The rate of urethrocutaneous fistula formation may be similar between caudal and penile blocks
1. No statistically significant difference in urethrocutaneous fistula (UCF) formation was found between caudal and penile blocks, though the early ...
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Dexmedetomidine (Precedex) may offer similar analgesic efficacy as remifentanil (Ultiva) with fewer adverse effects in adults undergoing sleeve gastrectomy
1. In adult patients undergoing sleeve gastrectomy, dexmedetomidine (Precedex) offers a similar analgesic effect compared to remifentanil (Ultiva) while significantly ...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind October 5th, 2026
Gepotidacin and Early Symptom Improvement in Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infection 1. Gepotidacin leads to rapid clinical response in female patients ...
Artificial intelligence (AI)-triggered rapid response notifications were associated with lower mortality among inpatients
1. Nahass and colleagues evaluated the implementation of an AI-powered electronic alert system that automatically activated the rapid response team. ...
Choice of bicarbonate-buffered solution versus compound sodium lactate as the intraoperative crystalloid solution during abdominal surgery remains unclear
1. This trial did not establish non-inferiority of bicarbonate-buffered solution versus compound sodium lactate (CSL) for end-of-surgery standard base excess ...
Uterine-sparing mesh repair outperforms hysterectomy for prolapse
1. Vaginal mesh hysteropexy resulted in fewer composite treatment failures than vaginal hysterectomy with uterosacral suspension over 10 years of ...
The religious and spiritual beliefs of cancer patients may influence decision making
1. Overall, the influence of religion and spirituality on treatment decision making was both active and passive. 2. Though there ...
The spiritual history may improve the quality of the doctor-patient relationship
1. According to this study, majority of patients found a spiritual history (SH) to be helpful. 2. Many patients who ...
Multidisciplinary teams may not improve outcomes on general medicine wards
1. This systematic review of the effect of a multidisciplinary team intervention on the general medicine ward on objective measures ...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind
In this section, we will highlight the some of the key high-impact studies, updates, and analyses published in the past ...
