Nalbuphine for Analgesia

Nalbuphine is an intravenous medication that is used for analgesia or as an adjuvant to anesthesia [1]. It is often used as an alternative to opioids, owing to its robust…

OR Provider-to-Patient Ratio

The provider-to-patient ratio reflects the number of patients that healthcare providers attend to over the course of an average day. This ratio tends to differ across provider type, whether anesthesiologist,…

New Omicron Subvariants: BA.4 and BA.5 

The Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 was first reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) on November 24, 2021, by a viral surveillance organization from South Africa.1 The earlier subvariants of…

Intravenous vs. Mask Induction of Anesthesia 

Inhalation or “volatile” anesthetics are a popular choice in the operating room.

Around the globe, approximately 230 million surgeries involving general anesthesia occur each year (1). General anesthesia provides the analgesia and unconsciousness required for many surgical procedures. Several different agents can…

Propofol Neuroexcitation 

Propofol is an intravenous drug that is widely used for anesthesia and sedation in surgeries and other interventional procedures [1]. It exerts its sedative effects through interacting with GABAA receptors;…

Heart Attack Prevention with Aspirin 

Aspirin is commonly used to reduce fever and/or relieve mild to moderate pain, such as from headaches, menstrual cramps, arthritis, and muscle aches, similar to other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)….

Severity of COVID-19 Reinfection

As yet another wave of COVID-19 infections sweeps the globe, clinicians and researchers have been forced to consider reinfection as a growing area of concern. Studies have shown that reinfection…

Neuroprotective Effects of Dexmedetomidine

During synaptogenesis, the formation of synapses among neurons, in the developing brain, exposure to drugs that antagonize NMDA glutamate receptors or agonize ʏ-amminobutyric acid-ergic (GABA-ergic) transmission, such as many anesthetic…

Tuberculosis: A Public Health Overview

Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of death from an infectious disease worldwide (excluding COVID-19), infecting about 10 million people every year. The clinical syndrome is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis,…

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