FDA approves oliceridine for acute severe pain for IV use in hospitals Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli22 Aug 2020 9:56 AM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Olinvyk (oliceridine), an opioid agonist for the management of moderate to severe acute pain in p...
Intravascular ultrasound Guided PCI may lower risk of death, heart attack: JACC Medha Baranwal21 Aug 2020 11:30 AM ISTUSA: Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) guidance although used infrequently in PCI procedure but when used it lowers long-term mortality, repeat...
No role of Vitamin C and thiamine combo in septic shock: ATESS trial Dr Satabdi Saha19 Aug 2020 4:15 AM ISTResearchers conducted a multi-centre, double-blind, randomized, controlled trial the ascorbic acid and thiamine effect in septic shock (ATESS) trial...
FDA approves wheeled CT scanner allowing bedside scanning in ICU Medha Baranwal14 Aug 2020 1:45 PM ISTUSA: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Siemens Healthineers' wheeled CT scanner. The Somatom scanner consists of motorized wheels...
Prostate cancer: Nerve-sparing prostatectomy increases risk of positive surgical margins: Study Medha Baranwal14 Aug 2020 1:30 PM ISTNetherland: Nerve-sparing may increase the risk of ipsilateral positive surgical margins, finds a recent study in the Journal of Urology....
Early initiation of norepinephrine may reduce mortality in Sepsis, finds study Medha Baranwal13 Aug 2020 6:15 PM ISTChina: Early initiation of norepinephrine in septic shock patients is associated with shorter time to achieve target MAP, decreased short-term...
Low Serum Albumin may raise Mortality risk during Hospitalization: Study Dr Satabdi Saha11 Aug 2020 8:43 PM ISTA recent study by Amit Akirov and associates from Isreal has reported that lower serum albumin levels to be a reliable marker for evaluating the...
One in Six Overdose deaths misconstrued as cardiac arrest, finds study Medha Baranwal11 Aug 2020 6:00 PM ISTSan Fransisco: About one in six deaths from prescription or nonprescription overdose are misconstrued as being deaths from cardiac arrest, a recent...
FDA approves new Opioid for pain relief in Hospital settings Hina Zahid8 Aug 2020 10:00 AM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Olinvyk (oliceridine), an opioid agonist for the management of moderate to severe acute pain...
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,...
