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Patients with tension-type headache (TTH) experience benefit from acupuncture and stretching, especially in combination with pressure pain threshold (PPT) physiotherapy hands-on techniques, according to a new study conducted in Athens, Greece. The researchers undertook the study because, despite “weak to moderate evidence,” nonpharmacologic therapies for TTH and cervicogenic cephalalgia remain a treatment choice for many patients. Therefore, […]
Read MoreClinical best practice recommendations for the use of buprenorphine in the perioperative management of patients undergoing interventional pain procedures and other surgeries were recently published in Pain Physician.1 Buprenorphine can prevent the binding of additional opioid medications to opioid receptors during surgery and was found to have a ceiling effect for analgesia.2 The goal of this literature […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Leal R et al World Neurosurgery (Feb 2018) BACKGROUND Brain tumor surgery near or within eloquent regions is increasingly common and is associated with a high risk of neurological injury. Awake craniotomy with mapping has been shown to be a valid method to preserve neurological function while increasing the extent of resection. However, the […]
Read MoreIlioinguinal-transversus abdominis plane (I-TAP) block was shown to provide superior pain relief compared with a multimodal analgesic regimen in patients undergoing elective cesarean delivery, and to be associated with reduced use of high fentanyl doses, in a study published in Anaesthesia. In this prospective placebo-controlled triple-blind trial, investigators evaluated pain outcomes in 100 women who underwent […]
Read MoreThe American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) has released updated guidelines on the use of sedation and anesthesia during GI endoscopic procedures. There are similarities to the guidelines of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), particularly when it comes to timing of sedation. However, the new ASGE guidelines offer a different approach for capnography during endoscopic procedures […]
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