Authors: Vivek Arora, M.D. Geoff Burks, M.D Anesthesiology October 2021. doi: Systemic air embolism is a rare but potentially catastrophic complication of percutaneous transthoracic needle lung biopsy.1 Systemic air embolism can occur as a result of placement of the biopsy needle tip into a pulmonary vein, thus entraining atmospheric air, or by the formation of bronchial-venous or […]
Read MoreDG Journal Club AUTHORS: Yansong Guo, Qian Xu et al. World J Surg Oncol. 2021 Sep 18; 19(1): 282 OBJECTIVE To explore the clinical outcomes and effect on intraoperative blood loss and postoperative pain of patients undergoing the retroperitoneal laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (RLPN) for complex renal tumors. METHODS Fifty patients with complex renal tumor admitted […]
Read MoreDG Journal Club AUTHORS: Shuguang Yang, Huiying Zhao et al. Medicine (Baltimore). 2021 Sep 24; 100(38): e27275 BACKGROUND AND AIMS To identify the efficacy and safety of remifentanil when compared with other opioids in adult critically ill patients. METHODS We searched for studies in the Cochrane Library, MEDLINE, and EMBASE that had been published up […]
Read MoreAuthor: Lori Uildriks Medical News Today A recent study found that people with low-to-moderate chronic back pain who received pain-reprocessing therapy (PRT) experienced significant reductions in pain intensity after the treatment, with most individuals maintaining these reductions for 1 year. In all, 66% of participants receiving PRT were pain-free or nearly pain-free posttreatment. Scientists will need to […]
Read MoreAuthor: Hana Ames Medical News Today Rebound headaches, or medication overuse headaches, occur due to someone taking certain medications too often. Although painkillers can relieve these headaches, they usually come back. To avoid rebound headaches, people should take preventive measures rather than overmedicating with pain-relieving drugs. Medication overuse headaches — rebound headaches — usually occur […]
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