The Food and Drug Administration is recommending manufacturers put a warning label on their breast implant devices so women are more aware of the risks of serious complications. The big picture: Thousands of women who received implants have reported severe muscle and joint pain, weakness, cognitive difficulties and fatigue, the New York Times reports. This and a few recalls […]
Read MoreAuthors: E. Keogh et al European Journal of Pain Oct 29, 2019 Background Gender beliefs help explain the variation found in pain amongst men and women. Gender norms and expectations are thought to affect how men and women report and express pain. However, less is known about how such beliefs are related to pain outside […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Reynolds, J. Wells MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: August 2019 – Volume 129 – Issue 2 – p 536-542 BACKGROUND: Axillary pain is common after arthroscopic shoulder surgery with an open subpectoral biceps tenodesis. We hypothesized that adding a pectoral nerve block II (Pecs II) to an interscalene block (ISB) would improve postoperative analgesia […]
Read MoreAuthors: Chunyuan Qiu, M.D., M.Sc. et al Anesthesiology 2019 Introduction: Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) has enjoyed tremendous success in changing surgical outcomes .1 However, the value for same day surgery has not been well studied, partially due to the difficulty in actuating additional safety, quality, and cost in the ambulatory setting. By using the ERAS principles, […]
Read MoreAuthors: Shadi Gadalla, M.B.,Ch.B.et al Anesthesiology 2019 INTRODUCTION: Patients undergoing colorectal surgery may experience high rates of complications. In addition to superior analgesia, the purported benefits of perioperative thoracic epidural analgesia (TEA) include the reduction in the incidence of pulmonary morbidity, namely pneumonia and myocardial events. Historical series have estimated upwards of 10% of patients […]
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