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Uncategorized Published - 2 November, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Ketamine Alleviates Depressive Symptoms in Patients Undergoing Intracranial Tumor Resection

AUTHORS: Zhou, Yang MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: October 2021 BACKGROUND: Depressive symptoms occur in over 40% of neurosurgical patients during the perioperative period. However, no measure has been suggested to have a rapid effect on depressive surgical patients during increasingly shorter stays in the hospital. This study aimed to determine whether ketamine could improve […]

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Uncategorized Published - 2 November, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
How to get rid of migraine at work

Author: Alicia Sparks Akers Medical News Today Taking pain medication, avoiding triggers, and having a solid support system can help a person get rid of a migraine episode at work — or at least reduce their migraine symptoms. Migraine is a neurological condition that can cause moderate-to-severe pain, nausea, and sensitivity to light or sound. […]

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Uncategorized Published - 2 November, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Serum biomarkers for chronic pancreatitis pain patterns

This is for our readers that treat chronic pain patients. DG Journal Club AUTHORS: Jami L Saloman, Gong Tang et al. Pancreatology. 2021 Sep 30 OBJECTIVES Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is associated with debilitating refractory pain. Distinct subtypes of CP pain have been previously characterized based on severity (none, mild-moderate, severe) and temporal (none, intermittent, constant) […]

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Uncategorized Published - 1 November, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Impact of Bilateral Subcostal Plus Lateral Transversus Abdominis Plane Block on Quality of Recovery After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

AUTHORS: Jung, Jaewoong MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: September 30, 2021 BACKGROUND: Previous research has not evaluated the potential effect of transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block on quality of recovery following laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Therefore, we investigated whether addition of the bilateral subcostal and lateral TAP (bilateral dual TAP [BD-TAP]) blocks to multimodal analgesia would improve […]

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Uncategorized Published - 1 November, 2021    By - Dr Clemens
Is the Placement, Maintenance, and Removal of Femoral and Sciatic Catheters Associated With Bleeding Complications in Vascular Patients on Antithrombotics?

AUTHORS: Wardhan, Richa MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: September 30, 2021 BACKGROUND: Information on the safety of placement, maintenance, and removal of peripheral nerve blocks in the presence of therapeutic or prophylactic antithrombotics is limited to case reports. METHODS: In this retrospective, descriptive study, we examined the use of femoral and gluteal or subgluteal sciatic […]

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