Ketamine use in chronic pain unsupported by evidence, review finds
The off-label use of ketamine to treat chronic pain is not supported by scientific evidence, a new Cochrane review has found.
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Anesthesiology news
Study finds nerve blocks reduce pain in kids with broken legs
A study led by doctors at the Medical University of South Carolina and UMass Chan Medical School found that ultrasound-guided nerve blocks helped kids with broken thigh bones, also known as femurs, feel less pain and need ...
Jul 29, 2025
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High-tech monitoring during heart surgery doesn't lower risk of complications
An international, multi-site clinical study led by an Indiana University School of Medicine researcher and anesthesiologist has found that using advanced technology to monitor tissue oxygen levels in the body during heart ...
Jul 23, 2025
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43% of drug-caused deaths by health care workers used hospital-only drugs
Nearly half of drug-caused deaths by health care workers involved drugs that were obtained from their place of work, new research finds.
Jul 22, 2025
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Near tripling in US reported lidocaine local anesthetic poisonings/deaths over past decade, analysis reveals
Poisonings and deaths linked to the use of the local anesthetic lidocaine have nearly tripled in the US over the past decade, finds an analysis of National Poison Data System (NPDS) reports, published online in the journal ...
Jul 21, 2025
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Surgeon-anesthesiologist teams with prior experience working together linked to fewer patient complications
The odds of patient complications following high-risk surgeries are lower when the surgeon and anesthesiologist have prior experience working together, according to a new study by researchers at ICES, Sunnybrook Research ...
Jul 17, 2025
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New AI Tool to support decisions around patient intubation
University of Warwick researchers have led the development of a new AI tool that can help doctors make the difficult and high-stakes decision of whether to intubate a patient in acute respiratory failure.
Jul 10, 2025
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Treating postoperative delirium as preventable 'acute brain failure': Low-cost interventions could have major impact
A new large-scale study spotlights postoperative delirium as a preventable and high-impact complication which is driven by patient frailty and surgical stress—and one that can be addressed through low-cost, evidence-based ...
Jul 8, 2025
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At a Tennessee hospital, nurse stole fentanyl and AI missed it, state records say
About a year ago at Erlanger Baroness, the largest hospital in Chattanooga, anesthesia staff noticed that a nurse was slurring his words and struggling to stay awake while on duty in the surgery center, according to a Tennessee ...
Jun 9, 2026
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Obesity tied to longer operative time for pediatric adenotonsillectomy
Pediatric patients with obesity undergoing adenotonsillectomy (AT) face longer operating times, according to a study published online May 21 in the Ear, Nose & Throat Journal.
May 29, 2026
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