Contemporary management of pain in cirrhosis: Toward precision therapy for pain
Abstract Chronic pain is highly prevalent in patients with cirrhosis and is associated with poor health‐related quality of life and poor functional status. However, there is limited guidance on appropriate pain management in this population, and pharmacologic treatment can be harmful, leading to adverse outcomes, such as gastrointestinal bleeding ...
Alexis Holman+4 more
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Abstract Hepatocellular adenomas (HCAs) are benign liver tumors associated with bleeding or malignant transformation. Data on the indication for surgery are scarce. We analyzed indications and outcome of patients operated for HCAs < 50 mm compared to HCAs ≥ 50 mm. Changes in final postoperative diagnosis were assessed.
Martijn P. D. Haring+70 more
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Knowledge Dissemination in Pain Medicine: Searching for Signal Within the Noise
Nasir Hussain,1,2 Michael E Schatman,3– 5 Alaa Abd-Elsayed6 1Department of Anesthesiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard, Boston, MA, USA; 2Department of Anesthesiology, The Ohio State University, Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA;
Hussain N, Schatman ME, Abd-Elsayed A
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Epidural Analgesia Decreases Narcotic Requirements in Low Level Spina Bifida Patients Undergoing Urologic Laparotomy for Neurogenic Bladder and Bowel [PDF]
Purpose Concern of anatomical anomalies and worsening neurologic symptoms has prevented widespread use of epidural catheters in patients with low level spina bifida (LLSB). We hypothesize that thoracic epidural placement in the T9-T10 interspace is safe
Cain, Mark P.+6 more
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Mansoor M Aman,1 Ammar Mahmoud,2 Timothy Deer,3 Dawood Sayed,4 Jonathan M Hagedorn,5 Shane E Brogan,6 Vinita Singh,7 Amitabh Gulati,8 Natalie Strand,9 Jacqueline Weisbein,10 Johnathan H Goree,11 Fangfang Xing,12 Ali Valimahomed,13 Daniel J Pak,14 ...
Aman MM+23 more
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Obstructive sleep apnea as an independent predictor of postoperative delirium and pain: Protocol for an observational study of a surgical cohort [version 2; referees: 2 approved] [PDF]
Introduction: Postoperative delirium and pain are common complications in adults, and are difficult both to prevent and treat. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is prevalent in surgical patients, and has been suggested to be a risk factor for postoperative ...
Arrington, Brianna+7 more
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The State of Research Funding for Interventional Chronic Pain Therapies
Sunil Agarwal,1 Christopher Gharibo,2 Michael E Schatman2,3 1Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Pain Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA; 2Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care & Pain Medicine, NYU Grossman ...
Agarwal S, Gharibo C, Schatman ME
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Suture-method versus Through-the-needle Catheters for Continuous Popliteal-sciatic Nerve Blocks: A Randomized Clinical Trial. [PDF]
BACKGROUND:The basic perineural catheter design has changed minimally since inception, with the catheter introduced through or over a straight needle. The U.S.
Abanobi, Maryann U+11 more
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Transient neurologic symptoms following spinal anesthesia with isobaric mepivacaine: A decade of experience at Toronto Western Hospital [PDF]
Background: Transient neurologic symptoms (TNSs) can be distressing for patients and providers following uneventful spinal anesthesia. Spinal mepivacaine may be less commonly associated with TNS than lidocaine; however, reported rates of TNS with ...
Abdallah, Faraj W.+4 more
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Our Anesthesia and Pain Medicine is currently expanding into a global-scale journal
journal of the Korean Society of Anesthesiologists (KSA) and represents the official journals of the following societies: the Korean Society of Neuroscience in Anesthesiology and Critical Care (KSNACC), the Korean Society for Anesthetic Pharmacology ...
H. Seo, H. Kang
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