Anesthesia Research News – Monthly RoundUp: February 2023

February 7th, 2023: Grant Announcements

Congratulations to Dr. Dena Zeraatkar and team!

Exercise therapy for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis: A clinical practice guideline

Principle Investigators: Zeraatkar D, Busse JW
Co-investigators: Agoritsas T, Lytvyn L, Pitre T, Sadeghirad B, Tarnopolsky M, Vandvik P, Vanstone M, da Costa B

Granting Agency: Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Funds granted: $100,000

Congratulations to Dr. Mohamed Eltorki and team!

Intravenous Ketorolac versus Morphine in Children Presenting with Suspected Appendicitis: A Multi-Centre Non-Inferiority Randomized Controlled Trial

Principle Investigator: Eltorki M
Co-investigators: Ali S, Alqurashi W, Beattie K, Birnie K, Busse J, Doyon-Trottier E, Finkelstein Y, Freedman S, Livingston M, Poonai N, Thabane L, Thompson G.

Granting Agency: Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Funds granted: $849,150

February 13, 2023: Publications from Dr. Harsha Shanthanna

Opioid versus non-opioid analgesia for spine surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Kamath Sriganesh, Suparna Bharadwaj, Harsha Shanthanna, Ganne S Umamaheswara Rao, Boris W Kramer, Talakad N Sathyaprabha

The Overlooked and Misunderstood Analgesic: Considerations on the Perioperative Use of Intravenous Lidocaine

James S. Khan, Ajit S. Rai and Harsha Shanthanna

Opioid versus non-opioid analgesia for craniotomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Kamath Sriganesh, Suparna Bharadwaj, Harsha Shanthanna, Ganne S Umamaheswara Rao, Boris W Kramer, Talakad N Sathyaprabha