Accidental awareness is one of the most feared complications of general anaesthesia for both patients and anaesthetists. Patients report this failure of general anaesthesia in approximately 1 in every 19,000 cases, according ...
Sep 15, 2014
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Visualising a safe place reduces operative pain, according to research presented today at EuroHeartCare 2014. Nurses guided patients into a trance and found it helped patients cope with pain and anxiety during ablation of ...
Apr 5, 2014
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Exposure to general anaesthesia increases the risk of dementia in the elderly by 35%, says new research presented at Euroanaesthesia, the annual congress of the European Society of Anaesthesiology (ESA). The research is by ...
May 31, 2013
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The Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCoA) and the Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland (AAGBI) today publish initial findings from a major study which looked at how many patients experienced accidental ...
Mar 12, 2013
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Muscle relaxants given to millions of patients during general anaesthesia are associated with an increased risk of serious breathing problems after surgery, finds a study published in BMJ today.
Oct 16, 2012
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A first-in-man study published Online First by The Lancet shows that new magnetically-controlled growing rods can treat scoliosis in children by being extended using a non-invasive technique as their spine grows, without ...
Apr 18, 2012
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Snapshot survey data from the 7th National Audit Project of the Royal College of Anesthetists (NAP7) published in Anaesthesia reveals an extremely worrying picture of increasing age, rates of obesity, and complexity of surgical ...
Mar 2, 2023
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Following a safety investigation by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), 55 products containing pholcodine are being canceled from the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods and those currently on pharmacy shelves ...
Feb 28, 2023
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After surgery under general anaesthesia, older patients often experience a decline in cognitive function that can last for months or even years. This worsening brain function has been linked to deep anaesthesia during surgery.
Dec 18, 2021
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Over 1kg of plastic waste is generated per anesthesia procedure, an audit of surgical patients in a burns unit in Spain has revealed. Plastic wrappers are the most common item of waste. These results will be presented at ...
Dec 17, 2021
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