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Authors: Raquel Pereira-Silva, PhD et al Anesthesiology February 2024. Background The dorsal reticular nucleus is a pain facilitatory area involved in the diffuse noxious inhibitory controls (DNIC), through opioidergic mechanisms that are poorly understood. We hypothesized that signaling of µ-opioid receptors is altered in this area at prolonged chronic inflammatory pain and that this accounts […]
Read MoreASA Monitor March 2024, Vol. 88, 14. Heart-valve infection death rate increases Recent analysis of research based on death certificate data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicated an overall decline in infective endocarditis death rates in the U.S. from 1999 to 2020. Death rates increased significantly, however, for young adults at an […]
Read MoreBy Dave Muoio Fierce Health Almost 60% of surveyed hospitals reported at least $1 million of impacted revenues per day, and 74% said that the Change Healthcare incident has had “direct patient care impact” within their facilities. The breadth and scale of the interruption ends the debate over whether hospitals need more relief from payers and […]
Read MoreAuthors: Corinna J. Yu, MD, MBA, FASA et al ASA Monitor March 2024, Vol. 88, 28. Emergency medicine (EM) has plummeted in popularity, with the highest unfilled position rate (18.3%) of any specialty in the 2023 Match (asamonitor.pub/3X3WYwS). This occurred while simultaneously facing a 10% decrease in applicants compared to the year prior. Anesthesiology applicants, on […]
Read MoreAuthors: Dibash Kumar Das, PhD, Pamela Flood, MD, MA ASA Monitor March 2024, Vol. 88, 1–4.w Postdural puncture headache (PDPH) is a well-recognized complication resulting from a dural puncture during epidural analgesia, spinal anesthesia, or other neuraxial interventions. The incidence of unintended dural puncture during placement of an epidural catheter ranges widely, from less than 1% […]
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