New approach may allow faster spinal anesthesia for cancer patients at end of life

For patients with uncontrolled pain from terminal cancer, a new approach to calculating initial dosage may allow a quicker start of spinal analgesia-and less time in the hospital, according to a study in the June issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia , official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society .

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-05/wkh-nam052413.php