anesthetics

New Safer General Anesthetic Developed

harminka — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 01:16:36 -0500

A team of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) physicians has developed a new general anesthetic that may be safer for critically ill patients. In the August issue of Anesthesiology, they describe preclinical studies of the drug called MOC-etomidate – a chemically altered version of an exiting anesthetic – which does not cause the sudden drop in blood pressure seen with most anesthetics or prolonged suppression of adrenal gland activity, a problem with the original version of the drug.

Ketamine Effects Are Mediated by Inhibition of I0h0

harminka — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 02:26:02 -0600

Ketamine is an anesthetic, analgesic, and psychedelic drug that produces slow cortical oscillations reminiscent of those observed in deep sleep.

Epidurals and spinal anesthetics are safer than previously reported

harminka — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 02:14:20 -0600

The largest ever prospective study [1,2] into the major complications [3] of epidurals and spinal anaesthetics published in the British Journal of Anaesthesia today (Monday 12 January 2009) concludes that previous studies have over-estimated the risks of severe complications of these procedures.

Researchers develop completely automated anesthesia system

harminka — Fri, 02 May 2008 01:40:34 -0500

Researchers at McGill University and the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) have performed the world’s first totally automated administration of an anesthetic. Nicknamed “McSleepy,” the new system developed by the researchers administers drugs for general anesthesia and monitors their separate effects completely automatically, with no manual intervention.

Action of nerves based on sound pulses

harminka — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 12:15:27 -0600