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This is a selection of articles from the April 2008 archive. Click here for this month's Anesthesiology headlines.
Relief For Cancer Patients Suffering From Opioid-Induced Bowel Disorders
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Source: Pain / Anesthetics News From Medical News Today - April 30, 2008 Source Type: journals
Genes Linked to Osteoporosis Identified
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Source: MedicineNet Chronic Pain General - April 30, 2008 Source Type: journals
Seniors - More Exercise, Less Broken Hips
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Source: MedicineNet Chronic Pain General - April 30, 2008 Source Type: journals
The accuracy of pain and fatigue items across different reporting periods.
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Source: Pain - April 30, 2008 Authors: Broderick JE, Schwartz JE, Vikingstad G, Pribbernow M, Grossman S, Stone AA Tags: Pain Source Type: journals
Co-morbid pain and psychopathology in males and females admitted to treatment for opioid analgesic abuse.
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Source: Pain - April 30, 2008 Authors: Cicero TJ, Lynskey M, Todorov A, Inciardi JA, Surratt HL Tags: Pain Source Type: journals
MediQuest Therapeutics Submits Drug Application To FDA To Treat Raynaud's Disease
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Source: Pain / Anesthetics News From Medical News Today - April 29, 2008 Source Type: journals
Insulin Secretion Increased In Otherwise Healthy Obese People By Aspirin-Like Compounds
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Source: Pain / Anesthetics News From Medical News Today - April 29, 2008 Source Type: journals
Artificial Cervical Disc Surgery Cheaper Than Fusion
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Source: MedicineNet Chronic Pain General - April 29, 2008 Source Type: journals
Epilepsy Drug Linked to Bone Loss
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Source: MedicineNet Chronic Pain General - April 29, 2008 Source Type: journals
Health Tip: Wear and Tear on the Knees
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Source: MedicineNet Chronic Pain General - April 29, 2008 Source Type: journals
Skin-To-Skin Contact Eases Babies' Pain
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Source: Pain / Anesthetics News From Medical News Today - April 28, 2008 Source Type: journals
A structured review of the evidence for pacing as a chronic pain intervention.
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Source: European Journal of Pain - April 28, 2008 Authors: Gill JR, Brown CA Tags: Eur J Pain Source Type: journals
[Topical application of morphine and buprenorphine gel has no effect in the sunburn model.]
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Source: Schmerz - April 27, 2008 Authors: Draxler J, Schuch M, Paul A, Sycha T, Valenta C, Likar R, Gustorff B Tags: Schmerz Source Type: journals
Fibromyalgia Affects Women More Often Than Men
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Source: Pain / Anesthetics News From Medical News Today - April 26, 2008 Source Type: journals
VitalJacket: Heart Monitoring Shirt
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Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology - April 25, 2008 Source Type: journals
The effect of opioid dose and treatment duration on the perception of a painful standardized clinical stimulus.
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Source: Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine - April 25, 2008 Authors: Cohen SP, Christo PJ, Wang S, Chen L, Stojanovic MP, Shields CH, Brummett C, Mao J Tags: Reg Anesth Pain Med Source Type: journals
Intensity of the stimulating current may not be a reliable indicator of intraneural needle placement.
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Source: Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine - April 25, 2008 Authors: Tsai TP, Vuckovic I, Dilberovic F, Obhodzas M, Kapur E, Divanovic KA, Hadzic A Tags: Reg Anesth Pain Med Source Type: journals
The 2004 John J. Bonica lecturer--Daniel B. Carr, M.D.
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Source: Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine - April 25, 2008 Authors: Rowlingson J Tags: Reg Anesth Pain Med Source Type: journals
Sonoanatomy of the lumbar spine in patients with previous unintentional dural punctures during labor epidurals.
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Source: Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine - April 25, 2008 Authors: Lee Y, Tanaka M, Carvalho JC Tags: Reg Anesth Pain Med Source Type: journals
Refer to current results.
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Source: Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine - April 25, 2008 Authors: Pandia MP, Dash HH, Bithal PK, Chouhan RS, Jain V Tags: Reg Anesth Pain Med Source Type: journals
Ultrasound-guided anterior sciatic nerve block using a longitudinal approach: "expanding the view".
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Source: Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine - April 25, 2008 Authors: Tsui BC, Ozelsel TJ Tags: Reg Anesth Pain Med Source Type: journals
The search for the originator of the hanging drop technique.
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Source: Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine - April 25, 2008 Authors: Neruda B Tags: Reg Anesth Pain Med Source Type: journals
Axillary (circumflex) nerve block used in association with suprascapular nerve block for the control of pain following total shoulder joint replacement.
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Source: Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine - April 25, 2008 Authors: Price DJ Tags: Reg Anesth Pain Med Source Type: journals
Ultrasound and regional anesthesia technique: are there really ultrasound guidance technical limits in sciatic nerve blocks?
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Source: Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine - April 25, 2008 Authors: Danelli G, Ghisi D, Ortu A Tags: Reg Anesth Pain Med Source Type: journals
Perioperative thromboprophylaxis in children: development of a guideline for management
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Source: Pediatric Anesthesia - April 25, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Anesthetic considerations in the child with Costello syndrome: risks of cardiac arrest upon induction of anesthesia
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Source: Pediatric Anesthesia - April 25, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Displacement of helex atrial septal occluder: a rare complication of percutaneous occlusion of atrial septal defect
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Source: Pediatric Anesthesia - April 25, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Management of critically ill children with traumatic brain injury
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Source: Pediatric Anesthesia - April 25, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Author's reply
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Source: Pediatric Anesthesia - April 25, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Society for Pediatric Sedation reply to Dr Cote's Editorial
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Source: Pediatric Anesthesia - April 25, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Author's reply
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Source: Pediatric Anesthesia - April 25, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Women Risk Bone Loss After Knee Surgery
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Source: MedicineNet Chronic Pain General - April 25, 2008 Source Type: journals
Socioeconomic disadvantage and pain.
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Source: Pain - April 25, 2008 Authors: Poleshuck EL, Green CR Tags: Pain Source Type: journals
[Septic iliac artery pseudo-aneurysm and spondylodiscitis L5-S1 induced by foreign body (wood shard) after intra-abdominal penetrating injury.]
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Source: Annales Francaises d'Anesthesie et de Reanimation - April 25, 2008 Authors: Argote C, Colsy M, Hostyn V, Touchard P Tags: Ann Fr Anesth Reanim Source Type: journals
Spinal cord stimulation normalizes abnormal cortical pain processing in patients with cardiac syndrome X.
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Source: Pain - April 25, 2008 Authors: Sestito A, Lanza GA, Le Pera D, De Armas L, Sgueglia GA, Infusino F, Miliucci R, Tonali PA, Crea F, Valeriani M Tags: Pain Source Type: journals
Patient compliance with neuropathic pain treatment.
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Source: Pain - April 25, 2008 Authors: Giannopoulos S, Kosmidou M, Kyritsis AP Tags: Pain Source Type: journals
Exercise Plays Role in Recovery From Sports Injuries
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Source: MedicineNet Chronic Pain General - April 24, 2008 Source Type: journals
[Mushroom poisoning by brunneoincarnata: About two cases.]
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Source: Annales Francaises d'Anesthesie et de Reanimation - April 24, 2008 Authors: Roux X, Labadie P, Morand C, Fontaine B, Coutant G Tags: Ann Fr Anesth Reanim Source Type: journals
Anesthetic management in two infants with giant occipital encephalocele
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Source: Pediatric Anesthesia - April 23, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Anesthesia in pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency
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Source: Pediatric Anesthesia - April 23, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Mix Of Two Pain-relief Procedures Can End Chronic Back And Leg Pain Without Drugs - Combination Of Two Implanted Nerve Stimulators
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Source: Pain / Anesthetics News From Medical News Today - April 23, 2008 Source Type: journals
Best Foot Forward? ... Not For People With Arthritis, UK
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Source: Pain / Anesthetics News From Medical News Today - April 23, 2008 Source Type: journals
Lumbar Supports Not Particularly Effective For Low Back Pain
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Source: Pain / Anesthetics News From Medical News Today - April 23, 2008 Source Type: journals
Hypertonic Resuscitation Improves Neuronal and Behavioral Outcomes after Traumatic Brain Injury plus Hemorrhage.
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Source: Anesthesiology - April 23, 2008 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (838 K) Source Type: journals
Avoiding Common Anesthesia Errors.
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Source: Anesthesiology - April 23, 2008 Tags: HTML PDF (64 K) Source Type: journals
Involvement of the Basal Cholinergic Forebrain in the Mediation of General (Propofol) Anesthesia.
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Source: Anesthesiology - April 23, 2008 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (731 K) Source Type: journals
Practice Advisory for the Prevention and Management of Operating Room Fires.
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Source: Anesthesiology - April 23, 2008 Tags: HTML PDF (999 K) Source Type: journals
Toxicology Profile of N-Methyl-d-aspartate Antagonists Delivered by Intrathecal Infusion in the Canine Model.
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Source: Anesthesiology - April 23, 2008 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (2.133 M) Source Type: journals
Differential Effects of Isoflurane and Propofol on Upper Airway Dilator Muscle Activity and Breathing.
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Source: Anesthesiology - April 23, 2008 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (455 K) Source Type: journals
Is There a Surgical Role for Topical Aprotinin?
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Source: Anesthesiology - April 23, 2008 Tags: HTML PDF (61 K) Source Type: journals
Cortical Electroencephalogram from Subcortical Electrodes rather than Electrosubcorticogram.
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Source: Anesthesiology - April 23, 2008 Tags: HTML PDF (125 K) Source Type: journals
Experience Is Not Enough: Repeated Breaches in Epidural Anesthesia Aseptic Technique by Novice Operators despite Improved Skill.
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Source: Anesthesiology - April 23, 2008 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (247 K) Source Type: journals
Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Support for Cardiogenic Shock Caused by Pheochromocytoma: A Case Report and Literature Review.
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Source: Anesthesiology - April 23, 2008 Tags: HTML PDF (217 K) Source Type: journals
An Optic Nerve at Risk and a Prolonged Surgery in the Prone Position: Time to Reconsider?
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Source: Anesthesiology - April 23, 2008 Tags: HTML PDF (80 K) Source Type: journals
Cortical Electroencephalogram from Subcortical Electrodes rather than Electrosubcorticogram.
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Source: Anesthesiology - April 23, 2008 Tags: HTML PDF (93 K) Source Type: journals
The Black Box Warning for Droperidol.
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Source: Anesthesiology - April 23, 2008 Tags: HTML PDF (61 K) Source Type: journals
Pressure Wave Analysis Is Useful to Understand the Pathophysiology of Preeclampsia, but Perhaps Not the Rapid Changes during Cesarean Delivery.
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Source: Anesthesiology - April 23, 2008 Tags: HTML PDF (81 K) Source Type: journals
Utility of the Photoplethysmogram in Circulatory Monitoring.
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Source: Anesthesiology - April 23, 2008 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (1.195 M) Source Type: journals
Gerard W. Ostheimer "What's New in Obstetric Anesthesia" Lecture.
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Source: Anesthesiology - April 23, 2008 Tags: HTML PDF (491 K) Source Type: journals
[Interest of upper digestive tract study preoperatively to prevent in patients carrying a gastric ban. About two cases.]
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Source: Annales Francaises d'Anesthesie et de Reanimation - April 23, 2008 Authors: Preti A, Dufleux PL, Advocat A, Morin JP Tags: Ann Fr Anesth Reanim Source Type: journals
Poststroke Pain: Addressing a Clinical Conundrum: Central Neuropathic Pain: Focus on Poststroke Pain.
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Source: The Clinical Journal of Pain - April 22, 2008 Tags: HTML PDF (43 K) Source Type: journals
Muscle Pain: Sensory Implications and Interaction With Motor Control.
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Source: The Clinical Journal of Pain - April 22, 2008 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (165 K) Source Type: journals
Are We Measuring What We Need to Measure?
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Source: The Clinical Journal of Pain - April 22, 2008 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (138 K) Source Type: journals
Toward a Biopsychomotor Conceptualization of Pain: Implications for Research and Intervention.
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Source: The Clinical Journal of Pain - April 22, 2008 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (331 K) Source Type: journals
Feasibility of a Strength-training Program to Reduce Pain in Older Women in Assisted Living.
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Source: The Clinical Journal of Pain - April 22, 2008 Tags: HTML PDF (68 K) Source Type: journals
Virtual Reality Pain Control During Burn Wound Debridement in the Hydrotank.
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Source: The Clinical Journal of Pain - April 22, 2008 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (170 K) Source Type: journals
[Refractory infectious ARDS: Place of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.]
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Source: Annales Francaises d'Anesthesie et de Reanimation - April 22, 2008 Authors: Rosamel P, Delannoy B, Jault V, Metton O, Dubien PY, Flamens C, Bastien O Tags: Ann Fr Anesth Reanim Source Type: journals
Nicotine dependence criteria and nicotine withdrawal symptoms in relation to pain among an adult general population sample.
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Source: European Journal of Pain - April 22, 2008 Authors: John U, Meyer C, Rumpf HJ, Hapke U Tags: Eur J Pain Source Type: journals
Three Top Accolades In Three Months - Queen's Award Recognises Innovative Company Dedicated To Reducing Patients' Wound Pain
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Source: Pain / Anesthetics News From Medical News Today - April 21, 2008 Source Type: journals
$6.8M Awarded To Researchers Worldwide By The Alliance For Lupus Research
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Source: Pain / Anesthetics News From Medical News Today - April 21, 2008 Source Type: journals
Anesth Analg; +58 new citations
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Source: Anesthesia and Analgesia - April 21, 2008 Tags: Report Source Type: journals
Development and Implementation of a Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia/Intensive Care Database
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Source: Seminars in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia - April 21, 2008 Authors: Mittnacht, A. JC., Wax, D. B., Sr