Epidural in Medical News

NeuroTherm Completes Acquisition of the Micron Epidural Catheter

WILMINGTON, Mass., June 19, /PRNewswire/ -- NeuroTherm announces the acquisition of the Micron Catheter from private owners in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida on June 17, 2009. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090217/NE70925LOGO ) "This acquisition provides the opportunity...

Flynn Pharma Acquires Rights From Pacira Pharmaceuticals to DepoDur(R), the Only Extended-Release Epidural Opioid for Post-Operative Pain, in Europe

HITCHIN, England, and SAN DIEGO, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Flynn Pharma Limited, a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on acquiring and commercializing proprietary products in secondary healthcare and related markets, today announced it has acquired exclusive marketing and distribution rig...

No Link Found Between Birth Anesthesia and Learning Issues

... find that anesthesia use during delivery posed no threat to the babies, but the researchers also determined that babies whose mothers had received an epidural anesthetic (which numbs the lower part of the body) were much less likely to have learning disabilities later in life. "The risk was reduced by abo...

Mayo researchers find anesthesia not harmful for babies during birth process

... harmful to the baby, they found that babies delivered by Cesarean using an epidural anesthetic (which numbs only the lower region of the body and does not invo...pact learning disabilities." The team is investigating whether use of an epidural on a mother during natural labor has similar effects on the incidence of le...

Mayo Researchers Find Anesthesia Not Harmful for Babies During Birth Process

... harmful to the baby, they found that babies delivered by Cesarean using an epidural anesthetic (which numbs only the lower region of the body and does not invo... learning disabilities." The team is investigating whether use of an epidural on a mother during natural labor has similar effects on the incidence of le...

AcelRx Announces Perfect Performance of Handheld Component of ARX-01 Sufentanil NanoTab PCA System in a Phase 2 Study

...administration of sufentanil NanoTabs sublingually for oral transmucosal absorption. Sufentanil is a high therapeutic index opioid approved for IV and epidural administration. Although the analgesic efficacy of sufentanil has been well established, its use has been limited due to its short IV plasma half-time...

For Every Blow to the Head, Quick Action Is Urged

...e is that you don't have to lose consciousness to sustain a significant brain injury," he explained. "In this case, Richardson had what's called an epidural hematoma," O'Shanick continued. "There's an artery that runs right underneath the skull, and the skull on the temple is very thin. You can break the b...

New Immune Approach for Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease

...thods which Dr. Tobinick invented (8, 9), which include both perispinal and epidural etanercept for treatment of sciatica (see INR sciatica website ) (8), are ...o-controlled, dose-response, and preclinical safety study of transforaminal epidural etanercept for the treatment of sciatica. Anesthesiology, 2009. 110(5): p. ...

APS issues new guideline for low-back pain interventions, surgery

...t and disabling symptoms. Insufficient evidence to guide recommendations for vertebral disc replacement. A discussion of the risks and benefits of epidural steroid injections and shared decision making, including specific review of evidence of lack of long-term benefit for patients with persistent radicul...

Brain Stimulation Therapy Eases Tough-to-Treat Depression

... "sham" stimulation. Those receiving the sham treatment were then switched over to active therapy. Stimulation was delivered via an investigational epidural cortical stimulation system, developed by Northstar Neuroscience, which funded the study. One of the authors is a consultant to the company. On av...

Delirium Episodes Could Hasten Alzheimer's-Linked Decline

...valuate the risk/benefit ratio. Also, Fong said, because surgery and anesthesia remain big risk factors for delirium, it might be better to rely on an epidural rather than general anesthesia for people with Alzheimer's who have hip replacement surgery. Dr. Gary Kennedy, director of geriatric psychiatry at...

New Hope for Relief of Chronic Sciatica

...actor), holds promise as a treatment for sciatica. epidural etanercept for sciatica was invented by a Californ...actor), holds promise as a treatment for sciatica. epidural etanercept for sciatica was invented by a Californ...se, and preclinical safety study of transforaminal epidural etanercept for the treatment of sciatica. Anesthes...

SingaporeMedicine Highlights Singapore's Advanced Pain Management Techniques

...hways. "Spinal cord stimulation involves the placement of an electrical system to block pain signals. It comprises the surgical placement of epidural electrodes, cables, and a transmitter or battery. Much of this method has evolved from cardiac pacemaker technology," explained Dr Tan. Befor...

Natasha Richardson Died From Head Trauma: Autopsy

...cident, was "epidural hematoma due to blunt impact to the head," said medical examiner spokeswoman Ellen Borakove, the Associated Press reported. An epidural hematoma is a blood clot that pools between the brain and the skull. The 45-year-old, award-winning Richardson, who died Wednesday at a hospital in...

Medical study shows epidurals and spinal anesthetics are safer than previously reported

...f permanent harm following a spinal anaesthetic or epidural is lower than 1 in 20,000 and in many circumstance...tting terms, the odds of being badly injured by an epidural or spinal anaesthetic are considerably better than...The study also finds that the risk of harm when an epidural is used for surgery is considerably higher than th...

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CONSUMER REPORTS: Back to Basics For Safer Childbirth

...ill be colonized with "good" bacteria after the sterile womb environment. epidural anesthesia is a low-risk way to make labor easier. False. Many women welc...of mobility, sedation, fever, longer pushing, and serious perineal tears. epidural anesthesia presents risks to newborns. True. Babies whose mothers receive...

Eisai Inc. Supports Acting Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism

...oidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), platelet inhibitors, or other anticoagulants. The risk also appears to be increased by traumatic or repeated epidural or spinal puncture. Patients should be frequently monitored for signs and symptoms of neurological impairment. If neurological compromise is noted, ...

Physical therapists offer low-cost solution to high-cost expenditures for acute low back pain

...physical therapy for patients with acute low back pain is associated with better clinical outcomes, decreased use of prescription medications, MRI and epidural injections, and lower healthcare costs than passive physical therapy. For pain of a 'mechanical' origin such as low back pain, hands-on therapy to ...

PharMEDium Introduces Innovative New Admixture Label Design

...r I.V. patient controlled analgesia (PCA) pain management drugs -- morphine, fentanyl, hydromorphone, and meperidine, as well as local anesthetics for epidural and peripheral nerve block therapy. "The platform will differentiate various PCA drugs in our service offering and doses within each drug family," he ...

Doula support during labor reduces cesarean rates and epidurals

...o have a doula accompany them during labor, and 196 women did not receive this intervention. Cesarean delivery rates decreased by 12%, the need for an epidural dropped by 11%, and the need for a cesarean after induced labor decreased by 46% when a doula arrived shortly after hospital admission and remained wi...

Are blood thinners post-op killers?

...rotocols worldwide. Patients in group A received potent anticoagulants such as low molecular weight heparin; those in group B received local spinal or epidural anesthesia, pneumatic compression and aspirin; patients in group C were prescribed slow-acting oral anticoagulants such as warfarin. The lowest num...

Penn research offers road map to safer pain control, cost savings during colonoscopies

...V propofol and remifentanil with continuous monitoring by an anesthesiologist similar to the way in which the doctors keep tabs on patients receiving epidural pain relief during labor and following many surgeries -- would provide patients with an ideal mix of pain relief and care from a trained anesthesiolo...

Physicians focus on stopping pain epidemic

...ar and cervical arthroplasty are comparable to fusion, while interspinous process distraction has been shown to have significantly better results than epidural steroid injections in spinal stenosis patients. Motion sparing technology offers hope that reduced secondary diseases as a result of altered mech...

Scientific poster abstracts from the 24th annual meeting of the American Academy of Pain Medicine

...ul Musculoskeletal Spasm of the Lower Back 115 epidural Blood Patch Effective Treatment of Headache Caused...ent Treatment of Recalcitrant CRPS, Type 1 147 epidural Hematoma in a Heparinized Patient 148 Correlat...pathy 176 Subdural Hygromas, A Complication of epidural Catheter ImplantationA Case Report 177 Percuta...

African-Americans less likely to choose epidurals for postoperative pain relief

...re white or more well off to agree to post-surgery epidural pain relief, according to new research from physic...ncome were not as important as race in determining epidural acceptance, but the researchers say the costs of i... Americans are either denied or denying themselves epidural for pain relief, then they may be at greater risk ...

Pain treatment in the field: Good for soldiers' comfort and better for rebuilding troop strength

...d not receive definitive treatment until a few weeks after their initial complaints. Treatments for both sets of patients were similar and included epidural steroid injections, trigger point injections, lumbar interarticular facet blocks, groin blocks, corticosteroid injections, as well as nonsteroidal ant...

Anti-Convulsant Aids Knee-Replacement Patients

... 150 mg twice a day for 14 days after surgery. Patients in the other group received a placebo. All the patients received pain medication through an epidural catheter during surgery and through a patient-controlled device after surgery. In the 32 hours after surgery, patients who received pregabalin repo...

Drug Combo Blocks Pain Without Impairing Movement

...ld be able to walk instead of being paralyzed for some time, and there wouldn't be a reduction in blood pressure, which is a major reason why after an epidural people have to be monitored and kept flat.," he said. A problem with the treatment is that the capsaicin can cause burning sensations until the QX-...

New clinical guideline for low-back pain

...f radiculopathy or spinal stenosis with magnetic resonance imaging (preferred) or computed tomography only if they potential candidates for surgery or epidural steroid injection (for suspected radiculopathy). Clinicians should provide patients with low-back pain evidence-based information about their ex...

Natural-Birth Centers In U.S Pulling Down The Shutters

...ent without anesthesia or C-sections. Others say they want the option of an epidural for pain relief in a hospital but believe midwives will provide more person... treat only healthy women with low-risk pregnancies. Anesthesia, such as an epidural block, and medications to speed up labor are available only in hospitals, a...

Postnatal Health and Sexual Problems Persist Even After a Year

...ng from one week to 52. Forceps deliveries were also associated with higher levels of stress, urge, and continual incontinence. Having an epidural did not lead to an overall increase in health problems and this study does not support previous research that identified increased stress incontinence...

Epidural Steroid Injections Do Not Provide Long Term Relief

...ducted by American Academy of Neurology finds that epidural steroid injections play a limited role in providin...dies on the topic. According to the guideline, epidural steroid injections may provide some short-term pai...tself, the extent of leg and back pain relief from epidural steroid injections, on the average, fell short of ...

Neck Pain Treatment Safer Without Significant Risk of Paralysis

... technique in the study avoids this risk by injecting the steroids into the epidural space in the neck, allowing the drug to spread up and down the spine to red...edle into the base of the neck between the C7 and T1 vertebrae, the largest epidural space in the neck, and injects a small amount of medication. The medication...

Epidurals Associated With Breastfeeding Problems

...tudy done by researchers from University of Sydney suggested that having an epidural to relieve labour pains is associated with problems in breastfeeding//. The...y breast-fed their baby in the first week after birth, but women who had an epidural were significantly more likely to have difficulties in breast-feeding durin...

Spacer Insertion May Offer Less Invasive Option for Lumbar Problems

... the pain, while leaning backward makes it worse. Treatment generally starts conservatively, with physical therapy and pain relievers, and can include epidural steroid injections. Severe cases may require surgery to decompress the spinal cord, which can include fusing two or more of the vertebrae together. ...

Choice of Anesthesia in C-section

...esia, however, and this applied to both spinal and epidural forms," she said. "Despite the fact that the revie...n preferred to have general anesthesia compared to epidural and spinal anesthesia for subsequent procedures. ...he C-section is performed. During spinal and epidural anesthesia, an anesthetic agent is suffused into t...

'Awake cardiac surgery' performed at Madurai hospital

...ration site by selectively blocking nerves using a strategically placed catheter in the back and continuously injecting drugs. This is called cervical epidural anaesthesia. One of the main advantages of the procedure is the absence of an irritating tube in the throat (used for anaesthesia) for the patien...

Epidural Mistakes Proves To Be Fatal Blunders

...e been committed due a period of one year. The epidural is supposed to be administered at the base of the ...jection is that staffs confuse bags containing the epidural with other drugs. In case of pregnant women epidur...th to her son due to accidentally injection of the epidural into her arm. ...

Home Birth Babies on the Rise

...hat women could not have a home birth. Even doctors are reluctant to advise women to opt for a home birth if they are likely to need hospital care for epidural pain relief or a Caesarean section. Wales saw the biggest increase, with 3.06% of births taking place at home in 2004. In Scotland, the rate went...