Juniper Publishers Journal of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine

Juniper Publishers - Open Access Journal of Journal of Anesthesia & Intensive Care Medicine Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting: 168 Years in Review Authored by Joseph DiLustro DiLustro is the inventor of the multi-modal PONV Pressure Point therapy technique. Research and expanding use of this technique has proven to be a safe and effective multi-modal choice in PONV management. The company's acu-stimulation adhesive technique enhances anesthesiology benefits, such as, nausea and vomiting prophylaxis, elimination of expensive or risk-based rescue drug therapies and broader patient satisfaction, with no reported adverse effects. This evidence-based anesthetic-related technique provides an extended duration (72 hours) of PONV therapy to support Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS) protocol reimbursement practices. For Read More...  Fulltext  click on:  https://juniperpublishers.com/jaicm/JAICM.MS.ID.555570.php For More Articles in...

Juniper Publishers - Open Access Journal of Journal of Anesthesia & Intensive Care Medicine Management of Intrathecal Pump Site Infection in a Patient with Metastatic Breast Cancer without the Removal of the System, a Case Report Authored by Cyrus Yazdi Background: Intrathecal delivery of pain medication with an implantable infusion pump is being increasingly used for management of intractable pain in cancer patients. Infection of an intrathecal pump system is a rare but dangerous complication and usually leads to the removal of the whole system. Case-Presentation: The author presents the case of a 69 year old woman who was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer at presentation in 2009. She was treated systematically with chemotherapy and radiotherapy and underwent intrathecal pump implantation for targeted opioid delivery. Seven months after the implant, and a in a location of previous radiotherapy, she developed an infection at the site of the ca...