Cardiovascular and interventional radiology
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Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol · Oct 2014
Observational StudyEffectiveness of percutaneous screws for treatment of degenerative lumbar low back pain.
The purpose of this retrospective observational study was to demonstrate the efficacy of a percutaneous screws system in the treatment of lumbar pain caused by high-level disc degeneration combined with facet joint hypertrophy and canal stenosis especially in the L5-S1 levels. ⋯ Our study indicates that patients treated with dynamic screws have VAS pain reduction as well as ODI improvement. Moreover, we found a statistically significant widening of the neuroforaminal area.
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Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol · Oct 2014
Randomized Controlled TrialA randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of preemptive oral oxycodone with morphine patient-controlled anesthesia for postoperative pain management in patients undergoing uterine artery embolization for symptomatic uterine fibroids.
To evaluate the analgesic efficacy of oral premedication of oxycodone in a group of patients undergoing elective uterine artery embolization under sedation for fibroid disease. ⋯ The addition of preprocedural oral oxycodone to morphine patient-controlled analgesia does not offer any analgesic advantage to patients having uterine artery embolization and may cause a greater incidence of nausea and vomiting.
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Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol · Oct 2014
Randomized Controlled TrialEnhancing ablation effects of a microbubble-enhancing contrast agent ("SonoVue") in the treatment of uterine fibroids with high-intensity focused ultrasound: a randomized controlled trial.
To evaluate the role of the ultrasound contrast agent SonoVue in enhancing the ablation effects of ultrasound-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) on uterine fibroids. ⋯ Based on the results of this randomized controlled trial, SonoVue could be safely used to enhance the effects of HIFU treatment for uterine fibroids.