Controlling pain after surgery doesn’t have to mean opioids, study shows
As surgeons balance the need to control their patients' post-surgery pain with the risk that a routine operation could become...
Read MoreNationwide survey highlights concerns over patient safety and poor communication in the perioperative workplace
A survey carried out by the Association for Perioperative Practice (AfPP) has highlighted concerns that poor communication in the operating...
Read MoreBreathing easier with a better tracheal stent
Paediatric laryngotracheal stenosis (LTS), a narrowing of the airway in children, is a complex medical condition. While it can be...
Read MoreNew delivery method promises relief from antipsychotic medication’s adverse side effects
A team of neuroscientists and engineers at McMaster University has created a nasal spray to deliver antipsychotic medication directly to...
Read MoreSmiths Medical launches Portex EchoGlo peripheral nerve block range
Medical device manufacturer Smiths Medical has launched its EchoGlo peripheral nerve block range. This addition to the Portex portfolio of...
Read MoreThe Ottawa Hospital study shows benefits of spinal or epidural anaesthesia over general anaesthesia for leg artery bypass surgery
A new study by researchers at The Ottawa Hospital and published in The BMJ shows that people who had surgery...
Read MoreAnaesthetist in focus – Jim Watts
We talk to Jim Watts, Consultant in Critical Care Medicine and Anaesthesia and JAP's consultant editor. JAP: As a...
Read MoreGeneral anaesthesia and normal sleep affect brain in an amazingly similar way as consciousness fades
What happens in the brain when our conscious awareness fades during general anaesthesia and normal sleep? Finnish scientists studied this...
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