News tagged with general anaesthetics
Major report shows obese patients have double the risk of airway problems during an anesthetic
A major UK study on complications of anaesthesia has shown that obese patients are twice as likely to develop serious airway problems during a general anaesthetic than non-obese patients. 'The airway' means the air passages ...
Mar 29, 2011 |
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Patients have misconceptions and high levels of anxiety about general anesthesia
Eight-five per cent of patients who took part in a survey shortly after day surgery said that they had been anxious about receiving a general anaesthetic, according to research in the May issue of the Journal of Advanced Nu ...
May 20, 2010 |
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Varicose vein study shows radiofrequency ablation causes less post-operative pain
A study to compare two increasingly popular treatments for varicose veins has found that patients who received radiofrequency ablation reported less post-procedural pain than those treated with endovenous laser ablation.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 17, 2010 |
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Bone-marrow stem cells in MS show promise
A groundbreaking trial to test bone marrow stem cell therapy with a small group of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) has been shown to have possible benefits for the treatment of the disease.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
May 05, 2010 |
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Women should be allowed to eat, drink during labor: researcher
The traditional practice of restricting food and fluids during labour does not provide any benefits, finds a new review co-authored by a Queen's University Associate Professor.
Feb 02, 2010 |
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Eating and drinking during labor: Let women decide
Women should be allowed to eat and drink what they want during labour, say Cochrane Researchers. The researchers carried out a systematic review of studies examining the traditional practice of restricting food and fluid ...
Jan 20, 2010 |
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Taking NOTES: abdominal surgery without general anesthesia
A recent review in Faculty of 1000 Medicine Reports, a publication in which clinicians highlight advances in medical practice, suggests regional pain relief could be used during abdominal surgery. In this review, Michael ...
Nov 03, 2009 |
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Research shows sharp rise in hospital admissions for children's dental care
Researchers from Peninsula Dental School and the UCL Eastman Dental Institute have used data from the Hospital Episodes Statistics resource to identify a marked increase in the number of hospital admissions for children with ...
Apr 10, 2009 |
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