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Uncategorized Published - 26 July, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Spinal Analgaesia Superior to Intravenous Opioids for Pain Control After Robotic Radical Prostatectomy

Spinal analgaesia is more effective than an intravenous opioid for decreasing postoperative pain in men undergoing a robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP), according to results of a retrospective analysis presented here on March 26 at the 32nd Annual Congress of the European Association of Urology (EAU). Lawrence Kim, MD, Royal Marsden Hospital NHS, London, United Kingdom, […]

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Uncategorized Published - 26 July, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Burst-Mode Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation Provides Short-Term Pain Control for Mechanical Low Back Pain

Burst-mode transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) significantly improves short-term pain control for patients with chronic mechanical low back pain, according to results of a prospective study presented at the 2017 World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases (WCO). TENS is a nonpharmacological treatment based on applying low-voltage electrical currents to the skin, explained Aysegül […]

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Uncategorized Published - 25 July, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Study: NSAIDs Provide Little Benefit in Treating Back Pain

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are relatively ineffective for treating back pain, a new study suggests. Researchers from the George Institute for Global Health, in Australia, analyzed data from 35 randomized, placebo-controlled trials to determine the efficacy and safety of NSAIDs for spinal pain. The trials included more than 6,000 patients, and researchers found that only […]

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Uncategorized Published - 25 July, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Small-Volume Injections: Evaluation of Volume Administration Deviation From Intended Injection Volumes.

AUTHORS: Muffly, Matthew K. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: March 23, 2017 BACKGROUND: In the perioperative period, anesthesiologists and postanesthesia care unit (PACU) nurses routinely prepare and administer small-volume IV injections, yet the accuracy of delivered medication volumes in this setting has not been described. In this ex vivo study, we sought to characterize […]

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Uncategorized Published - 25 July, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Secondary Hyperalgesia Mediated by Nociceptive and Other Sensory Pathways

Secondary hyperalgesia occurs in the areas around the injured site because of nociceptor activation in the central nervous system. In a new study reported in Pain, scientists from the Université Catholique de Louvain in Brussels, Belgium, found evidence that the effects of central sensitization extend beyond nociceptive pathways to other sensory modalities.1 Along with the primary […]

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