Authors: Nirvik, Pal MBBS, MD, FASE*; Kertai, Miklos D. MD, PhD† Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 2022 Abstract Conceptually, precision medicine is a deep dive to discover disease origin at the molecular or genetic level, thus providing insights that allow clinicians to design corresponding individualized patient therapies. We know that a disease state is created by not […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Umehara, Kaoru MD, PhD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 2022 BACKGROUND: Postreperfusion syndrome (PRS) after portal vein reperfusion during liver transplantation (LT) has been reported to cause rapid hemodynamic changes and is associated with a prolonged postoperative hospital stay, renal failure, and increased mortality. Although there are some reports on risk factors for PRS […]
Read MoreAuthor: Beth Sissous MedicalNewsToday Kidney cancer can cause persistent lower back pain on one side, but this is usually when a tumor has grown very large. Early-stage kidney cancer often has no symptoms. Back pain is a very common medical problem in the United States. It is most often due to injury or overuse but can […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Cunningham, Daniel J. MD, MHSc et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 2022 BACKGROUND: Regional anesthesia (RA) has been used to reduce pain and opioid usage in elective orthopedic surgery. The hypothesis of this study was that RA would be associated with decreased opioid demand in tibial plateau fracture surgery. METHODS: Inpatient opioid consumption and 90-day […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Han, Xueye MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 2022 BACKGROUND: Preemptive injection of local anesthetics can prevent postoperative pain at the incision site, but the analgesic effect is insufficient and is maintained only for a relatively short period of time. Diprospan is a combination of quick-acting betamethasone sodium phosphate and long-acting betamethasone dipropionate. […]
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