FDA Approves esketamine Nasal Spray for severe depression with suicidal thoughts Hina Zahid4 Aug 2020 10:45 AM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the supplemental new drug application (sNDA) for SPRAVATO® (esketamine) CIII nasal...
New guidelines say breastfeeding is safe after anaesthesia Hina Zahid3 Aug 2020 12:24 PM ISTWomen who are breastfeeding may require anaesthesia or sedation. Concerns regarding the passage of drugs into breast milk may lead to inconsistent...
Study results do not support Gabapentinoids use for postoperative pain management Medha Baranwal27 July 2020 6:21 PM ISTCanada: Routine use of pregabalin or gabapentin is not effective for the management of postoperative pain in adults, a recent study in the journal...
Dexmedetomidine may not reduce risk of AF or delirium after cardiac surgery: Lancet Medha Baranwal26 July 2020 2:15 PM ISTUSA: There is no need for dexmedetomidine infusion for the reduction of delirium or atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing cardiac surgery,...
Postoperative bleeding linked to more deaths compared to DVT after surgery Hina Zahid24 July 2020 6:30 PM ISTPost-surgical bleeding is associated with more deaths than blood clots from surgery, according to a Vanderbilt University Medical Center study...
Pediatric MRI anesthetic doses can be reduced by reducing MRI time: Study Medha Baranwal20 July 2020 6:00 PM ISTBoston, MA: There is an increasing interest to minimize the amount of scan time under anesthesia for pediatric Magnetic Resonance Imaging scans...
Women receive higher rates of prescription opioids, shows study Hina Zahid15 July 2020 9:49 PM ISTNew Rochelle, NY -- Women are significantly more likely to receive prescriptions of opioid analgesics.ln a nationally representative sample, women...
Nitrous oxide may bring relief to veterans suffering from PTSD, finds study Hina Zahid9 July 2020 6:32 PM ISTA new pilot study by the University of Chicago Medicine and the Stanford University School of Medicine team from the VA Palo...
Nitrous oxide linked to rapid reduction of PTSD symptoms in veterans Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli5 July 2020 3:51 PM ISTResearchers have found in a new study that Nitrous oxide, an inhaled anesthetic and noncompetitive N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist,...
Conscious sedation better than general anesthesia for TAVR Medha Baranwal26 Jun 2020 9:32 PM ISTUSA: The use of conscious sedation (CS) in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is associated with improved outcomes...
Switching from general to regional anaesthesia may help reduce global warming Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli17 Jun 2020 6:00 AM ISTResearchers have found in a new study that switching from general to regional anaesthesia may cut greenhouse gas emissions. It is a real-life example...
High doses of Ketamine linked to out-of-body experience Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli11 Jun 2020 4:48 PM ISTKetamine abusers are known to take high doses of the drug.High doses of ketamine can temporarily switch off the brain and may cause sort of...
