John Hopkins Magazine By Julie Scharper Allysa Dittmar grew terrified as she was wheeled into the operating room for surgery in 2015. Dittmar, who is profoundly deaf, relies on lip reading and sign language to communicate. Her requested sign language interpreter had not arrived. Doctors and nurses were speaking to her, but she could not […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Vlessides A new calibration methodology appears to have improved on existing nerve block needle pressure monitoring systems by calculating pressure gradient across the needle to estimate the pressure on tissue during injection. The new system may increase the sensitivity and specificity of detecting high injection pressures by eliminating the variability of needle selection […]
Read MoreAuthor: Alex Morrisson Computed tomography (CT)-guided pulsed radiofrequency is superior to injection only for patients with back pain caused by nerve pressure, researchers reported here at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). One year after undergoing the treatment 95% of the 113 patients in the studied reported they had […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Christian R et al Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (Dec 2018) BACKGROUND Shoulder arthroscopy is a common orthopedic procedure typically performed on an outpatient basis. Occasionally, patients require an unplanned hospital admission. An understanding of the incidence and risk factors for admission after shoulder arthroscopy may assist surgeons in determining which patients may […]
Read MoreI thought this was interesting so wanted to share it. Author: Maria Cohut The protein shakes that health supplement stores sell, which people sometimes buy as a dietary aid to build muscle mass, may not actually be safe for health in the long run according to a new study in mice. Could protein […]
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