Pain physician
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Meta Analysis
Efficacy of Pain Relief in Different Postherpetic Neuralgia Therapies: A Network Meta-Analysis.
Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is a nerve pain disease usually controlled by different therapies, i.e., topical therapies, antiepileptics, analgesics, antipsychotics, antidepressants, anti-dementia drugs, antivirals, amitriptyline, fluphenazine, and magnesium sulfate. It is believed that different therapies may lead to different levels of pain relief. ⋯ Postherpetic neuralgia, topical agents, antiepileptics, analgesics, antipsychotics, antidepressants.
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Meta Analysis
Characteristics of the Middle Cervical Sympathetic Ganglion: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Understanding the characteristics of the middle cervical sympathetic ganglion (MCSG) may minimize procedure-related complications and maximize efficacy during surgery or ultrasound (US)-guided procedures. The location and detection rate of the MCSG were variable in small population studies. Therefore, a large population study or meta-analysis could give more information about the MCSG. ⋯ Middle cervical sympathetic ganglion, cervical sympathetic trunk, cervical sympathetic chain, ultrasound, nerve block, ethanol ablation, radiofrequency ablation, thyroid, Horner syndrome, meta-analysis.
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Observational Study
Sacroiliac Joint Intraarticular Injection in True Anteroposterior View: Description of a New C-Arm Guided Method.
The anatomic characteristics of the sacroiliac joint (SIJ) make it difficult to achieve intraarticular injection without radiologic guidance. The classic C-arm guided SIJ intervention technique is difficult. Here we describe a new and simple method for SIJ intraarticular intervention. ⋯ Low back pain, sacroiliac joint, C-arm, new technique, intraarticular, injection.
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Observational Study
Chronic Smoking is Not Associated with Increased Postoperative Opioid Use in Patients with Lung Cancer or Esophageal Cancer.
Chronic smokers show differences in pain sensitivity compared to healthy non-smokers. Yet, no study to date has examined whether smoker status has an effect on postoperative pain. ⋯ Smoking, postoperative pain, opioid, lung cancer, esophageal cancer, analgesia.
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Pudendal neuralgia (PN) is a very painful and often disabling condition in which pudendal nerve blocks play an important role in both the diagnosis and management of PN. Some previous reports have advocated the use of pudendal nerve infiltration (PNI) as a diagnostic test only. ⋯ Pudendal nerve, neuralgia, block, Alcock, CT, guidance.