Paravertebral Blocks Cut Opioid Use After Peds Heart Surgery
May 23, 2025 · In children recovering from thoracotomies for cardiac surgery, use of paravertebral blocks vs local anesthetic infiltration reduces opioid consumption within 24 h postsurgery, new …
Upper Back Nerve Block Superior for Easing Chronic Arm Pain
Aug 6, 2024 · A new study finds that ultrasound-guided thoracic paravertebral block (TPVB) is more effective than stellate ganglion block (SGB) for treating chronic upper arm pain, providing …
Nerve Block May Reduce Breast Cancer Recurrence and Death
Oct 16, 2013 · Study authors speculate that paravertebral block during cancer surgery could lower metastatic risk by decreasing surgical stress and reducing opioid consumption.
Bruxism Causes Headaches and Muscle Pain in Young Woman
Sep 14, 2025 · Bruxism is identified as the source of a young woman’s pain and headaches, emphasising the importance of oral examination in general practice.
New Guidance Aims to Reduce Surgical Infections - Medscape
Jan 28, 2025 · New guidelines from the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA) offer strategies for anesthesiologists and pain physicians to prevent …
Cardiac Auscultation in the Older Adult - Page 2 - Medscape
Jan 18, 2012 · A murmur heard here suggests mitral regurgitation, mitral prolapse, tricuspid regurgitation, or ventricular septal defect (radiates to back, to left paravertebral area).
Medscape | Ther Clin Risk Manag - Publication Information
Oct 24, 2023 · January 22, 2023 [ MEDLINE Abstract ] Thoracic Paravertebral Block Decreased Body Temperature in Thoracoscopic Lobectomy Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial. …
The Impact of Pseudoarthrosis on Clinical Outcome - Medscape
Mar 14, 2006 · Physical examination revealed severe tenderness of the spinous processes over most of the thoracic spine that was accompanied by crepitation and paravertebral muscle spasm.