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DG Journal Club AUTHORS: Gabriel Ching Ngai Leung, Prudence Wing Hang Cheung et al. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2021 Mar 6; 22(1): 251 BACKGROUND There are no clear indicators for predicting return to work for patients with chronic low back pain (LBP). We aim to report the outcomes of a 14-week multidisciplinary programme targeting patients with […]
Read MoreDG Alerts Individuals discharged from hospital after coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) had increased rates of multiorgan dysfunction compared with a matched control group from the general population, according to a study published in The BMJ. In addition, researchers found that the increase in risk was not confined to the elderly and was not uniform across ethnicities. […]
Read MoreBy Louise Gagnon DG News A single infusion of ketamine lessened pain and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in veterans, without persisting dissociative symptoms or side effects, according to a study presented at the Virtual 2021 Annual Meeting of the Anxiety and Depression Association of American (ADAA). Sonalee Joshi, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, […]
Read MoreDG Journal Club AUTHORS: Loïc Fonkoue, Arnaud Steyaert et al. Pain Med. 2021 Mar 27 OBJECTIVE Compare the effectiveness of genicular nerve blockade (GNB) using classical anatomical targets (CT) versus revised targets (RT) in patients suffering from chronic knee osteoarthritis pain. DESIGN Double-blinded randomized controlled trial. SETTING Pain medicine center of a teaching hospital. METHODS […]
Read MoreAuthor: Brian Hoyle DG News Local anesthetics reduce opioid requirement and pain scores after lumpectomy and sentinel node biopsy with multimodal analgesia, according to a study presented at the 2021 Virtual Meeting of the Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO). “Multimodal analgesia during ambulatory breast surgery is associated with reduced postoperative opioid use and pain scores, […]
Read MoreAuthor: Tony Mira F1rstNews As many of our readers may remember, the mandatory sequestration payment reduction of two percent, to be applied to all Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) claims, was put on hold by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The suspension of these payment cuts ran from May 1 through December 31, […]
Read MoreDG Journal Club AUTHORS: Qingyang Li, Xifeng Zhang et al. Int J Clin Pract. 2021 Mar 20 INTRODUCTION Regional anesthesia might moderate the risk of persistent post-surgical pain, but its effect compared to systemic analgesia is still conflicting. This meta-analysis study was performed to assess the relationship between the efficiency of regional anesthesia versus systemic […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Cobert, Julien MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: February 2021 – Volume 132 – Issue 2 – p 512-523 BACKGROUND: Anesthesiologists caring for patients with do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders may have ethical concerns because of their resuscitative wishes and may have clinical concerns because of their known increased risk of morbidity/mortality. Patient heterogeneity and/or emphasis on […]
Read MoreBy Amy Orciari Herman NEJM Journal Watch Total knee replacement appears to be cost-effective for adults with morbid obesity and knee osteoarthritis (OA), an Annals of Internal Medicine study finds. Researchers used a microsimulation model to assess the cost-effectiveness of total knee replacement in adults aged 50-65 or 66 and older with a body-mass index of 40 […]
Read MoreDG Alerts Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) mRNA vaccines generated “robust” humoral immunity in pregnant and lactating women, with immunogenicity and reactogenicity similar to that observed in non-pregnant women. In addition, immune transfer to neonates was found to occur via placenta and breastmilk, according to study data published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. These […]
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