Anesthesia team overcomes IV fluid crisis with algorithm

As we mark the first anniversary of flooding from Hurricane Helene that devastated parts of North Carolina, the anesthesia ...
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Cops on Ketamine? Largely Unregulated Mental Health Treatment Faces Hurdles.

When used for mental health treatment, a dose of ketamine -- typically half a milligram per kilogram of body weight, less ...

Ketamine found to be safe, effective for chronic pain

Low-dose IV infusions of ketamine are safe and effective in treating chronic pain, a new study says. Ketamine infusions as ...

Could ketamine help first responders with depression, PTSD? The largely unregulated treatment faces hurdles.

Ketamine, long used as an anesthetic or illegal party drug, is being combined with psychotherapy to treat severe depression ...
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Lidocaine poisonings rise despite overall drop in local anesthetic toxicity, suggests study

Over the last decade, poisonings and deaths linked to the use of local anesthetics have decreased. Even so, poisonings from ...
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Ketamine Safe, Effective For Chronic Pain

FRIDAY, Oct. 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Low-dose IV infusions of ketamine are safe and effective in treating chronic pain, a ...

Can the party drug ketamine be a mental health breakthrough? It was for me

Known more for its use as party drug, ketamine can provide a lifeline for people experiencing distressing mental health ...
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Beating the IV fluid crisis: 1 system’s success

In September 2024, Hurricane Helene damaged a Baxter International plant in Marion, N.C., that produces 60% of the U.S.’s IV fluid products, disrupting ASCs and other healthcare facilities across the ...