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Location of inflammation may determine which patients are successfully treated with steroid injections Authors: Daniel Albrecht, PhD et al Pain May 2018 A study by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators has found, for the first time in humans, that patients with chronic sciatica — back pain that shoots down the leg — have evidence of inflammation […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Kirk Hogan, M.D., J.D. Anesthesiology 6 2018, Vol.128, 1260-1261. The article by Block et al. reports that 94% of teenagers with broadly distributed, decreased white matter integrity and volume on magnetic resonance imaging of their brains inhaled nitrous oxide for over an hour during surgery and anesthesia in their first year of life. A manuscript cited by […]
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Read MoreThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved erenumab (Aimovig™, Amgen and Novartis), a first-in-class calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) antagonist, for the prevention of migraine in adults. Erenumab consistently demonstrated an ability to reduce monthly migraine days in patients with episodic and chronic migraine in 3 major clinical trials, ARISE, STRIVE, and LIBERTY. The drug, which is […]
Read Moreauthors: Evan M. Bloch, M.B., Ch.B., et al N Engl J Med May 2018; 378:1837-1841 The rapid, pandemic spread of Zika virus (ZIKV) spurred an international public health emergency in 2015. Cases of ZIKV infection have now been reported in 85 countries or territories1; in 72 of those locations, no such cases had been […]
Read MoreHarvard Business Review Dec 15, 2017 Authors: Jennifer Perry et al Rising pressure to achieve better medical outcomes with increasingly limited financial resources has created an acute need for more physician leaders. Several studies (including this one) have shown that doctors want to be led by other doctors; they trust physician leaders to make the right […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Anoop Ramgolam, Ph.D. et al Anesthesiology 6 2018, Vol.128, 1065-1074. Background: Limited evidence suggests that children have a lower incidence of perioperative respiratory adverse events when intravenous propofol is used compared with inhalational sevoflurane for the anesthesia induction. Limiting these events can improve recovery time as well as decreasing surgery waitlists and healthcare costs. This single […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Gianluca Cappelleri, M.D. et al Anesthesiology published on May 14, 2018. Background: Both extra- and intraneural sciatic injection resulted in significant axonal nerve damage. This study aimed to establish the minimum effective volume of intraneural ropivacaine 1% for complete sensory-motor sciatic nerve block in 90% of patients, and related electrophysiologic variations. Methods: Forty-seven consecutive […]
Read MoreI thought this was interesting so I wanted to share with our readers. SYDNEY – An Australian man who has spent most of his life donating blood is retiring. James Harrison has donated blood nearly every week for 60 years. He’s made 1,100 donations, saving the lives of more than 2.4 million Australian babies, according to the Australian Red Cross Blood […]
Read MoreAuthors: Harbaugh CM et al. Pediatrics 2017 Dec 4. Persistent postsurgical opioid use in adolescents was 5%, similar to the estimated rate in adults. Prescription opioids, though an important tool for pain management, are contributing to significant morbidity and mortality from opioid overuse and misuse in the U.S. Opioid prescribing practices vary widely, and opioids are […]
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