Design A systematic review and meta-analyses of randomised controlled. The primary outcome ... branch of the obturator nerve. Compared with femoral nerve block, ACB provides similar levels of ...

If the femoral head ends up outside the acetabulum ... able to use a pump that controls the amount of pain medication given. This is known as patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) and offers patients the ...

The Annals of Pharmacotherapy. 2006;40(11):2178-2186. The mechanism of action of fentanyl is best described by its agonist interaction with the opioid µ-receptor. These sites of interaction are ...

A prisoner has died two days after an altercation with another mental health patient at the Princess Alexandra Hospital's psychiatric ward, in Brisbane's south. The ABC understands the incident is ...

“He’s a kind, caring, loving person, so he was completely controlled by other people,” the relative said of Woeltz, 37, who is worth $100 million, according to police sources. “I’m getti ...

What are patient access schemes? If pharmaceutical company is unable to set an NHS list price that would be considered cost-effective, they can provide a simple confidential discount, via a Patient ...

Nevertheless, the comparison of perioperative effect of regional and intravenous analgesia has not yet been thoroughly illustrated. This study will comprehensively compare patient-controlled regional ...

It can also be confusing to other providers if the patient is using methadone for analgesia, since the assumption may be that the drug is for substance-abuse treatment. Drug-seeking behaviors ...

With demand far outpacing supply, can manufacturers and regulators keep up with the “trendification” of these treatments – or will patient safety be the cost of their newfound fame?

Jessica Thorpe was suspended after she was wrongly accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a patient A trainee nurse who was falsely accused of having an inappropriate relationship ...