Saturday, 1 June 2013

Faster Spinal Anesthesia for Cancer Patients at End of Life Via New Technique

A study in the June issue of iAnesthesia (and) Analgesia/i says that a new approach to calculating initial dosage may allow a quicker start of spinal analgesia in patients with uncontrolled pain from terminal cancer. Led by Dr Vivek Tim Malhotra of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, the researchers developed a set of equations for estimating the initial dose of intrathecal spinal pain relievers, thus avoiding the need for a trial period of epidural ...

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