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Anesthesia & Analgesia: Aug 2015 Authors: Tao, Weike MD et al BACKGROUND: The aim of the study was to assess postdural puncture headache, pain relief, motor blockade, and success rate of conversion to cesarean delivery anesthesia of a 23-gauge spinal catheter (Wiley Spinal(R)) for labor analgesia. METHODS: After insertion of the spinal catheter, intrathecal bupivacaine […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: Aug 2015 Authors: Van Alstine, Luke W. MD et al BACKGROUND: Poliomyelitis is a viral infectious disease caused by 1 of the 3 strains of poliovirus. The World Health Organization launched an eradication campaign in 1988. Although the number of cases of poliomyelitis has drastically declined, eradication has not yet been achieved, […]
Read MoreAuthors: Friedman BW et al., Ann Emerg Med 2015 Aug 27; Adding a large dose of diphenhydramine to metoclopramide therapy did not improve outcomes. Acute migraine is best treated with sumatriptan, prochlorperazine, caffeine, ibuprofen, or a combination, and opioids should be avoided assiduously. Metoclopramide is often used instead of prochlorperazine, though it is probably inferior (NEJM JW Psychiatry […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: Sept 2015 Authors: Ghali, Ashraf M. MD et al BACKGROUND: This study evaluated the motor and sensory block durations and the postoperative analgesic effects of adding dexmedetomidine to levobupivacaine for sub-Tenon’s block anesthesia in patients undergoing vitreoretinal surgery. Motor and sensory block durations were considered as a primary end point. METHODS: Sixty […]
Read MoreAnesthesia & Analgesia: August 2015 Authors: Flood, Pamela MD et al BACKGROUND: Variability in the mean durations of labor analgesia for vaginal delivery among hospitals is unknown. Such differences in means among hospitals would influence appropriate equitable fee-for-service payment to US anesthesia groups. Equitable payment is the foundational principle of relative value unit payment, which, […]
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