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Substance Use Disorders in Adolescents and Young Adults: History and Perioperative Considerations From the Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine
This article examines the history of SUD and physiology of substance use in children, adolescents, and young adults, including reasons why young people are more susceptible to the addictive effects of many substances. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic impacted many aspects of life, including increased social isolation and shifted dynamics at home, both thought to impact substance use.3 Substance use patterns in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic are explored. Although current literature is mostly on adults, the evidence-based medical treatments for patients with SUD are reviewed, and recommendations for perio...
Source: Anesthesia and Analgesia - July 14, 2023 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Jamie M Kitzman Veronika V Mesheriakova Amber N Borucki Rita Agarwal Source Type: research

Health and Well-Being of Intensive Care Unit Physicians: How to Ensure the Longevity of a Critical Specialty
This article reviews the history of burnout in health care workers, presents the signs and symptoms, discusses the specific impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on intensive care unit caregivers, and attempts to identify potential strategies to combat the Great Resignation disproportionately affecting health care workers. The article also focuses on how the specialty can amplify the voices and highlight the leadership potential of underrepresented minorities, physicians with disabilities, and the aging physician population.PMID:36872006 | DOI:10.1016/j.anclin.2022.10.009
Source: Pain Physician - March 5, 2023 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: John C Klick Madiha Syed Ron Leong Haley Miranda Elizabeth K Cotter Source Type: research

Neuraxial Anesthesia during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Report from a Large Academic Medical Center
Conclusion The advantages of a DPE, specifically the ability to confirm epidural placement using a small gauge spinal needle, likely led to an increase in the placement of this neuraxial in SARS-CoV-2-positive patients. There was no effect on the frequency of postdural puncture headaches or accidental dural punctures within the same period. Key Points [...] Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 333 Seventh Avenue, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10001, USAArticle in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  Full text
Source: American Journal of Perinatology - February 15, 2023 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Ogunkua, Olutoyosi T. Adhikari, Emily H. Gasanova, Irina Jalloh, Miakka N. Syed, Sannoor S. Pruszynski, Jessica E. Spong, Catherine Y. Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Herpes zoster after COVID-19 vaccination, aspect of pain medicine: a retrospective, single-center study
CONCLUSIONS: COVID-19 vaccination-related HZ showed clinical features similar to those ofthe other HZ.PMID:36746903 | DOI:10.17085/apm.22207
Source: Herpes - February 6, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Ji Hye Lee Yu Yil Kim Hyun Joo Heo Ji Hun Park Hyung Gu Cho Geonbo Kim Source Type: research

Mortality Prediction of COVID-19 in Hospitalized Patients Using the 2020 Diagnosis Procedure Combination Administrative Database of Japan
Conclusions This COVID-19 mortality risk tool is a well-calibrated and accurate model for predicting mortality risk among hospitalized patients with COVID-19 in Japan, which is characterized by a relatively low COVID-19 prevalence, aging society, and high population density. This COVID-19 mortality prediction model can assist in resource utilization and patient and caregiver education and be useful as a risk stratification instrument for future research trials.PMID:36328573 | DOI:10.2169/internalmedicine.0086-22
Source: Internal Medicine - November 3, 2022 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Shuko Nojiri Yoshiki Irie Rie Kanamori Toshio Naito Yuji Nishizaki Source Type: research

Weekly Overseas Health IT Links –24th September, 2022.
This article makes the case and explains what will be required to make it happen.We hear a lot about “digital health” these days. As data about our health piles up — thanks to sources like electronic health records, personal fitness apps and gadgets, and home genome test kits — weshould understand a lot more than we used to about what ’s wrong with our health and what to do about it. But having a lot of data is not enough. We have to be aware of what we have, understand what it means, and act on that understanding. While the challenges are in some ways more acute in the United States because of its fragmented sys...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - September 24, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs

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