Authors: Matthias Behrends, M.D. et al Anesthesiology 9 2018, Vol.129, 536-543. What We Already Know about This Topic: Hip arthroscopy is a surgical procedure growing in popularity The optimal approach to postoperative analgesia has not been identified What This Article Tells Us That Is New: The addition of preoperative fascia iliaca block using ropivacaine to the […]
Read MoreSuperficial cervical plexus block (SCPB) may be safe and effective for use in emergency medicine, according to results published in the Journal of Emergency Medicine. The prospective observational study included participants who presented to the emergency department with painful conditions of the “cape” distribution of the neck and shoulder who were given SCPB (n=27). Verbal numeric pain scores […]
Read MoreThe use of headache calendars may enable individuals who regularly experience migraine, tension-type, or cluster headaches to better identify particular triggers that are associated with headache attacks. This research was presented at the American Headache Society’s 60th Annual Scientific Meeting, held June 27 –July 1, 2018 in San Francisco, California. This cross-sectional, observational study sought to […]
Read MoreAuthors: Filbin MR et al. Crit Care Med 2018 Jun 29 And not for the reasons you might think. Sepsis can be both deadly and difficult to recognize. It is not clear whether treatment delays, such as delayed antibiotic administration, reflect poor recognition, poor quality care, or something else. To examine whether absence of explicit infectious presenting […]
Read MoreConcurrent benzodiazepine use is associated with increased risk of opioid-related overdose, with the risk highest on the first days of concurrent use, according to a study published June in JAMA Network Open. Inmaculada Hernandez, Pharm.D., Ph.D., from the University of Pittsburgh, and colleagues conducted a retrospective cohort study of Medicare Part D claims data to examine the […]
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