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Author: James DuCanto, MD It is a tenet of the scientific method to make systematic observations and measurements, and to experiment for the purpose of testing a hypothesis, leading to the modification or complete refutation of that hypothesis. In this case, a bunch of guys got together on a Sunday to chew up some food […]
Read MoreSurgery is on the move: With enhanced recovery protocols, procedures that once required several days of in-hospital recovery are shifting to the outpatient setting without compromising patient care. However, there are still major barriers to consider. At the Interdisciplinary Conference on Orthopedic Value-Based Care, Tong Joo (T.J.) Gan, MD, FRCA, MHS, assessed the feasibility of […]
Read MoreThere are headaches, and then there is post–dural puncture headache (PDPH)—a severe and debilitating side effect of spinal and epidural anesthesia that may last three weeks or more without treatment. Epidural steroid injections are regarded as a safe and effective treatment for PDPH, but minor complications such as wrong-site tissue injection and dural puncture can […]
Read MoreThe Cardiac Surgery Score (CASUS), which includes parameters for mechanical circulatory support, appears to be an accurate predictor of mortality in patients admitted to the ICU after cardiac surgery. “CASUS is essentially a sequential organ failure score modified for unique pathophysiologies and therapies seen in patients admitted to the ICU after cardiac surgery,” said Brock […]
Read MoreThe patch used in the study is approved in the United States for postherpetic neuralgia and in Europe for PNP arising from any etiology. Results from the ASCEND study recently published in BioMed Central Neurology indicate that an 8% capsaicin patch is effective in relieving peripheral neuropathic pain resulting from a wide range of etiologies.1 […]
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