Who's Deejaying in the OR? And What Are They Playing?
(MedPage Today) -- Anesthesiology resident Max Feinstein, MD, goes into the logistics of listening to music in the OR. Do you have a favorite song you like to play while you work? Let us know in the comments. Following is a partial transcript... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - November 21, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: news

FDA Warns Against Using Cardinal's Syringes FDA Warns Against Using Cardinal's Syringes
The FDA on Monday warned healthcare providers and facilities not to use Cardinal Health ' s Monoject syringes with patient-controlled pain management pumps and syringe pumps.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Anesthesiology News Source Type: news

CT-guided procedure shows promise for restoring smell after long COVID
A CT-guided, minimally invasive procedure called a stellate ganglion block shows promise for restoring the sense of smell in patients with long COVID, according to research to be presented at the upcoming RSNA meeting.Parosmia, or impaired sense of smell, is a known symptom of COVID-19, and research has shown that up to 60% of patients with the disease are affected by parosmia. Most recover their sense of smell over time, but some continue to experience parosmia months or years after the initial infection, the team noted."Post-COVID parosmia is common and increasingly recognized," said study lead author, Adam Zoga, MD, of ...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 20, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Kate Madden Yee Tags: Subspecialties Neuroradiology CT 2023 Source Type: news

With tears and a lullaby, a rural Alabama hospital stops delivering babies
Powell understands how the stakes can rise with each mile a pregnant woman must travel for medical care. She still remembers the patient from about 16 years ago who came through the hospital’s double doors with blood dripping down the side of her wheelchair. The woman had suffered a placental…#gilbertown #monroecountyhospital #socialsecurity #monroeville #harperlee #blackamericans #anesthetist (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

1 in 3000 patients experience cardiac arrest requiring resuscitation during anaesthesia, according to new national analysis
A new study that examined all cardiac arrests occurring during or soon after surgery in more than 300 UK hospitals over a one-year period ‒ has identified that this extremely dangerous and often fatal event occurs in 3 per 10,000 surgeries requiring anaesthesia. The study is published in Anaesthesia. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - November 17, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Health, Research; Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School; Press Release Source Type: news

Burnout on the Rise Among Anesthesiologists Since Pandemic
TUESDAY, Nov. 14, 2023 -- Burnout has increased among anesthesiologists since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, according to a study published in the November issue of Anesthesiology.Anoushka M. Afonso, M.D., from the Memorial Sloan... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - November 14, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Many Clinics Are Selling Ketamine as Bogus'Cure' for Illnesses
TUESDAY, Nov. 14, 2023 -- The party drug and anesthetic ketamine is starting to show promise in trials as a treatment for depression. But new research also suggests that hundreds of U.S. clinics may be misleading consumers, hawking off-label and... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - November 14, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

New SPR Therapeutics Data Presented at ASRA Pain Medicine Meeting 2023
CLEVELAND, Nov. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- At the 22nd Annual American Society of Regional Anesthesia (ASRA) Pain Medicine Meeting in New Orleans, three posters on the SPRINT® PNS System were shared for the first time. The first poster, "Percutaneous PNS Relieves Persistent Postoperative Pain…#cleveland #neworleans #sprint #pnssystem #tka #pns #endoftreatment #n18 #n20 #medicare (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Comparison of Efficacy of Lidocaine and Articaine as Inferior Alveolar Nerve Blocking Agents in Patients with Symptomatic Irreversible Pulpitis: Randomized Controlled Trial
Conclusions: The anesthetic efficacy of Articaine is similar to that of lidocaine in subjects with symptomatic irreversible pulpitis. Hence, Articaine can serve as an alternative to Lidocaine for local anesthesia administration in dentistry.  (Source: Dental Technology Blog)
Source: Dental Technology Blog - November 13, 2023 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news

"A new order of poisonous substances": revisiting Robert M. Glover's dissertation on the physiological effects of bromine, chlorine, and iodine compounds - Perkins-McVey M.
Robert Mortimer Glover's contribution as the first to identify the anaesthetic effects of chloroform went unrecognized for over 130  years. Posterity now remembers Glover as the first to experimentally demonstrate the effects of chloroform, and yet, the sco... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 13, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Cincinnati Children ’s Hospital names first female anesthesiologist-in-chief
Cincinnati Children ’s Hospital has named a new anesthesiologist-in-chief, filling the C-suite role ahead of Dr. John McAuliffe's planned retirement announced earlier this year. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - November 9, 2023 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Liz Engel Source Type: news

Playkit May Aid Children in Preparing for MRI
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 8, 2023 -- A mixed reality playkit may help children prepare for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and reduce the need for anesthesia, according to a study published online Nov. 7 in BMJ Innovations. Jill Thompson, from the... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - November 8, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Playkits develop role in easing kids' anxiety over MRI scans
Giving young children a playkit that uses both virtual and augmented reality appears to reduce anxiety about this procedure, U.K. researchers have reported in an article posted on 7 November by BMJ Innovations.The "mixed realities" playkit is designed to help children prepare for the different elements of the MRI experience, using physical play to learn about an MRI scanner, augmented reality (AR) play to learn about the work of a radiographer, and virtual reality (VR) play to explore the journey of having an MRI scan."The development of the mixed realities MRI playkit addresses a significant global problem within pediatri...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 8, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Edna Astbury-Ward, PhD Tags: MRI Augmented/Virtual Reality Source Type: news

Ketamine marketed online using false, misleading claims, study indicates
Hundreds of clinics may be using false and misleading statements in online advertising to sell off-label and unapproved ketamine -- an injectable, short-acting anesthetic -- to treat mental health conditions and pain. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - November 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Surgeries Without Anesthesia; CDC Expands Traveler Testing; Human Skull for Sale
(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Doctors in Gaza must decide which patients gets ventilators or anesthesia amid drug and equipment shortages, with some small children undergoing amputations or brain... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - November 7, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news