California’s hospitals are scrambling to retrofit their buildings before the “The Big One” hits, an effort that will cost tens of billions dollars and could jeopardize healthcare access, according to a newly released study. The state’s 418 hospitals have a deadline from the state, too. They’re racing to meet seismic safety standards set by a […]
Read MoreBy Alex Morrisson DG News 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 […]
Read MoreAuthors: Schroeder AR et al. JAMA Intern Med 2018 Dec 3 Dental procedures are a common source of first-time opioid exposure that can lead to further use and abuse. Dental clinicians are a leading prescriber of opioids to children, often within the context of third molar extractions. Among generally healthy U.S. individuals aged 16 to 25 […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Vlessides Anesthesiology News A large analysis of rates of postdural puncture headache (PDPH) following labor analgesia/anesthesia in the United States closely replicates findings from previous smaller studies. The analysis also revealed that conservative treatment strategies were common among these women, with much lower rates of repeat epidural blood patch and follow-up care for […]
Read MoreAuthors: Koji Aso et al Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy December 2018 page 1-7 Purpose Multimodal analgesia has become an important concept in current pain management following total knee arthroplasty (TKA). However, controversy remains over what is the most accepted combination. In this study, the additional benefits of local infiltration of analgesia to femoral nerve […]
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