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Anesthesiology · October, 2017 Authors: Nasir Hussain, MD et al Interscalene block provides optimal shoulder surgery analgesia, but concerns over its associated risks have prompted the search for alternatives. Suprascapular block was recently proposed as an interscalene block alternative, but evidence of its comparative analgesic effect is conflicting. This meta-analysis compares the analgesic effect and safety of […]
Read MoreAuthors: Adelborg K et al. BMJ 2018 Jan 31. In a cohort study, several other adverse cardiovascular outcomes also were more common. Prior research has suggested an association between migraine and myocardial infarction and stroke (NEJM JW Gen Med Sep 15 2006 and JAMA 2006; 296:283; NEJM JW Gen Med Jun 1 2007 and JAMA […]
Read MoreRecommendations for the perioperative use of buprenorphine during interventional pain procedures, including best practices for perioperative tapering of the drug, were recently published in Pain Physician. The researchers based their buprenorphine recommendations on an analysis of 12 studies in the literature researching buprenorphine. The recommendations include suggestions for tapering or continuing use of the drug […]
Read MoreOrthopaedics This Week · March 6, 2018 Original Article By Elizabeth Hofheinz, MEd Elderly folks wheeled into the emergency room may fare better by avoiding general anesthesia, says new work published in the March 2018 edition of the Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. The study is titled, “Impact of Anesthesia on Hospital Mortality and Morbidities in […]
Read MoreLeft ventricular assist device (LVAD) therapy is associated with substantial postimplantation morbidity and mortality, a study has confirmed. Readmissions after LVAD implantation are commonplace and often due to gastrointestinal bleeding, device malfunction and/or heart failure. “Although LVAD has been the focus of significant research, most studies have looked at mortality,” said Atul Gupta, MBBS, clinical […]
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