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DG Journal Club AUTHORS: Sanjeet Singhota et al J Headache Pain. 2022 Sep 3; 23(1): 114 BACKGROUND Trigeminal neuralgia is an episodic severe neuralgic pain and can be managed both medically and surgically. If possible, this should be directed by a Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) of specialised surgeons, physicians, dentists, psychologists and specialist nurses with access […]
Read MoreDG Journal Club Authors: Talha Mubashir et al Clin Transplant. 2022 Aug 27 INTRODUCTION Delirium occurs frequently after lung transplantation and is associated with poor clinical outcomes. Significantly prolonged jugular venous congestion (JVC) occurs during off-pump lung transplantation and is thought to impair cerebral perfusion. Our study aimed to test the hypothesis that increased intraoperative […]
Read MoreAuthors: Mullins, Peter M et al PAIN Reports: July/August 2022 – Volume 7 – Issue 4 Introduction: Chronic pain affects more than 1 in 5 American adults, and its effects are not evenly distributed throughout the population. Methods: Using the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), a household-based annual survey of self-reported health status of U.S. adults, this […]
Read MoreAuthors: Ryan Perlman, Sam Bonge Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg. 2022 Sep 4 Background: Traumatic injury is associated with severe pain that is often inadequately managed. Opioids remain the mainstay of pain management in this population because of their ease of use. However, opioids have significant side effects including nausea, delirium, and respiratory depression. Regional anesthesia […]
Read MoreDG Journal Club Authors: Tong J Gan, Zhaosheng Jin, Tricia A Meyer Anesth Analg. 2022 Aug 31 Although prophylactic antiemetics are commonly used perioperatively, an estimated 30% of surgical patients still suffer from postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV). Very few prospective trials have studied rescue treatment of PONV after failure of prophylaxis, providing limited evidence […]
Read MoreDG Journal Club AUTHORS: M Rotini et al Musculoskelet Surg. 2022 Sep 3 BACKGROUND Arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (APM) is widely applied for the treatment of degenerative meniscal lesions in middle-aged patients; however, such injury is often associated with mild or moderate osteoarthritis and has been reported by MRI in asymptomatic knees. Previous studies suggested, in […]
Read MoreDG Journal Club Authors: Peter E Amato et al Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2022 Aug 23 INTRODUCTION Arthroscopic hip surgery is associated with significant postoperative pain. Femoral nerve blocks have been shown to improve postoperative analgesia at the expense of quadriceps weakness. The pericapsular nerve group (PENG) block could be an alternative that may improve […]
Read MoreAuthors: Zorrilla-Vaca, Andres B et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: October 2019 – Volume 129 – Issue 4 – p 943-950 BACKGROUND: Perioperative IV dextrose infusions have been investigated for their potential to reduce the risk of postoperative nausea and vomiting. In this meta-analysis, we investigated the use of an intraoperative or postoperative infusion of dextrose for […]
Read MoreAuthors: Kim, Minsoo MD, PhD et al Medicine: June 17, 2022 – Volume 101 – Issue 24 Abstract Lumbar spinal stenosis is a common degenerative disorder that is characterized by pain and neurogenic claudication. Previous studies have evaluated the effects of an epidural steroid injection (ESI) on spinal stenosis, based on changes to the spinal canal […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Kahn, Ronald A. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: September 05, 2022 BACKGROUND: Visual analytics is the science of analytical reasoning supported by interactive visual interfaces called dashboards. In this report, we describe our experience addressing the challenges in visual analytics of anesthesia electronic health record (EHR) data using a commercially available business intelligence (BI) […]
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