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Once thought to be a pipe dream, stellate ganglion block has been demonstrated in many trials to improve post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), sometimes radically. A pilot study at the VA Long Beach Healthcare System and the University of California, Irvine (UCI) not only confirmed these findings, but has taken it one step further by investigating […]
Read MoreJay S. Han, BSc, MSc, MD Resident, Department of Anesthesiology University Health Network University of Toronto Toronto, Canada Joseph A. Fisher, MD, FRCP(C) Staff, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management University Health Network University of Toronto Toronto, Canada Endotracheal intubation remains the standard of care when definitive control of the airway is required.1 Unlike intubation in […]
Read MoreArch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2016 Mar;136(3):397-406. AUTHORS: Wiesmann T et al INTRODUCTION: Continuous femoral nerve blocks for total knee arthroplasty can cause motor weakness of the quadriceps muscle and thus prevent early mobilisation. Perioperative falls may result as an iatrogenic complication. In this randomised and blinded trial, we tested the hypothesis that a continuous adductor canal […]
Read MoreJ Neurosurg Anesthesiol. 2016 Jan AUTHORS: Jose R et al BACKGROUND: The aim of this double-blinded randomized control study was to examine the role of the steroid dexamethasone as an adjuvant to lignocaine and ropivacaine in scalp nerve blocks in adults undergoing supratentorial craniotomy under general anesthesia. We compared the intraoperative anesthetic and postoperative analgesic requirement […]
Read MoreBMC Pulm Med. 2015;15(105) Authors: Shaoyong Xu et al Background: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is characterized by repeated episodes of obstruction of the upper airway. Numerous studies have indicated a relationship between OSA and metabolic syndrome (MS), but the results remain debatable. We aimed to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the association between OSA […]
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