DG Journal Club AUTHORS: Rodrigo Diaz, Glauber GouvC*a et al. Pediatr Transplant. 2022 Feb BACKGROUND Perioperative pain management in small infants weighing<10B kg undergoing liver transplantation is challenging. The use of TEA in this setting has not been reported, as well as its potential role to facilitate IE, ie, in the OR. METHODS We describe […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Zhou, Shan MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: February 2022 BACKGROUND: Myocardial injury after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is defined as troponin concentrations >10 times 99th percentile upper reference limit (URL) according to the Fourth Universal Definition. However, troponin concentrations after non-CABG cardiac surgery which indicate greater-than-expected myocardial injury and increased risk for […]
Read MoreAuthor: Zawn Villines MedicalNewsToday Untreated or uncontrolled opioid use disorder can complicate medical procedures if a person wishes to avoid opioid anesthesia. However, healthcare professionals can offer pain relief without opioids, including opioid-free anesthesia (OFA) for surgery. The anesthesia team will work with people with controlled opioid use disorder who are receiving methadone, buprenorphine, or […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Haoran Qi, Jun Qi et al. Eur Spine J. 2022 Jan PURPOSE The specific radiological feature of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (OVCFs) is bone marrow oedema (BME) on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). However, the relationship between BME and back pain (BP) is unclear. We investigated the value of MRI in assessing BP and discussed […]
Read MoreAuthor: Fred Schulte Kaiser Health News Modern Healthcare A Texas consulting company that arranges spine surgery and other medical care for people injured in car crashes has come under scrutiny in a widening federal bribery investigation. Meg Health Care, run by Dallas personal injury attorney Manuel Green and his wife, Melissa Green, is the focus […]
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