First successful removal of cactus spines in a patient: A Case Report Medha Baranwal Baranwal31 Aug 2019 6:00 PM ISTUSA: Doctors at Akron City Hospital report the first successful removal of cactus spines (stuck on a patient) by using several pairs of adhesive OR...
Can Ketamine be used for alcohol use disorder? Hina Zahid22 Nov 2019 7:15 PM ISTKetamine is a promising option for psychiatric illnesses like depression especially in cases where existing antidepressants don’t work. In March 2019,...
Repeated ketamine infusions do not cause hepatotoxicity reveals study Medha Baranwal Baranwal8 Nov 2019 7:25 PM ISTUSA: The repeated infusions of ketamine treatment for pain and migraine does not increase a patient's risk for hepatotoxicity and adverse drug events,...
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...
Talk therapy when added to medications shows efficacy for reducing suicide risk Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli27 Aug 2019 7:15 PM ISTTalk therapy when added to medications shows efficacy for reducing suicide risk.Both cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and dialectical behaviour...
French Society of Anesthesia guidelines on postoperative pain management Hina Zahid25 Jun 2019 7:00 PM ISTThe French Society of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine (SFAR) have published experts' guidelines on the care of postoperative pain. This is an...
Ketamine and dexmedetomidine combo requires close watch in surgical patients Medha Baranwal Baranwal21 Jun 2019 8:10 PM ISTThe combination of analgesic doses of ketamine along with dexmedetomidine has potential neurocognitive and behavioural effects. For this reason, the...
Hip and Knee Replacement Patients Using Fewer Opioids to Manage Pain After Surgery Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli19 Dec 2017 7:10 PM ISTStudy is the first to examine progress in shifting to other therapies to combat pain Opioid use in patients recovering from hip and knee replacement...
ASA/APS Guidelines on the Management of Postoperative Pain Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli15 Dec 2017 7:02 PM ISTMost patients who undergo surgical procedures experience acute postoperative pain, but evidence suggests that less than half report adequate...
Ketamine effective in severe and resistant depression Anjali Nimesh Nimesh29 July 2017 11:00 AM ISTA world-first systematic review into the safety of ketamine as a treatment for depression, published in the Lancet Psychiatry, shows the risks of...
How depression and antidepressant drugs works: Research supriya kashyap kashyap19 May 2016 12:35 PM ISTNew research demonstrates the effectiveness of ketamine to treat depression in a mouse model of the disease and brings together two hypotheses for the...
