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Patients with severe chronic pain who undergo implantation with an investigational high-frequency spinal cord stimulation (SCS) device show twice the magnitude of pain relief and remission compared with those receiving a conventional, lower-frequency SCS device, according to results from the first randomized clinical study of the technology. “Spinal cord stimulation has been used for approximately […]
Read MoreDistraction was the greatest risk factor by far for new-onset acute low back pain (LBP), according to a new case-crossover study. The study in the issue of Arthritis Care & Research, also found that onset was most likely between 7:00 am and noon, that LBP risk was substantially increased by a number of modifiable physical and […]
Read MoreProgress report cites awareness gaps among caregivers. One in three Americans enters a hospital malnourished, which increases their risk for adverse events, such as surgical site infections, postoperative pneumonia and the development of pressure ulcers. So with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) withholding payment to hospitals for 11 of these preventable conditions, […]
Read MoreAlthough hypertonic saline solution helps control intracranial hypertension and symptomatic hyponatremia in critically ill patients with sub arachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), such treatment appears to come at a cost: Hypertonic saline, or high sodium exposure, significantly increases the odds of developing acute kidney injury (AKI) in this already-fragile patient population. “When you look at subarachnoid hemorrhage, […]
Read MoreCumbersome though it may be, perioperative continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is a boon to obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients undergoing surgery, according to a meta-analysis. Researchers from Toronto Western Hospital found that CPAP reduces the perioperative Apnea–Hypopnea Index (AHI) and hospital length of stay (LOS) in this at-risk patient population. “We already know that […]
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