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Aromatherapy can help control pain and reduce opioid consumption, preliminary study suggests

Aromatherapy reduces post-surgical opioid use by half in hip replacement patients anxious before their operation, according to a new preliminary study being presented at the annual meeting of the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (ESAIC) in Milan, Italy (4-6 June).

2 Jun 2022

Research suggests some solutions to combat cancer surgery-induced climate change

In April 2021, during the Leaders Summit on Climate, President Biden announced his goal to drastically reduce the United States' greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.

9 May 2022

New cardiac defibrillator implanted under the skin greatly reduces patient complications

High-risk patients who need defibrillators to prevent cardiac arrest can experience fewer complications with a type of device implanted under the skin, a Canadian study has found.

30 Apr 2022

Impaired brain growth in the womb can predict worsened infant neurodevelopmental outcomes

A new study reports that selective impairments in regional fetal brain growth predict adverse cognitive, language and motor outcomes in infants with congenital heart disease.

22 Apr 2022

Aggressively warming patients during surgery offers no benefit, study says

Patients kept at a body temperature of 37 C during major surgery had no fewer cardiac complications than patients kept at 35.5 C, according to data presented at the American College of Cardiology's 71st Annual Scientific Session.

4 Apr 2022

Study: More than two-thirds of the patients recover from knee replacement without opioids

A retrospective case series study led by Dr. Vinod Dasa, Professor of Clinical Orthopaedics at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, reports that more than two-thirds of the patients who underwent total knee replacement did not need opioids for postoperative pain.

25 Mar 2022

Investigators create specialized, tissue-like structures to model barrier tissues

Investigators at the Brigham and the Broad Institute have created specialized, tissue-like structures in the laboratory to model barrier tissues, such as the intestines, to identify new targets for treatment. Barrier tissues are exposed to substances from the outside world but serve as a layer of protection.

23 Mar 2022

15 medical societies establish seven guiding principles for perioperative treatment of acute pain

The American Society of Anesthesiologists and 14 leading medical specialty organizations established seven guiding principles to better address the perioperative treatment of acute pain in complex surgical patients.

8 Mar 2022

Updated guideline released for managing antirheumatic drugs in patients undergoing hip or knee replacement

The American College of Rheumatology and the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons released a summary of their updated guideline for the Perioperative Management of Antirheumatic Medication in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases Undergoing Elective Total Hip or Total Knee Arthroplasty.

28 Feb 2022

Remote monitoring of patients during COVID-19 pandemic results in unexpected patient safety benefit

In an opinion article appearing online Feb. 25 in the Journal of the American Medical Association, authors from University Hospitals and Case Western Reserve University write about the unexpected patient safety benefit resulting from remote monitoring of patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.

25 Feb 2022

Patients undergoing neurosurgical operations with concomitant COVID-19 infection have higher rates of perioperative complications

This unique paper compares neurosurgical patients with COVID-19 for perioperative complications to those without COVID-19.

31 Jan 2022

Reducing OR availability by 15% helps address hospital staff shortage caused by the pandemic

Decreasing operating room (OR) availability by 15% helped a hospital address a 30% staff shortage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study being presented at the American Society of Anesthesiologists' ADVANCE 2022, the Anesthesiology Business Event.

30 Jan 2022

Increased troponin levels in the blood after surgery can be a sign of heart damage

After being anesthetized and undergoing major surgery, up to one in five patients have increased levels of the protein troponin in their blood. This can be a sign of heart damage.

14 Dec 2021

Study reveals complex interplay between diet, gut microbiota, and immune function

The cliché "you are what you eat" has been used for hundreds of years to illustrate the link between diet and health. Now, an international team of researchers has found the molecular proof of this concept, demonstrating how diet ultimately affects immunity through the gut microbiome.

17 Nov 2021

Tighter blood pressure management may lead to better spinal cord injury recovery

Patients with new spinal cord injuries whose blood pressure is maintained within a newly defined range during surgery may stand a better chance of regaining some mobility and functionality – even in patients with the most devastating injuries – according to a new study by researchers at UC San Francisco.

16 Nov 2021

Enhanced recovery programs improve oncologic surgical care

The increased focus on helping surgical oncology patients recover from surgery sooner and more completely has implications beyond the operating room.

16 Nov 2021

Study compares the survival rates of cardiac arrest in catheterization lab, versus the OR and ICU

People who went into cardiac arrest in the cardiac catheterization lab were more likely to survive to hospital discharge than those who had a cardiac arrest in the intensive care unit (ICU), yet less likely to survive than those who had an arrest in the operating room (OR), according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Heart Association's Resuscitation Science Symposium (ReSS) 2021.

8 Nov 2021

Study finds fewer psychological symptoms among cardiac arrest survivors practicing mindfulness

Cardiac arrest survivors who are more mindful, or aware of the present in a nonjudgmental way, reported fewer symptoms of depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder than survivors who are less mindful, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Heart Association's Resuscitation Science Symposium (ReSS) 2021.

8 Nov 2021

Earlier epinephrine administration associated with better recovery after cardiac arrest

Earlier epinephrine treatment during a cardiac arrest is linked to better recovery compared to later treatment, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Heart Association's Resuscitation Science Symposium (ReSS) 2021.

8 Nov 2021

First-in-human study of DBS for post-stroke rehabilitation shows encouraging results

Targeting the dentate nucleus with deep brain stimulation (DBS) was safe and feasible for promoting post-stroke rehabilitation in a first-in-human study at Cleveland Clinic.

21 Oct 2021

Perioperative News and Research

Aromatherapy can help control pain and reduce opioid consumption, preliminary study suggests

Research suggests some solutions to combat cancer surgery-induced climate change

New cardiac defibrillator implanted under the skin greatly reduces patient complications

Impaired brain growth in the womb can predict worsened infant neurodevelopmental outcomes

Aggressively warming patients during surgery offers no benefit, study says

Study: More than two-thirds of the patients recover from knee replacement without opioids

Investigators create specialized, tissue-like structures to model barrier tissues

15 medical societies establish seven guiding principles for perioperative treatment of acute pain

Updated guideline released for managing antirheumatic drugs in patients undergoing hip or knee replacement

Remote monitoring of patients during COVID-19 pandemic results in unexpected patient safety benefit

Patients undergoing neurosurgical operations with concomitant COVID-19 infection have higher rates of perioperative complications

Reducing OR availability by 15% helps address hospital staff shortage caused by the pandemic

Increased troponin levels in the blood after surgery can be a sign of heart damage

Study reveals complex interplay between diet, gut microbiota, and immune function

Tighter blood pressure management may lead to better spinal cord injury recovery

Enhanced recovery programs improve oncologic surgical care

Study compares the survival rates of cardiac arrest in catheterization lab, versus the OR and ICU

Study finds fewer psychological symptoms among cardiac arrest survivors practicing mindfulness

Earlier epinephrine administration associated with better recovery after cardiac arrest

First-in-human study of DBS for post-stroke rehabilitation shows encouraging results

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