Author: John T. Sullivan, M.D., M.B.A. ASA Monitor 03 2017, Vol.81, 36-37. John T. Sullivan, M.D., M.B.A., is Associate Chief Medical Officer, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, and Professor of Anesthesiology, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago. The future health care landscape certainly portends pressures from patients, payers and society to focus on the value of our […]
Read MoreAuthor: Tetsu (Butch) Uejima, M.D., MMM, FAAP, CPHRM ASA Monitor 03 2017, Vol.81, 22-23. Tetsu (Butch) Uejima ,M.D., MMM, FAAP, CPHRM, is Chairman, Department of Pediatric Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Nemours/AI duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, Delaware, and Professor of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia. In 2007, the American […]
Read MoreAuthors: Chunhua Xi, M.D. et al Anesthesiology published on March 2, 2017. Background: It has been demonstrated that κ-opioid receptor agonists can reduce hypoxia–ischemia brain injury in animal models. However, it is unclear how the κ-opioid receptor responds to hypoxia–ischemia. In the current study, the authors used an in vitro model of oxygen–glucose deprivation and […]
Read MoreWhen a patient catastrophizes their chronic pain, symptoms could begin to interfere with their daily life, and teenagers may be the most vulnerable to this problem. By Thomas G. Ciccone Interview with Amanda B. Feinstein, PhD Adolescence is a difficult time for most children—but with chronic pain involved, it could be especially hard. In a study […]
Read MoreThe most significant way to improve care of patients with complex regional pain syndrome is with an early diagnosis. By Gary W. Jay, MD Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a heterogeneous group of disorders that generally develop after trauma to soft tissue but also may develop after visceral diseases or nerve lesions, or rarely without […]
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