Big, painless step forward for hip fracture anaesthesia
A national sprint audit of anaesthesia for hip fracture surgery will be carried out in 2013, as part of a...
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The Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain & Ireland (AAGBI) in conjuncture with the Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCoA) have...
Read MoreOpioid antagonists versus cancer
Even without the addition of further opioids such as morphine, opioids already in the body can enhance the malignant tendencies...
Read MoreSteady sugar in surgery
Adding increased glucose monitoring throughout surgical procedures will allow anaesthetists to optimise the perioperative and surgical care of millions of...
Read MoreRise in sepsis mortality in pregnant women
Severity and death rates are increasing in pregnant and postpartum women with sepsis, and more than 30 percent of mothers...
Read MoreBig risk for little lungs
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="400" caption="Copyright © Igor Korionov – Fotolia"][/caption]Foetuses and premature babies exposed to cigarette smoke are at a...
Read MoreShock to the system
Electric stimulation on the brain of a patient with chronic, severe facial pain released an opiate-like substance that’s considered one...
Read MoreNumb with nightmares
Some types of anaesthetics cause an increase in the level of lactate production in unconscious children’s brains, causing delirium. Two...
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