Transapical Aortic Valve Implantation (Medical News Today)

Transapical aortic valve implantation (TA-AVI) is a new therapeutic strategy, which has been implemented successfully into clinical practice in several hundred patients suffering symptomatic aortic stenosis and an increase perioperative risk during the past two years. The Edwards SAPIEN? prosthesis has been used.

World first: Lasers used in keyhole surgery for brain cancer (AFP via Yahoo! Canada News)

PARIS (AFP) - In a ground-breaking advance, French neurosurgeons on Friday said they had successfully treated brain tumours through ultra-keyhole surgery, using a tiny fibre-optic laser to destroy cancerous cells.

World first: Lasers used in keyhole surgery for brain cancer (TODAYonline)

Professor Alexandre Carpentier speaks during a press conference at the Pitie-Salpetriere hospital in Paris.

Shingles Pain Treatment Will Benefit More Patients (Medical News Today)

The medicated pain relief plaster, (Versatis) is now approved by the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) for restricted use within NHS Scotland for patients suffering pain following shingles(1) http://www.scottishmedicines.org.uk/smc/5850.html.

Compact Discs Provide Pain Relief For Scots (Medical News Today)

The Institute of Cancer Research is urging Scottish medical professionals to utilise a new free information CD to help manage their patients' pain. The Breaking Barriers: management of cancer-related pain information CD ROM is being supplied to medical professionals at the World Congress on Pain (1) being held in Glasgow throughout this week.

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins to Publish Leading Anaesthesiology Journal (Newswise)

London, UK (August 19, 2008) -Lippincott Williams & Wilkins has signed an agreement to serve as publisher of The European Journal of Anaesthesiology starting in 2009. The journal is the official publication of the European Society of Anaesthesiology (ESA) and is highly regarded in the field of anaesthesiology. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins is part of Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading provider of ...

Shingles Pain Treatment Approved By NHS Scotland (Medical News Today)

The medicated pain relief plaster, (Versatis) is now approved by the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) for restricted use within NHS Scotland for patients suffering pain following shingles(1) http://www.scottishmedicines.org.uk/smc/5850.

Study Shows Epidural Anaesthesia Is Safe But Only Slightly Improves Survival (Medical News Today)

A study of quarter of a million patients has shows that epidural anaesthesia / analgesia* (EA) is safe for patients undergoing intermediate to high-risk surgery other than cardiac surgery. However people given EA have only a very slightly increased survival compared with those who do not.

Using Animals In Pain Research Has Limited Value Say Scientists (Medical News Today)

A panel of UK experts said using animals in pain research has limited value and they should be replaced by neuroimaging techniques based on fMRI, PET and other scanning technologies combined with new approaches such as genome-wide association and tissue research.

Call to end animal pain-research (BBC News)

The use of animals in pain research has "limited value" and should be replaced by newer technologies, experts say.

Building will be ready next year

Friday, September 05, 2008 by Muhammad Qasim Rawalpindi The Benazir Bhutto Hospital administration Thursday claimed that the new building of the Intensive Care Unit would be handed over to it before June 30, ...

Haemodynamic Effects and Outcome Analysis of Hypotensive Extradural...

The haemodynamic response to induced hypotension was assessed in 38 non-hypertensive and 31 controlled hypertensive patients.

Sophisticated drug delivery system put to practice

MADURAI: Sophisticated drug delivery is no longer new to patients visiting Government Rajaji Hospital, as syringe pump using epidural space for delivering drugs has been put to practice.

Effect of intra-operative magnesium sulphate on pain relief and...

Patients were randomly allocated to receive either an infusion of 50 mg x kg magnesium sulphate or an equivalent volume of saline at induction of anaesthesia.

Magnesium as part of balanced general anaesthesia with propofol,...

Magnesium as part of balanced general anaesthesia with propofol, remifentanil and mivacurium: a double-blind, randomized prospective study in 50 patients.

Efficacy and safety of recombinant activated factor vii in major...

Efficacy and safety of recombinant activated factor vii in major surgical procedures: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.

Maintenance of anaesthesia in sheep with isoflurane, desflurane or sevoflurane.

Abstract Rapid recovery from anaesthesia is advantageous in small ruminants, to reduce the risk of regurgitation.

Shingles Pain Treatment Will Benefit More Patients

Main Category: Pain / Anesthetics Also Included In: Clinical Trials / Drug Trials Article Date: 22 Aug 2008 - 2:00 PDT The medicated pain relief plaster, is now approved by the Scottish Medicines Consortium for ...

Compact Discs Provide Pain Relief For Scots

Main Category: Cancer / Oncology Also Included In: Pain / Anesthetics Article Date: 22 Aug 2008 - 0:00 PDT The Institute of Cancer Research is urging Scottish medical professionals to utilise a new free ...

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins to Publish Leading Anaesthesiology Journal

"Lippincott Williams & Wilkins has signed an agreement to serve as publisher of The European Journal of Anaesthesiology starting in 2009.