Is surgery more effective than non-surgical treatment for spinal stenosis and which non-surgical treatment is more effective? a systematic review [PDF]
, 2013 BACKGROUND: Spinal stenosis can be treated both conservatively and with decompression surgery. OBJECTIVES: To explore the effectiveness of surgery vs conservative treatment, and conservative interventions for spinal stenosis.
Comer, C, May, Stephen
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Benefits of thoracic epidural analgesia in patients undergoing an open posterior component separation for abdominal herniorrhaphy [PDF]
, 2017 INTRODUCTION: The implementation of open posterior component separation (PCS) surgery has led to improved outcomes for complex hernias. While the PCS technique has been shown to decrease recurrence rates, and provide a feasible option to repair hernias ...
Sellers, Austin
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Synergistic drug combinations from electronic health records and gene expression. [PDF]
, 2016 ObjectiveUsing electronic health records (EHRs) and biomolecular data, we sought to discover drug pairs with synergistic repurposing potential. EHRs provide real-world treatment and outcome patterns, while complementary biomolecular data, including ...
Chen, William +19 more
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Journal of Hand Surgery Global Online, 2019 Purpose: To study the efficacy of bupivacaine liposome injectable suspension in prolonging sensory blocks of the median and ulnar nerves for subjects with Dupuytren contracture release by collagenase injection.
Catherine F. Vandepitte, MD, PhD +7 more
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Anesthesiology Research and Practice, 2023 The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of continuous preperitoneal wound infiltration using bupivacaine after abdominal laparotomy in relation to plasma bupivacaine concentration and visual analog scale.
Hayat Ben-Saghroune +6 more
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Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2021 Objective: To compare the effect of 0.5% and 0.75% hyperbaric Bupivacaine on haemodynamic stability in terms of mean systolic blood pressure and heart rate recorded at 4 min in patients undergoing caesarian section in spinal anesthesia.
Hina Iftikhar +5 more
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Redox Biology, 2018 Bupivacaine is frequently administered for diagnosing and controlling spine-related pain in interventional spine procedures. However, the potential cytotoxic effects of bupivacaine on intervertebral disc (IVD) cells and the underlying molecular ...
Xianyi Cai +8 more
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The quaternary lidocaine derivative QX-314 in combination with bupivacaine for long-lasting nerve block: Efficacy, toxicity, and the optimal formulation in rats. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 OBJECTIVE:The quaternary lidocaine derivative (QX-314) in combination with bupivacaine can produce long-lasting nerve blocks in vivo, indicating potential clinical application. The aim of the study was to investigate the efficacy, safety, and the optimal
Qinqin Yin +8 more
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Transversus abdominis plane blocks; a national survey of techniques used by UK obstetric anaesthetists [PDF]
, 2011 No abstract ...
Kearns, R.J., Young, S.J.
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Transient neurologic symptoms following spinal anesthesia with isobaric mepivacaine: A decade of experience at Toronto Western Hospital [PDF]
, 2018 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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