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In a survey of 146 U.S. C-suite hospital executives, reducing costs rose to the top of corporate concerns, the Advisory Board Company found. Nearly two-thirds (62%) of respondents said they were concerned about preparing their organization for sustainable cost control, while 56% cited innovative approaches to expense reduction. Following costs, executives were concerned about exploring diversified, […]
Read MoreAccording to an anatomic comparison recently published in Pain Medicine, bipolar sacroiliac joint (SIJ) radiofrequency ablation (RFA) techniques might better capture sacral lateral branches (LBs) than monopolar techniques. The cadaveric fluoroscopy study compared the percentage of LBs captured when lesions were created in 40 cadaveric SIJs using 4 bipolar and 3 monopolar RFA techniques. In total, 17 […]
Read MoreAddition of a stellate ganglion block (SGB) to a cervical paravertebral block (CPVB) during arthroscopic shoulder surgery may not result in improved analgesia, according to a prospective double-blind randomized controlled trial published in Pain Medicine. A total of 20 adult patients who were scheduled to undergo arthroscopy for non-chronic shoulder disease and non-fractured shoulders were randomly […]
Read MoreMagnetic-resonance-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) is non-inferior to external-beam radiation therapy (EBRT) for the treatment of patients with painful bone metastases, according to results of a randomised, controlled trial presented at the 2018 European Congress of Radiology (ECR). Although MRgFUS is limited to non-spinal locations, it is a radiation-free, single-session procedure. High-intensity focused ultrasound as an […]
Read MoreAuthors: Lichtman JH et al. Circulation 2018 Feb 20. Beyond identifying differences between the sexes, this study highlights the need for clinicians to include AMI in the differential diagnosis of young adults. It has been reported that women and men suffering acute myocardial infarction (AMI) present with different symptomatology. To ascertain this in adults aged ≤55, […]
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