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When unconscious, the brain is anything but ‘silent’

Written by | 28 May 2022

The cerebral cortex is thought to be the seat of conscious processing in the brain. Rather than being inactivated, specific cells in the cortex show higher spontaneous activity… read more.

Opioid prescriptions for pediatric patients following surgical procedures have dropped significantly

Written by | 6 Apr 2022

Researchers from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine found that opioid prescriptions for children who underwent one of eight common outpatient surgeries declined over a… read more.

IV non-opioid analgesics and ERAS – the evidence

Written by | 22 Feb 2022

There is now extensive evidence to support the multimodal approach to peri-operative pain relief and the role of intravenous paracetamol and ibuprofen, according to Dr Alexander Tzabazis, Deputy… read more.

Dexamethasone treatment safe in surgery

Written by | 25 Oct 2021

A large scale trial by Monash University has definitively found a drug commonly used during anaesthesia before surgery to prevent nausea and vomiting does not increase the risk… read more.

Pain monitoring helps assess the effectiveness of opioid-sparing approaches during surgery

Written by | 17 Oct 2021

A new study has shown that effective opioid-sparing anaesthesia with dexmedetomidine can be guided with NOL pain monitoring technology (Medasense, Israel). The study showed that the NOL monitor… read more.

New research could help clear backlog of surgery

Written by | 15 Oct 2021

New research published in Anaesthesia (a journal of the Association of Anaesthetists) by researchers from the University of Bristol can help to improve the efficiency of surgery and help tackle… read more.

COVID-19 infection linked to increased risk of dangerous blood clots during surgery

Written by | 11 Oct 2021

COVID-19 infection linked to increased risk of dangerous blood clots during surgery PrintEmail App Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a condition in which dangerous blood clots form in the… read more.

Statistical model defines ketamine anesthesia’s effects on the brain

Written by | 13 Sep 2021

By developing the first statistical model to finely characterize how ketamine anesthesia affects the brain, a team of researchers at MIT’s Picower Institute for Learning and Memory and… read more.

Laughing gas relieves symptoms in people with treatment-resistant depression

Written by | 21 Jul 2021

Washington University School of Medicine A single, one-hour treatment that involves breathing in a mixture of oxygen and nitrous oxide — otherwise known as laughing gas — significantly… read more.

UK MHRA approval for Byfavo for procedural sedation – Paion AG

Written by | 17 Jul 2021

PAION AG announces that the UK Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved Byfavo (remimazolam besylate) in adults for procedural sedation. Byfavo is an ultra-short-acting intravenous… read more.

Moving one step closer to personalized anesthesia

Written by | 6 Jun 2021

EPFL researchers have developed a device that can continuously measure the blood concentration of propofol – one of the main compounds used in anesthetics – in patients as… read more.

Heron Therapeutics announces FDA approval of Zynrelef for the management of postoperative pain for up to 72 hours

Written by | 21 May 2021

Heron Therapeutics, Inc. announced that the FDA has approved Zynrelef (bupivacaine and meloxicam) extended-release solution for use in adults for soft tissue or periarticular instillation to produce postsurgical… read more.

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