, promoted for use by anesthesiologists, but that can also be used in the ER or critical care units, may provide an option over the substantially more invasive pulmonary artery catheterization that’s commonly used to observe a patient’s hemodynamic profile.According to the company, investigators at Duke are currently assessing “the benefits of standardizing hemodynamic monitoring, including the BioZ Cardio Profile, for surgical procedures in...
Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology - October 14, 2011 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Gene Ostrovsky Tags: Anesthesiology Cardiology Critical Care Emergency Medicine Source Type: news
Man Has Double Hand TransplantEmail this article to a colleague.
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Richard Mangino, 65, of Revere, MA, USA, had a twelve-hour bilateral (double) hand transplant procedure performed on him by a team of over 40 health care professionals, including surgeons, anesthesiologists, residents, radiologists, nurses, and physician assistants. In 2002 Mangino had contracted sepsis and had to have both his arms (below the elbow) and legs (below the knee) amputated. Sepsis also known as blood stream infection is the presence of bacteria (or other pathogens) or their toxins in the blood (septicemia), or in other tissue...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 14, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Transplants / Organ Donations Source Type: news
Researchers Block Morphine's Itchy Side EffectEmail this article to a colleague.
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Itching is one of the most prevalent side effects of powerful, pain-killing drugs like morphine, oxycodone and other opioids. The opiate-associated itch is so common that even women who get epidurals for labor pain often complain of itching. For many years, scientists have scratched their own heads about why drugs that so effectively suppress pain also induce itch. Now in mice, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown they can control opioid-induced itching without interfering with a drug's ability to relieve pain...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 14, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pain / Anesthetics Source Type: news
1 in 4 With Psoriasis May Have Undiagnosed ArthritisEmail this article to a colleague.
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Title: 1 in 4 With Psoriasis May Have Undiagnosed ArthritisCategory: Health NewsCreated: 10/13/2011 4:06:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 10/14/2011
Source: MedicineNet Chronic Pain General - October 14, 2011 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news
Childhood Anesthesia Exposure from Multiple Surgeries May Cause Later DisabilityEmail this article to a colleague.
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Every year millions of babies and toddlers receive general anesthesia for procedures ranging from hernia repair to ear surgery.
Source: Disabled World - October 13, 2011 Category: Disability Tags: Surgery and Operations Source Type: news
Comas Don't Count as SleepEmail this article to a colleague.
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I was rapidly scanning BBC News when I shouted "No" at the monitor and gasped before recognizing why. Michael Jackson was so young. How could he die? We're now finding out. And hopefully the public will learn that anesthesia is not sleep, and cannot substitute for the necessary regeneration it provides.
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Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - October 13, 2011 Category: Addiction Authors: Matthew J. Edlund, M.D. Tags: Addiction Sleep amnesia anesthesia anesthetics anesthetist BBC benzodiazepines brain and body colonoscopies coma conrad murray consciousness doi ephedrine information flow information processing information received from Source Type: news
McGRATH MAC Video Laryngoscope to be Distributed by CovidienEmail this article to a colleague.
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Thanks to a distribution agreement with Covidien, Aircraft Medical will be making its McGRATH MAC video laryngoscope available to clinicians in much of the world. Announced a year ago, this is a budget video laryngoscope intended for potentially difficult intubations. As the video below demonstrates, it’s a straightforward tool that’s used pretty much like a regular laryngoscope.A more robust model from AirMedical, the McGRATH Series 5, features a couple extra features, such as variable blade length that can be adjusted to the patient anatomy.Read More
Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology - October 13, 2011 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Gene Ostrovsky Tags: Anesthesiology Emergency Medicine Military Medicine Source Type: news
Navigator DS Ultrasound Guided Drug Delivery System FDA OK’dEmail this article to a colleague.
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Carticept Medical based outside of Atlanta, GA won FDA 510(k) clearance for the Navigator Delivery System (Navigator DS) that provides ultrasound guidance when delivering corticosteroids and anesthetic agents to painful joints.The system accepts up to three vials of different medications and avoids the step of manually loading a syringe straight from the vial.Read More
Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology - October 13, 2011 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Gene Ostrovsky Tags: Anesthesiology Orthopedic Surgery Pain Source Type: news
Neurological and autoimmune disorders after vaccination against pandemic influenza A (H1N1) with a monovalent adjuvanted vaccine: population based cohort studyEmail this article to a colleague.
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The risk of neurological and autoimmune disorders of special interest in people vaccinated against pandemic influenza A (H1N1) with Pandemrix were compared with unvaccinated people over 8-10 months in a retrospective cohort study in Sweden.
The study involved all people registered in Stockholm county on 1 October 2009, of whom 1,024,019 were vaccinated against H1N1 and 921,005 were unvaccinated. The main outcome measures were neurological and autoimmune diagnoses according to the European Medicines Agency strategy for monitoring of adverse events of special interest defined using ICD-10 c...
Source: NeLM - News - October 13, 2011 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Surgical Fires: How They Start and How to Prevent ThemSurgical Fires: How They Start and How to Prevent ThemEmail this article to a colleague.
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In this FDA peer-to-peer video Drs. Stephanie Josephs and Kenneth Silverstein discuss his experience with surgical fires, which led to important and innovative improvements in preventive systems. FDA on Medscape
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 12, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Anesthesiology Expert Interview Source Type: news
