Epidural analgesia not to blame for fever in labouring women
A study from the August issue of Anesthesiology provides evidence contrary to prior reports that fever in laboring women is...
Read MoreDurham University’s “It’s A Pain” events series to tackle modern curse of chronic pain
A new series of events on how to deal with chronic pain makes its debut on October 18th. “It’s A...
Read MoreSurgery more profound effect than anaesthesia on brain pathology, cognition in Alzheimer’s mice
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Read MoreNew Health Secretary meets NHS Heroes on first hospital tour
Patients and staff at a London hospital spoke of their experiences of the NHS during a visit by new Health...
Read More‘Substantial variation’ in stocks of essential antidotes at UK hospitals
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="© Mariano Ruiz - Fotolia.com"][/caption]There is “substantial variation” in the stocks of essential antidotes used to...
Read MoreSurvival after general anaesthetic dramatically improved worldwide over past 50 years
Survival after a general anaesthetic and within 48 hours of surgery has greatly improved worldwide over the past 50 years,...
Read MoreAspirin before heart surgery reduces the risk of post-operative acute kidney failure
Aspirin taken for five days before a heart operation can halve the numbers of patients developing post-operative acute kidney failure,...
Read MoreEuropean Society of Anaesthesiology calls for new research on improving surgical outcomes for patients
The European Society of Anaesthesiology (ESA) is calling for new research into how to improve the surgical outcomes of patients,...
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