DG Journal Club AUTHORS: Alan Nagington et al Eur Spine J. 2023 Jan 21 PURPOSE Clinical guidelines recommend epidural steroid injection (ESI) as a treatment option for severe disc-related sciatica, but there is considerable uncertainty about its effectiveness. Currently, we know very little about factors that might be associated with good or poor outcomes from […]
Read MoreAuthors: Alexander Doyal, MD, MPH, FASA et al ASA Monitor July 2023, Vol. 87, e2–e3. Since the advent of spell checkers on word processing platforms, humans have been using computers to help craft our works of writing. I am writing this introduction using a voice dictation program to transfer my words into text. As the text […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Walter Cardiovascular Business Jan 20, 2023 Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is associated with higher survival rate than percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) among patients presenting with multivessel coronary artery disease, according to new findings to be presented at the 59th Annual Meeting of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) in San Diego. “The findings of […]
Read MoreAuthors: Ramona Nicolau-Raducu, MD, PhD et al ASA Monitor July 2023, Vol. 87, 31. Abdominal organ transplantation has witnessed sustained growth over the past three decades. With the advent of machine preservation and xenotransplantation on the horizon, anesthesiologists have become increasingly significant members of the transplant team. The critical role of anesthesia, beginning with an initial […]
Read MoreAuthors: Dibash Kumar Das, PhD et al ASA Monitor July 2023, Vol. 87, 1–4. Melanoma is considered the most dangerous type of skin cancer due to its potential to spread quickly to other parts of the body. Unfortunately, the incidence of melanoma has been on the rise in recent decades, and it is estimated that there […]
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