2 August 2017

CMS supports AfPP with Swab Management Guidance

PROMOTIONAL FEATURE Central Medical Supplies (CMS), a supplier of medical equipment, has joined forces with the Association for Perioperative Practice...

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31 July 2017

European Pain Federation EFIC announces the first recipient of the Ulf Lindblom Prize

On 25 July , 2017, the European Pain Federation EFIC announced that the first recipient of the Ulf Lindblom Prize...

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28 July 2017

Passing the Primary FRCA: A strategy for success from a trainee that learned the hard way

Alexander Jones of the Royal Unites Hospitals, Bath, looks at resources available and outlines a strategy for success that trainees...

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26 July 2017

Update in anaesthesia for Electro Convulsive Therapy: A forgotten anaesthetic sub speciality

JC Watts and K Butler discuss the key role the anaesthetist plays in the Electro Convulsive Therapy process   Introduction: a...

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14 July 2017

Pre-oxygenation: Why and how?

Sunita R Balla and Prof Cyprian Mendonca look at the common practises, benefits and controversies surrounding pre-oxygenation From the early years...

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12 July 2017

Nurse-led intervention helps carers’ manage medication and cancer pain

A study funded by Marie Curie and Dimbleby Cancer Care published in July shows the potential benefits of a new nurse-led...

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7 July 2017

Applying electric current to nerve for chronic low back pain does not provide clinically important improvement

In three randomised trials, treatment of chronic low back pain with radiofrequency denervation, a procedure that can be performed with...

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3 July 2017

World first self-donning system for surgical gowns

In the health care setting, there is an increasing need for a self-donning surgical gown that health care personnel can...

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