Author: Lauren Hellicar MedicalNewsToday January 25, 2023 Laser therapy for back pain offers the advantages of not requiring surgical incisions into the body and avoiding the potential adverse effects of long-term medication use. Some studies have shown that up to 23% of adults experience back pain worldwide, making it a common health complaint. Treatments for the […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Blank, Michael Cand.Med et al Anesthesia & Analgesia January 24, 2023. BACKGROUND: The recommendation for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) or surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) in patients 65 to 80 years of age is equivocal, leaving patients with a difficult decision. We evaluated whether TAVR compared to SAVR is associated with reduced odds […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Mohamed, Shuweikha Salim MD, MMed et al Anesthesia & Analgesia January 18, 2023. BACKGROUND: Regional anesthesia techniques are increasingly used in high-income countries (HICs) for both surgical anesthesia and postoperative analgesia. However, regional anesthesia has not been utilized to the same degree in low- to middle-income countries (LMICs) due to a lack of resources […]
Read MoreAuthor: Robin Hocevar ASA Monitor July 2023, Vol. 87, 26. Amid consolidations, payment pressures, the No Surprises Act, and, of course, COVID-19, there’s been a shift in the discussion of attending physician unionization over the last five-10 years. Dr. de Lanzac and other ASA members attended a presentation by Bob Sugarman, JD, Tom Sugarman, MD, and […]
Read MoreDG 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 […]
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