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DG Journal Club AUTHORS: Mohamad Hayssam El Fawal, Diya Aldeen Mohammed et al. Obes Surg. 2021 Jan 8 AIMS This study aimed at comparing the pre-, intra-, and early postoperative outcomes, between patients who underwent PVB vs general anesthesia (GA) during LSG. Follow-up of weight loss at least 1 year postoperatively was also evaluated. METHODS A […]
Read MoreAuthor: Alan Mozes HealthDay JAMA Neurology Chronic lower back pain can make the most routine tasks difficult. But a new study suggests patients can learn new, practical and less painful ways to move through individualized “motor skills training,” or MST. A two-year study of nearly 150 patients found that MST appears to better relieve disability from lower […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Walter Cardiovascular Business News Researchers have developed a new strategy for treating especially challenging blood clots, sharing their findings in Microsystems & Nanoengineering. The technique, still under evaluation before clinical testing can begin, involves using nanodroplets and a tiny “ultrasound drill” to break down retracted blood clots from the inside out. When liquid perfluorocarbons […]
Read MoreBy Denise Baez DG Alerts Among patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) who were treated during the first 2 months of the pandemic in New York City, early tracheostomy was noninferior to late tracheostomy, and was associated with improvement in some outcomes, according to a study published in JAMA Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. “Within […]
Read MoreDG Journal Club Authors: Arianna L Gianakos, Filippo Romanelli et al. J Foot Ankle Surg. 2021 Jan-Feb; 60(1): 121-131 The purpose of this study was to perform a systematic review of the literature examining postoperative outcomes following single site and combined peripheral nerve blocks (PNBs), including (1) sciatic and femoral nerve, (2) popliteal and saphenous […]
Read MoreDG Journal Club AUTHORS: Mohammad Reza Ghodraty, Ali Reza Pournajafian et al. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2021 Jan; 17(1): 81-89 BACKGROUND Intra-operative ventilation is often challenging in patients with morbid obesity undergoing bariatric surgery. OBJECTIVES To test the noninferiority of pressure-controlled ventilation (PCV) to volume-controlled ventilation (VCV) in respiratory mechanics. SETTING Bariatric Surgery Center, Iran. […]
Read MoreDG Journal Club AUTHORS: Sydney L Moseley, Christopher Heine et al. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2021 Jan; 140 110515 OBJECTIVES To evaluate the overall perioperative times among pediatric patients undergoing adenotonsillectomy (AT) who, in the perioperative period, received either parental presence at induction of anesthesia (PPIA), midazolam, both, or neither. METHODS A retrospective chart review […]
Read MoreBy Christine Judge Edited by André Sofair, MD, MPH, and William E. Chavey, MD, MS NEJM Journal Watch Parental medical use of prescription opioids confers excess risk for their adolescents’ medical use and misuse of prescription opioids, according to a study in JAMA Network Open. Some 15,000 pairs of U.S. parents and adolescents (aged 12–17) were surveyed in […]
Read MoreAUTHOR: Michael Walter Cardiovascular Business News Patients with acute heart failure who test positive for COVID-19 face a heightened risk of death, according to new research published in ESC Heart Failure. The study’s authors tracked data from 283 patients in the UK. Overall, they found that the mortality rate for acute heart failure patients was 11% […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Walter Cardiovascular Business News Drinking too much alcohol in a given week can put atrial fibrillation (AFib) patients at an increased risk of stroke, embolism and other significant health issues, according to new findings published in EP Europace. The authors examined outcomes from more than 9,000 AFib patients treated at one of 18 hospitals […]
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