Soothing words and music during surgery may reduce postoperative pain, opioid need: BMJ Hina Zahid12 Dec 2020 8:45 AM ISTPlaying recordings of soft music or soothing words through earphones when patients are under general anesthesia appears to reduce pain levels...
Articaine and lidocaine safe combo for mandibular third-molar extractions Dr. Nandita Mohan11 Dec 2020 11:46 AM ISTDental professionals have recently found that the use of both articaine and lidocaine injections is recommended in the surgical extraction of the...
Epidural Corticosteroid Injections may reduce Sciatica pain and disability MD Bureau8 Dec 2020 6:00 PM ISTIn a recent study based on moderate-quality evidence from 25 placebo-controlled trial researchers have found that epidural corticosteroid injections...
Ultra-rapid cooling proves a good alternative anesthesia for Intravitreal Injections Dr Satabdi Saha8 Dec 2020 8:45 AM ISTUltra-rapid cooling of the eye for anesthesia was well tolerated, with -10 degree C treatment results in comparable levels of anesthesia to SOC with...
Methylnaltrexone rapidly relieves Opioid-Induced Constipation, finds study MD Bureau4 Dec 2020 10:00 AM ISTSubcutaneous administration of Methylnaltrexone, in both chronic, noncancer-related illness and cancer-related illness, relieves Opioid Induced...
Preoperative blood ordering - Choose wisely!!! MD Bureau4 Dec 2020 9:15 AM ISTRegular auditing of blood requisition patterns and the introduction of maximum blood-ordering schedule (MSBOS) is important to prevent wastage of...
Preoperative cognitive exercises decrease postoperative delirium: Study Finds Dr. Nandita Mohan29 Nov 2020 2:45 PM ISTAccording to recent observations, researchers have noted that a preoperative cognitive exercise intervention had a significantly decreased incidence...
LMA not superior to face-mask ventilation for lowering death risk in neonatal asphyxia: NEJM MD Bureau27 Nov 2020 3:00 PM ISTResearchers have found in a new study that laryngeal Mask Airway is not as effective as face-mask ventilation in lowering early neonatal death and...
Spinal or epidural anesthesia may improve survival in leg bypass surgery: BMJ Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli25 Nov 2020 5:14 PM ISTOTTAWA, ON - Researchers at Ottawa Hospital have found in one of the largest of its kind that people who had surgery to improve blood flow in...
Intraoperative hypotension can now be predicted before it occurs , finds UK study Dr Monish Raut24 Nov 2020 6:42 PM ISTIntraoperative hypotension is associated with worse perioperative outcomes for patients undergoing major noncardiac surgery.Researchers from UK have...
Topical tetracaine effective analgesic for acute corneal abrasions, Study Finds Dr. Nandita Mohan7 Nov 2020 11:15 AM ISTAccording to recent research, researchers have found that topical tetracaine when used for short term is considered safe and is an efficacious...
Gabapentin effective in Hyperemesis Gravidarum in early pregnancy, finds study Dr Satabdi Saha7 Nov 2020 10:45 AM ISTAccording to a recent study, gabapentin therapy has proved to be more effective than standard-of-care therapy for Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG)...
