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This is for our readers who treat pain patients. Author: Rachel Ann Tee-Melegrito MedicalNewsToday Hyperesthesia is a heightened sensitivity to stimuli. It may affect any of the senses but often involves touch, pain, and temperature sensations. We take in the world around us through our senses. There are two basic types of senses: special and […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Felipe Muñoz-Leyva, M.D. et al Anesthesiology October 2022, Vol. 137, 459–470. Background An optimal opioid-sparing multimodal analgesic regimen to treat severe pain can enhance recovery after total knee arthroplasty. The hypothesis was that adding five recently described intravenous and regional interventions to multimodal analgesic regimen can further reduce opioid consumption. Methods In a double-blinded fashion, […]
Read MoreAuthor: Kelly Wolfgang ASA Monitor Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, or ECMO, was initially developed as an extension of cardiopulmonary bypass to replace the function of the heart and lungs by pumping and oxygenating a patient’s blood outside the body. The procedure, once only able to be used for hours or days at a time, can now […]
Read MoreAuthor: Caitlin Geng MedicalNewsToday Dilaudid and morphine are opioid analgesic drugs that a doctor may prescribe or administer to people in severe pain. They may recommend them when other medications are ineffective. Dilaudid is the brand name of the generic drug, hydromorphone, while morphine is a generic drug. The two work in similar ways but have some […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Silky Chotai et al Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2022 10 15; 47(20): 1410-1417 STUDY DESIGN This is a retrospective review of prospectively collected data. OBJECTIVE The aim was to evaluate the impact of frailty and sarcopenia on outcomes after lumbar spine surgery. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Elderly patients are commonly diagnosed with degenerative spine […]
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