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The use of peripheral nerve blocks (PNBs) is associated with better medical and economic outcomes in patients receiving hip and knee replacement, according to research being presented at the 41st Annual Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine Meeting.
Patients receiving ACB demonstrated statistically significant increases in quadriceps muscle strength, which is potentially associated with a quicker return to mobility.
When developing a plan to care for elderly patients with hip fractures, amassing a multidisciplinary team is the first step. With all stakeholders present charting the patient’s journey from arrival to discharge, a discussion of all areas of care and opportunities to reduce unwanted variability and improve care can take place.
A study by Hannah Xu and colleagues at the New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical College has been selected as an ASRA Best of Meeting Abstract. The research found higher mortality, readmission rates, and postoperative complications in patients with Medicaid and non-private insurance undergoing total hip replacement than those with private insurance.
A study conducted by researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center found that IV dexamethasone did not prolong nerve blocks but did decrease the amount of pain medicine needed and extended the time before the first pain medicine was requested.
Findings suggest longer wait time needed for some patients receiving spinal or epidural anesthesia to avoid bleeding risk
Researchers at Nordsjællands Hospital in Hillerød, Denmark, studied the use of local anesthetic nerve blocks in surgery patients and found that large volumes of local anesthetics only seem to increase the risk of toxicity without prolonging the duration or making it more predictable
Researchers at Mayo Clinic have identified which patients benefit from costly diagnostic testing to identify cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks and those who can be treated with less invasive testing. CSF leaks lead to a condition called hypovolemia which can cause disabling headaches and even dementia syndrome.
Researchers at Johns Hopkins have identified patient attributes associated with better outcomes from radiofrequency ablation of lumbar facet joints. Lumbar facet problems account for 25% of chronic low back pain.
According to research published in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, the use of regional anesthesia is associated with lower levels of inflammation and a better immune response in breast cancer surgery patients.
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