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General Anesthesia Contributes to Post-op Pain

Some "noxious" general anesthetics excite sensory neurons that cause peripheral pain in patients once they wake from surgery, researchers say. I...

WHO Issues Surgical Safety Checklist

The World Health Organization and the Harvard University School of Public Health have created a new perioperative checklist for surgical team member...

Surgical Business Ethics in the Press

It's no secret that some leading orthopedic surgeons receive six- and seven-figure payments annually from the makers of artificial hips and knees. B...


	Archive > Surgical Drugs Guide	2005 Edition

Editor's Page

Mind the Flying Tweezers: Lessons learned from an untidy medicine cabinet

Inside the Numbers

Medication Errors and the OR

Anesthetics

A basic primer on inhalational, IV and regional anesthetics for non-anesthesia personnel.

Pump Up Your Pain Management

Pain pumps are the new frontier of outpatient surgery. Here's a rundown of the latest products on the market, and why you need them.

How to Choose Opioids

How to choose oral and injectable pain medications.

Sizing Up Non-opioid Analgesics

From ibuprofen to the controversial COX-2s, here's what you need to know.

How to Treat and Prevent PONV

Everything you need to know about 5-HT3s, generics and adjuvants to keep patients from suffering post-op.

Six Steps to Five-star Medication Safety

How one hospital made strides and earned national recognition.

Making All the Right Moves

Here are 14 ways a pharmacist consultant can improve your medication use.

Administering the Right Antibiotic at the Right Time

How we got to near-perfect compliance by reassigning responsibility and changing a few forms.

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