17 October 2012

The contribution of genetics, environmental factors and demographics to the side effects of opioid pain killers

A study published in Anesthesiology analyses why some patients are more susceptible to problems caused by opioids, corner stone medications...

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17 October 2012

Inhaled pain relief in early labour is safe and effective

Inhaled pain relief appears to be effective in reducing pain intensity and in giving pain relief in the first stage...

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17 October 2012

Alcohol problems account for a quarter of Scottish intensive care unit admissions

A quarter of patients admitted to Scottish intensive care units have alcohol problems and the majority of those have chronic...

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17 October 2012

TAVI restricted to very old or very sick patients

TAVI valves and catheters are widely used in Europe, with different indications, techniques and outcomes between different countries. “TAVI is...

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17 October 2012

FPM Logbook

The FPM is happy to announce that the smartphone HanDBase version of the logbook for Pain Medicine is now available....

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17 October 2012

Medication overuse headaches

People who regularly take medicines, such as aspirin, paracetamol and triptans could be causing themselves more pain than relief. New...

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12 September 2012

Knotless TightRope® System for Syndesmosis Repair – The Gold Standard just went Platinum

The syndesmotic TightRope® has been successfully implanted over 70,000 times worldwide and its popularity has resulted in the development of...

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12 September 2012

Calcaneal StepPlate – Compressive Medialising Calcaneal Osteotomy

The Arthrex StepPlate, designed by leading foot and ankle surgeons, allows the surgeon to dial-in the desired correction with incremental...

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