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Latest (2) Full Text Articles (32)381 Laparoscopic appendectomy is safe and efficacious for the elderly: an analysis using the National Surgical Quality Improvement Project database Surgical Endoscopy, March 2, 2011
382 Retrospective analysis of high-dose intrathecal morphine for analgesia after pelvic surgery Pain Research and Management, March 2, 2011
383 Laparoscopy-Assisted Single-Port Appendectomy in Children: Is the Postoperative Infectious Complication Rate Different Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques, March 1, 2011
384 Comparison of Pediatric Laparoscopic Appendectomy Outcomes Between Teaching and Nonteaching Hospitals: A Multi-Institutional Study Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques, March 1, 2011
385 Endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy for posttraumatic complex regional pain syndrome European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, February 28, 2011
386 A Prospective Analysis of Endoloops and Endostaples for Closing the Stump of the Appendix in Children Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques, February 25, 2011
387 Efficacy of Thoracic Epidural Analgesia With or Without Intercostal Nerve Cryoanalgesia for Postthoracotomy Pain Annals of Thoracic Surgery, February 25, 2011
388 Changing Incidence of Acute Appendicitis and Nonspecific Abdominal Pain Between 1987 and 2007 in Finland World Journal of Surgery, February 24, 2011
389 Increased use of laparoscopy in acute right iliac fossa pain- is it good for patients Colorectal Disease, February 22, 2011
390 Comparison of peritonsillar levobupivacaine and bupivacaine infiltration for post-tonsillectomy pain relief in children: Placebo-controlled clinical study International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology , February 21, 2011 Clinical Article
391 A positron emission tomography study of wind-up pain in chronic postherniotomy pain European Journal of Pain, February 17, 2011
392 Bupivacaine injection during midurethral sling and postoperative pain: a randomized controlled trial International Urogynecology Journal, February 17, 2011
393 Fluoroscopic Stellate Ganglion Block for Postmastectomy Pain: A Comparison of the Classic Anterior Approach and the Oblique Approach The Clinical Journal of Pain, February 15, 2011
394 Clinical, Ultrasonographic, and Pathologic Characteristics of Patients with Chronic Right-lower-quadrant Abdominal Pain that May Benefit from Appendectomy World Journal of Surgery, February 15, 2011
395 Creeping anaesthesia for nasal surgery—a relatively painless technique European Journal of Plastic Surgery, February 15, 2011
396 Small bowel obstruction caused by appendiceal tourniquet The American Journal of Surgery, February 8, 2011
397 Pulsed radiofrequency lesioning for treatment of chronic breast neuropathic pain after breast reduction -A case report Full Text Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, February 8, 2011
398 Surgical treatment of parapontine epidermoid cysts presenting with trigeminal neuralgia Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, February 8, 2011 Review Article
399 Upper- versus lower-limb aerobic exercise training on health-related quality of life in patients with symptomatic peripheral arterial disease Journal of Vascular Surgery, February 4, 2011
400 Does Intrathecal Morphine Sulfate Provide Preemptive Analgesia for Patients Undergoing Stapled Hemorrhoidopexy Pain Medicine, February 3, 2011
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Epidural anesthesia reduces post-CABG pain
As published in the Journal of Cardiac Surgery, thoracic epidural anesthesia (TEA) plus general anesthesia (GA) is superior to GA alone in managing post-operative CABG pain. Forty patients undergoing elective CABG were randomized to receive TEA (0.25% bipivacaine [10-20 mg/h]) intra-operatively and for 24 h post-operatively plus GA or GA alone. Post-operative pain at rest and with coughing was significantly less for up to 1 month post-operatively in the TEA + GA group compared to the GA alone group. Furthermore, analgesic use, mechanical ventilation time, ICU stay time, and hospital stay time were reduced in the TEA + GA group compared to the GA alone group.
Read the article summaryNT-proBNP predicts outcome following emergent surgery
As published in the British Journal of Anaesthesia, measurement of N-terminal pro B-type natruiretic peptide (NT-proBNP) pre- and post-operatively predicts outcome in patients > 50 years of age (n=297) undergoing emergent non-cardiac surgery. A pre-operative NT-proBNP > 725 pg/ml was associated with a 4.8-fold RR of non-fatal MI, acute heart failure, or death between surgery and the 3-year post-operative follow up. Similarly, a post-operative NT-proBNP > 1600 pg/ml was associated with a 4.0-fold RR of non-fatal MI, acute heart failure, or death between surgery and the 3-year post-operative follow up. A pre-operative NT-proBNP > 1740 pg/ml was associated with a 6.9 RR for major adverse cardiac events during the post-operative hospital stay.
Read the article summaryIncreased risk of skin cancer in RCC treated with multikinase inhibitors
As published in Dermatologic Surgery, RCC patients (n=69) treated with multikinase inhibitors are at increased risk for squamous cell carcinomas and basal cell carcinomas. After a median treatment of 13.5 months, 13.5% and 6.3% of patients treated with sorafenib and sunitinib developed skin cancer, respectively.
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3 Experiences of patients with acute abdominal pain in the ED or acute surgical ward - A qualitative comparative study International Emergency Nursing, March 14, 2013
4 Mild, Moderate, and Severe Pain in Patients Recovering from Major Abdominal Surgery Pain Management Nursing, February 15, 2013
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