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DG Journal Club AUTHORS: Cormac F Mullins, Sarah Walsh et al. Ir J Med Sci. 2021 May INTRODUCTION Chronic post-surgical neuropathic pain is difficult to treat. Topically applied analgesics provide an alternative to systemic therapy in localised neuropathic pain syndromes. The aim of this study was to prospectively assess whether 8% capsaicin is effective in […]
Read MoreDG Journal Club AUTHOR: Fiona Louise Coath, Karl Gaffney Curr Opin Rheumatol. 2021 May PURPOSE OF REVIEW The concept of inflammatory back pain (IBP) describes a cohort of patients with chronic back pain (CBP) who have distinct clinical characteristics, rather than being a diagnosis in and of itself. IBP is a common and important feature […]
Read MoreDG News Having an epidural during childbirth was not associated with a greater risk of autism in the child, according to a study published in JAMA Pediatrics. “We did not find evidence for any genuine link between having an epidural and putting your baby at increased risk of autism spectrum disorder,” said senior author Alexander Butwick, […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Gracie, Thomas J. BS et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: May 2021 BACKGROUND: Both frailty and postoperative delirium (POD) are common in elective surgical patients 65 years of age and older. However, the association between preoperative frailty and POD remains difficult to characterize owing to the large number of frailty and POD assessment tools used in […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Walter Cardiovascular Business Mitral valve surgery remains much more common than transcatheter mitral valve repair (TMVR) among acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Cardiology. However, the authors noted, TMVR is gaining momentum as time goes on. Researchers tracked data from the Nationwide Readmissions Database, […]
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