Pain management with ketamine infusion: Most patients may experience side effects, study suggests Hina Zahid23 Oct 2019 7:30 PM ISTORLANDO, Fla. – Ketamine use has grown as a pain management alternative but more than one in three patients may experience side effects such as...
Some diabetes drugs can cut dementia risk, finds study Medha Baranwal Baranwal22 Oct 2019 8:10 PM ISTDenmark: The use of certain diabetes medication -- metformin, DPP4 inhibitors, GLP1 analogs and SGLT2 inhibitors -- cuts dementia risk in people with...
Women with anemia twice as likely to need transfusion after cesarean delivery Hina Zahid22 Oct 2019 7:05 PM ISTAccording to a study being presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2019 annual meeting pregnant women with anemia are twice as likely to need blood...
Nitrous Oxide effective for labour pain, but most women switch to an epidural, study shows Hina Zahid21 Oct 2019 7:25 PM ISTThere are a variety of options available for women to manage labour pain, ranging from epidurals and medications delivered intravenously, to...
No clear benefit of intensive oxygen therapy in ICU patients: NEJM Medha Baranwal Baranwal16 Oct 2019 7:25 PM ISTAustralia: The use of conservative oxygen therapy versus usual oxygen therapy made no significant impact on the number of ventilator-free days in...
Single dose of IV Desmopressin decreases risk of hematoma expansion in ICH patients: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli14 Oct 2019 7:25 PM ISTUSA: Administration of a single dose of IV desmopressin (DDAVP) decreases the risk of intracranial haemorrhage (ICH) expansion in Intracranial...
DAPT with aspirin prevents saphenous vein graft failure in CABG, finds BMJ study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli13 Oct 2019 8:30 PM ISTCanada: Aspirin is the preferred antiplatelet drug for the prevention of saphenous vein graft failure in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass...
Appropriate tapering or discontinuation of long-term Opioid Use: Guidance by HHS Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli13 Oct 2019 7:15 PM ISTOpioids are the mainstay of treatment of all kinds of pain and have a significant role to play in pain management. The U.S. Department of Health and...
Providing injectable opioid agonist treatment in opioid use disorder: New Canadian guideline Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli12 Oct 2019 9:00 AM ISTA new Canadian guideline lays out the optimal strategies for providing injectable opioid agonist treatment with prescription heroin and hydromorphone...
Vitamin C doesnot improve outcomes in sepsis and ARDS patients: JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli11 Oct 2019 7:31 PM ISTUSA: Experimental data suggests that intravenous vitamin C may attenuate inflammation and vascular injury associated with sepsis and acute respiratory...
Cool running water for 20 minutes reduces burns related complications: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli7 Oct 2019 7:30 PM ISTAustralia: The administration of cool running water for 20 minutes within 3 hours of injury significantly reduces burn severity, need for skin...
University of California scientists develop a test to detect opioid drugs in breath Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli6 Oct 2019 7:30 PM ISTA breathalyzer or breathalyser is a device for estimating blood alcohol content (BAC) from a breath sample.It is a popular device for estimating...
