DG Journal Club Authors: Peter E Amato et al Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2022 Aug 23 INTRODUCTION Arthroscopic hip surgery is associated with significant postoperative pain. Femoral nerve blocks have been shown to improve postoperative analgesia at the expense of quadriceps weakness. The pericapsular nerve group (PENG) block could be an alternative that may improve […]
Read MoreAuthors: Zorrilla-Vaca, Andres B et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: October 2019 – Volume 129 – Issue 4 – p 943-950 BACKGROUND: Perioperative IV dextrose infusions have been investigated for their potential to reduce the risk of postoperative nausea and vomiting. In this meta-analysis, we investigated the use of an intraoperative or postoperative infusion of dextrose for […]
Read MoreAuthors: Kim, Minsoo MD, PhD et al Medicine: June 17, 2022 – Volume 101 – Issue 24 Abstract Lumbar spinal stenosis is a common degenerative disorder that is characterized by pain and neurogenic claudication. Previous studies have evaluated the effects of an epidural steroid injection (ESI) on spinal stenosis, based on changes to the spinal canal […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Kahn, Ronald A. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: September 05, 2022 BACKGROUND: Visual analytics is the science of analytical reasoning supported by interactive visual interfaces called dashboards. In this report, we describe our experience addressing the challenges in visual analytics of anesthesia electronic health record (EHR) data using a commercially available business intelligence (BI) […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Zorrilla-Vaca, Andres MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: May 2022 – Volume 134 – Issue 5 – p 940-951 BACKGROUND: Opioids are the most commonly prescribed analgesics in the United States. Current guidelines have proposed education initiatives to reduce the risk of chronic opioid consumption, yet there is lack of efficacy data on such interventions. […]
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