Chronic pain remains the same or gets better after stopping opioid treatment
Stopping long-term opioid treatment does not make chronic, non-cancer-related pain worse and, in some cases, makes it better, Washington State...
Read MoreConsciousness is partly preserved during general anaesthesia
Finnish researchers have gained new information on brain activity during general anaesthesia by recording changes in the electrical activity of...
Read MoreGuiding paediatric vascular access
NICE guidelines for ultrasound-guided placement of central venous lines in adults and children were first issued in the UK in...
Read MoreInnovation grant looks at overcoming problems in access to treatments
The first of its kind, the inaugural Brain, Mind and Pain Patient-Centred Innovation Grant will announce its winners today at 13:00 at...
Read MoreHow can patients be protected from post-surgery opioid addiction?
Greater co-ordination is needed between surgeons and physicians about the prescription of pain-relieving opioid drugs following surgery to help identify...
Read MorePain expectation is pain reality for children
If a child thinks the needle is going to hurt, that expectation ensures it's going to hurt. That's the finding of...
Read MoreInjection may block chemotherapy pain for several weeks
It might be possible to relieve the persistent pain that can follow chemotherapy with a natural protein that blocks the...
Read More13-15 August 2018, Edinburgh Anaesthesia Festival; Edinburgh
The Edinburgh Anaesthesia Festival (EAF) has become the largest Anaesthesia meeting in Scotland with over 1/3 of our delegates travelling...
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