A Cost Analysis of Carpal Tunnel Release Surgery Performed Wide Awake versus under Sedation. [PDF]
, 2018 BACKGROUND: Hand surgery under local anesthesia only has been used more frequently in recent years. The purpose of this study was to compare perioperative time and cost for carpal tunnel release performed under local anesthesia ( wide-awake local ...
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The free energy of biomembrane and nerve excitation and the role of anesthetics
, 2018 In the electromechanical theory of nerve stimulation, the nerve impulse consists of a traveling region of solid membrane in a liquid environment. Therefore, the free energy necessary to stimulate a pulse is directly related to the free energy difference ...
Heimburg, Thomas +3 more
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Gabapentin for pain management after osmotic dilator insertion and prior to dilation and evacuation: A randomized controlled trial. [PDF]
, 2020 ObjectiveTo evaluate if gabapentin 600 mg reduces pain after osmotic dilator placement the day before a dilation and evacuation (D&E) procedure.Study designWe conducted a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized (stratified by vaginal parity ...
Chen, Melissa J +5 more
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Lidocaine effects on acetylcholine-elicited currents from mouse superior cervical ganglion neurons [PDF]
, 2013 Lidocaine is a commonly used local anaesthetic that, besides blocking voltage-dependent Na+ channels, has multiple inhibitory effects on muscle-type nicotinic acetylcholine (ACh) receptors (nAChRs).
Alberola-Die, Armando +3 more
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The challenge of evaluating pain and a pre-incisional local anesthetic block. [PDF]
, 2014 Background. Our objective was to test the effectiveness of a local anesthetic line block administered before surgery in reducing postoperative pain scores in dogs undergoing ovariohysterectomy (OVHX). Methods.
Kass, Philip H +3 more
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NGX-4010, a capsaicin 8% patch, for the treatment of painful HIV-associated distal sensory polyneuropathy: integrated analysis of two phase III, randomized, controlled trials [PDF]
, 2013 BACKGROUND HIV-associated distal sensory polyneuropathy (HIV-DSP) is the most frequently reported neurologic complication associated with HIV infection.
Brew, Bruce J +9 more
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Pharmacogenetics of analgesic drugs [PDF]
, 2013 • Individual variability in pain perception and differences in the efficacy of analgesic drugs are complex phenomena and are partly genetically predetermined.
Branford, R +4 more
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Effect of Additives on Mineral Trioxide Aggregate Setting Reaction Product Formation [PDF]
, 2015 Introduction Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) sets via hydration of calcium silicates to yield calcium silicate hydrates and calcium hydroxide (Ca[OH]2). However, a drawback of MTA is its long setting time.
Berzins, David W. +2 more
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Effect of intraoperative constant rate infusion of lidocaine on short-term survival of dogs with septic peritonitis: 75 cases (2007-2011) [PDF]
, 2016 OBJECTIVE To investigate whether intraoperative administration of a lidocaine infusion to dogs with septic peritonitis was associated with short-term (48 hours) survival after surgery. DESIGN Retrospective case series.
Christopher J. Seymour +4 more
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On the Job: Tina Nichols [PDF]
, 2017 As Office Supervisor in the Division of Transplant Surgery, Tina Nichols spends her days tackling a variety of time-sensitive tasks – from setting up meetings and working on provider credentialing to sorting out billing issues and scheduling patients for
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