AUTHORS: Hung, Tsung-Yu MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia December 26, 2022. BACKGROUND: Various regional analgesic techniques have been used in pediatric inguinal surgery to facilitate postoperative recovery. However, each technique’s relative performance was undetermined owing to the lack of quantitative analysis. Methods: We systematically searched MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, and Web of Science for […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Rosero, Eric B. MD, MSc et al Anesthesia & Analgesia December 26, 2022. BACKGROUND: Major disparities in complications and mortality after appendectomy between countries with different income levels have not been well characterized, as comparative studies at patient level between countries are scant. This study aimed to investigate variations in postoperative complications, mortality, and […]
Read MoreDG Journal Club Chailee Moss, Prerna R Pandya, Lisa Yanek, David Lovejoy Int Urogynecol J. 2022 Dec 21 INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS Despite the prevalence of anxiety, its impact on postoperative pain remains poorly characterized. The present study was aimed at assessing the impact of preoperative anxiety on postoperative pain in patients undergoing pelvic reconstructive surgery. We […]
Read MoreDG Journal Club Åsa Henning Waldum, Mirjam Lukasse, Anne Cathrine Staff, Ragnhild Sørum Falk Birth. 2022 Dec 18 BACKGROUND A negative childbirth experience has short- and long-term consequences for both mother and child. This study aimed to investigate the association between intrapartum pudendal nerve block (PNB) analgesia and childbirth experience. METHODS Primiparous women with a singleton […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Dillon, Simon T. PhD et al BACKGROUND: The neuroinflammatory response to surgery can be characterized by peripheral acute plasma protein changes in blood, but corresponding, persisting alterations in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) proteins remain mostly unknown. Using the SOMAscan assay, we define acute and longer-term proteome changes associated with surgery in plasma and CSF. We […]
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