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The Critical-Care Pain Observation Tool (CPOT) and the Behavioral Pain Scale (BPS) may not be optimal tools to assess pain levels in agitated or sedated patients in intensive care units (ICU) but may be useful in a regular clinical setting, according to an observational prospective cohort study published in the Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. […]
Read MoreWritten by Julie Spitzer On average, patients have 11 seconds to explain the reasons for their visit before physicians interrupt, according to a recent study in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. A group of researchers led by Naykky Singh Ospina, MD, of the University of Florida in Gainesville analyzed the first few minutes of tape recorded […]
Read MoreIn a survey of 146 U.S. C-suite hospital executives, reducing costs rose to the top of corporate concerns, the Advisory Board Company found. Nearly two-thirds (62%) of respondents said they were concerned about preparing their organization for sustainable cost control, while 56% cited innovative approaches to expense reduction. Following costs, executives were concerned about exploring diversified, […]
Read MoreAccording to an anatomic comparison recently published in Pain Medicine, bipolar sacroiliac joint (SIJ) radiofrequency ablation (RFA) techniques might better capture sacral lateral branches (LBs) than monopolar techniques. The cadaveric fluoroscopy study compared the percentage of LBs captured when lesions were created in 40 cadaveric SIJs using 4 bipolar and 3 monopolar RFA techniques. In total, 17 […]
Read MoreAddition of a stellate ganglion block (SGB) to a cervical paravertebral block (CPVB) during arthroscopic shoulder surgery may not result in improved analgesia, according to a prospective double-blind randomized controlled trial published in Pain Medicine. A total of 20 adult patients who were scheduled to undergo arthroscopy for non-chronic shoulder disease and non-fractured shoulders were randomly […]
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