Demographics and PainDETECT as Predictors of 24-Month Outcomes for 10 kHz SCS in Nonsurgical Refractory Back Pain
CONCLUSIONS: There may be an opportunity to increase pain relief and functional improvement if additional patient screening accompanies the temporary lead trial. The presence of neuropathic pain, female gender, age, and depression had some predictive value, but this analysis demonstrates the treatment efficacy of 10 kHz SCS across a wide range of patients with NSRBP.PMID:38506680 (Source: Pain Physician)
Source: Pain Physician - March 20, 2024 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Leonardo Kapural Chengyuan Wu Aaron Calodney Julie Pilitsis Markus Bendel Erika Petersen Dawood Sayed Colleen Kelly Rose Province-Azalde Naresh P Patel Source Type: research
Pulsed Radiofrequency Therapy at Different Voltages on Dorsal Root Ganglia Using Multifunctional Catheter to Treat Low Back Pain: A Comparative Retrospective Study
CONCLUSIONS: E-field technology is the only way to generate a constant 38°/42° PRF and 100 V level throughout surgical interventions (respecting the exposure times "set" by the operator). The patient will not feel any pain or electric current because the generated milliamperes will be greatly reduced.PMID:38506681 (Source: Pain Physician)
Source: Pain Physician - March 20, 2024 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Dolores Rufolo Carmelo Attilio Costa Giulia Bravo Paola Nosella Source Type: research
Neuropsychiatric Side Effects After Lumbosacral Epidural Steroid Injections: A Prospective Cohort Study
CONCLUSION(S): This study demonstrates that neuropsychiatric symptoms are rare overall after an ESI, though certain factors may influence patients experiencing these symptoms. Restlessness and irritability were more likely to occur one day after an ESI in those with a psychiatric history. Those who had a 2-level injection were more likely to keep experiencing most symptoms by week one, suggesting a possible correlation between corticosteroid dose and neuropsychiatric symptoms.PMID:38506682 (Source: Pain Physician)
Source: Pain Physician - March 20, 2024 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Suzanna Shermon John Maclean Richard Shim Chong H Kim Source Type: research
Cervical Nerve Root Block Using a Curved Blunt Needle and Posterior Approach
CONCLUSION(S): Cervical selective nerve root blocks using a curved blunt needle and a posterior approach are effective in selectively identifying nerves that cause clinical symptoms. This technique minimizes the risk of arterial or spinal cord impingement and therefore may be safer than transforaminal selective nerve root blocks.PMID:38506683 (Source: Pain Physician)
Source: Pain Physician - March 20, 2024 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Carl Noe Michael van Hal Standiford Helm Ii Gabor B Racz Source Type: research
Do Patients Accurately Recall Pain Levels Following Sacroiliac Joint Steroid Injection? A Cohort Study of Recall Bias in Patient-reported Outcomes
CONCLUSIONS: Patients had favorable pain level responses to their SIJ steroid injection for both actual and recall surveys. Although patients demonstrated poor recall of absolute pain scores at preinjection, 4-hour postinjection, and 24-hour postinjection, they demonstrated robust recall of their net pain score improvement at both 4- and 24-hours postinjection. These findings suggest that there is utility in using patient recollection to describe the magnitude of pain relief following treatment for sacroiliac joint dysfunction.PMID:38506684 (Source: Pain Physician)
Source: Pain Physician - March 20, 2024 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Davin C Gong Aditya Muralidharan Bilal B Butt Ronald Wasserman Joshua D Piche Rakesh D Patel Ilyas Aleem Source Type: research
Comparison of the Clinical Efficacy and Bone Cement Distribution Difference Between Kummell's Disease and Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fracture After Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
CONCLUSIONS: Although there was no significant difference in the bone cement distribution and early clinical efficacy between KD and OVCF patients under the same surgical plan and surgeon, OVCF patients exhibited better long-term radiologic and clinical outcomes.PMID:38506685 (Source: Pain Physician)
Source: Pain Physician - March 20, 2024 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Yuzhi Ning Ziyu Li Jiahu Huang Shuang Xu Qing Wang Jiyuan Yan Song Wang Source Type: research
Evaluation and Treatment of Sacroiliac Joint Pain in Patients with History of Vertebral Compression Fractures: A Retrospective Case Series
CONCLUSION: VCFs can cause a referred pain pattern to the SIJ that is best treated by KP for long-term management.PMID:38506686 (Source: Pain Physician)
Source: Pain Physician - March 20, 2024 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Ibrahim M Umer Christopher Gharibo Sudhir Diwan Steve M Aydin Source Type: research
Balloon Pressure and Clinical Effectiveness of Percutaneous Microballoon Compression in the Treatment of Primary Trigeminal Neuralgia
CONCLUSIONS: An intraoperative BP of 138.65-153.90 KPa can be maintained for effective PBC treatment without causing serious complications.PMID:38506687 (Source: Pain Physician)
Source: Pain Physician - March 20, 2024 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Yingqian Peng Cong Zou Yonglin Li Qing Li Hui Long Wuzhou Yang Zhenping Xiao Liping Jiang Wei Gao Yunwu He Source Type: research
Comparison of Radiofrequency Ablation and Craniotomy Microvascular Decompression for Treatment of Hemifacial Spasm
CONCLUSION: The short-term outcome was found to be comparable between the 2 treatment modalities. Notably, RFA demonstrates both safety and efficacy as a method for managing primary HFS; however, the procedure may lead to mild facial paralysis. In situations during which surgery is contraindicated, especially among elderly or high-risk surgical patients, percutaneous facial nerve RFA at the stylomastoid foramen may be considered as an alternative therapeutic approach.PMID:38506688 (Source: Pain Physician)
Source: Pain Physician - March 20, 2024 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Huidan Lin Shun Zhang Xiang Gao Lei Wu Gang Cao Lina Xuan Yuyue Xun Yongqing Liu Changshun Huang Bing Huang Source Type: research
Assessing the Efficacy of Dexmedetomidine in Postoperative Pain Management: A Trial Sequence Analysis Approach
Pain Physician. 2024 Mar;27(3):E363-E364.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38506689 (Source: Pain Physician)
Source: Pain Physician - March 20, 2024 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: I-Wen Chen Wei-Ting Wang Kuo-Chuan Hung Source Type: research
Comment on "Hemodynamic Influences of Remimazolam Versus Propofol During the Induction Period of General Anesthesia"
Pain Physician. 2024 Mar;27(3):E365-E366.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38506690 (Source: Pain Physician)
Source: Pain Physician - March 20, 2024 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: I-Wen Chen Wei-Ting Wang Kuo-Chuan Hung Source Type: research
Comment on "Associations Between Headache (Migraine and Tension-Type Headache) and Psychological Symptoms (Depression and Anxiety) in Pediatrics"
Pain Physician. 2024 Mar;27(3):E367-E368.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38506691 (Source: Pain Physician)
Source: Pain Physician - March 20, 2024 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: I-Wen Chen Wei-Ting Wang Kuo-Chuan Hung Source Type: research
In Response to Comment on "Associations Between Headache (Migraine and Tension-Type Headache) and Psychological Symptoms (Depression and Anxiety) in Pediatrics"
Pain Physician. 2024 Mar;27(3):E369-E370.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38506692 (Source: Pain Physician)
Source: Pain Physician - March 20, 2024 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Min Cheol Chang Source Type: research
Racial Implicit Bias and Communication Among Physicians in a Simulated Environment
CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: In this cross-sectional study, a high-fidelity simulation calibrated with cognitive stressors common to clinical environments elicited the expected influence of racial implicit bias on physicians' communication skills. The outlined process and preliminary results can inform the development and evaluation of interventions that seek to address racial implicit bias in clinical encounters and improve physician communication with Black patients.PMID:38506811 | DOI:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.2181 (Source: Pain Physician)
Source: Pain Physician - March 20, 2024 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Cristina M Gonzalez Tavinder K Ark Marla R Fisher Paul R Marantz Diana J Burgess Felise Milan Malika T Samuel Monica L Lypson Carlos J Rodriguez Adina L Kalet Source Type: research
Anxiety and depression among adults with haemophilia A: Patient and physician reported symptoms from the real-world European CHESS II study
CONCLUSION: While adverse clinical outcomes appear to correlate with A/D, self-reports of moderate-severe symptoms occasionally lacked formal recognition from treating physicians. Cross-disciplinary surveillance of mental health issues could improve both psychological and clinical outcomes among PwHA.PMID:38507035 | DOI:10.1111/hae.14989 (Source: Pain Physician)
Source: Pain Physician - March 20, 2024 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Enrico Ferri Grazzi Thomas Blenkiron Charles Hawes Charlotte Camp Jamie O'Hara Tom Burke Gr áinne O'Brien Source Type: research
