Author: Avery Hurt Practical Pain Management Oct 21, 2022 Pain researchers at the University of Michigan have been awarded $7.4 million from the Veteran Marijuana Research (VMR) grant program to study the effectiveness of cannabidiol (CBD) and medical cannabis products. The grant study, “Pragmatic Trial of Cannabidiol and Tailored Cannabis Coaching to Improve Chronic Pain […]
Read MoreAuthor: Patsy Newitt Becker’s ASC Review Former CEO and owner of Sarasota (Fla.) Pain Associates Steven Chun, MD, has been sentenced to three years and six months in prison for his role in a $4.5 million fentanyl kickback scheme, the Justice Department said Dec. 7. Dr. Chun, 59, must also forfeit $278,900, the proceeds of his offenses. […]
Read MoreAuthor: Mohammad Hazem I. Ahmad Sabry, M.D., F.R.C.P.C., A.B.P.M. Anesthesiology November 2022. The tomb of Ankh-Ma-Hor who served King Teti of the sixth dynasty (circa 2345 to 2323 BC) in Saqqara, Giza, Egypt, was discovered by Victor Loret (1897) and reexamined by Kanawati and Hassan in 1995. The tomb was dated 2340 BC by the Egyptian […]
Read MoreAuthors: Cara E Crouch, M.D. et al Anesthesiology October 2022. Background. Postoperative pain associated with open partial hepatectomy can be intense and persistent. Our multimodal approach to lessen this problem includes an intraoperative intravenous infusion of lidocaine hydrochloride. Decreased hepatic metabolism after resection raises concerns about safe lidocaine dosing in this patient population. We hypothesized […]
Read MoreAuthors: Silvia Pozza, M.D. et al Anesthesiology October 2022. To the Editor: Acceleromyography is the most commonly used quantitative neuromuscular monitoring method. Current guidelines recommend calibration of acceleromyographic devices for scientific purposes by setting monitor gain and defining supramaximal current. Calibration is rarely performed in clinical practice. Without calibration, the gain of the monitor may be set […]
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