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Latest Full Text Articles (32)641 Does Symptom Duration Correlate Negatively With Outcome After Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion for Chronic Low Back Pain? Spine, March 17, 2010
642 Sensory disturbances and neuropathic pain after inguinal hernia surgery Scandinavian Journal of Pain, March 15, 2010
643 Efficacy of triamcinolone acetonide and bupivacaine for pain after lumbar discectomy Full Text European Spine Journal, March 15, 2010
644 Effects of perioperative S (+) ketamine infusion added to multimodal analgesia in patients undergoing ambulatory haemorrhoidectomy Scandinavian Journal of Pain, March 15, 2010
645 Hyperesthesia one year after breast augmentation surgery increases the odds for persisting pain at four years: A prospective four-year follow-up study Scandinavian Journal of Pain, March 15, 2010
646 The effect of a single dose of bupivacaine on donor site pain after anterior iliac crest bone harvesting International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, March 12, 2010
647 Warm or refrigerated local anaesthetic for open carpal tunnel release: a single blind randomized controlled study Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume), March 12, 2010
648 Effect of preoperative gabapentin on postoperative pain and tramadol consumption after minilap open cholecystectomy: a randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled trial European Journal of Anaesthesiology, March 11, 2010
649 Phantom limb pain in cancer-related pediatric amputees: recent experience at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Paediatric Anaesthesia, March 11, 2010
650 Genetic Influences on Pain Perception and Treatment Practical Pain Management, March 11, 2010
651 Regional anaesthesia and pain management Anaesthesia, March 10, 2010 Review Article
652 A new approach for peri-operative analgesia of cleft palate repair in infants: the bilateral suprazygomatic maxillary nerve block Paediatric Anaesthesia, March 9, 2010
653 Clinical course of pain in a patient with neuropathic pain induced by ligation of an intercostal nerve Journal of Clinical Anesthesia, March 9, 2010
654 Merkel cell carcinoma: Our experience with seven patients in Korea and a literature review Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, March 9, 2010
655 The effects of caudal or intravenous clonidine on postoperative analgesia produced by caudal levobupivacaine in children Paediatric Anaesthesia, March 9, 2010
656 Intrathecal Sufentanil for Intraoperative and Postesophagectomy Pain Relief Southern Medical Journal, March 8, 2010
657 Adding ketamine to morphine for intravenous patient-controlled analgesia for acute postoperative pain: a qualitative review of randomized trials Full Text British Journal of Anesthesia, March 8, 2010 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article
658 Efficacy and Tolerability of Admixing 0.3% Lidocaine with Dermicol-P35 27G for the Treatment of Nasolabial Folds Dermatologic Surgery, March 5, 2010
659 Five-day pain management regimen using patient-controlled analgesia facilitates early ambulation after cardiac surgery Journal of Anesthesia, March 5, 2010
660 Controlled, Randomized Study of Pain Levels in Subjects Treated with Calcium Hydroxylapatite Premixed with Lidocaine for Correction of Nasolabial Folds Dermatologic Surgery, March 5, 2010
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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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Last month's top read Top Articles of 20121 Persistent pain, sensory disturbances and functional impairment after immediate or delayed axillary lymph node dissection European Journal of Surgical Oncology, December 12, 2012
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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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