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Liposomal-encased bupivacaine (LEB) is a good, cost-effective medical choice for pain control after breast surgery. Valerie Lemaine, MD, MPH, an assistant professor of plastic surgery and the vice chair for research at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minn., reviewed her experience at the 32nd Annual Miami Breast Cancer Conference. She noted that the drug […]
Read MoreDespite obvious challenges in identifying appropriate candidates, mechanically ventilated patients can safely self-administer sedative medications using widely available infusion pumps, a research team has concluded. Although the researchers’ primary focus was not the efficacy of the patient-controlled sedation (PCS) system, they hope to delve deeper into outcomes in future studies. “For many years, the paradigm […]
Read MoreM-Irfan Suleman, MD All research for this report was undertaken while the author was: Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology Director of Pediatric Regional Anesthesia Department of Anesthesiology Arkansas Children’s Hospital and University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, Arkansas I describe here a new, modified, ultrasound-guided penile block for male pediatric patients undergoing circumcision. The […]
Read MoreIt appears that patients with tension-type headache (TTH) have relatively weak neck extension muscles, a new study shows. Researchers found that these patients are 26% weaker than controls with respect to neck extension muscles, that they have a 12% smaller extension/flexion ratio, and that they have a borderline significant difference in the ability to generate […]
Read MorePublished in J Neurosurg. 2015 Apr 24:1-15. Authors: Hervey-Jumper SL et al OBJECT Awake craniotomy is currently a useful surgical approach to help identify and preserve functional areas during cortical and subcortical tumor resections. Methodologies have evolved over time to maximize patient safety and minimize morbidity using this technique. The goal of this study is to […]
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