Ketamine may be non-inferior to morphine for out-of-hospital traumatic pain management
1. Ketamine was non-inferior to morphine at analgesic pain reduction for out-of-hospital pain management. 2. There was, however, an increased...
Orthopedic Surgery
Osteoporosis and fracture risk increased following benign hysterectomy among female patients in Korea
1. This large retrospective cohort study found that female patients who underwent a hysterectomy with or without an adnexal surgical...
Testosterone treatment for hypogonadism did not reduce the risk of fractures
1. In this randomized controlled trial, topical testosterone was not superior to placebo in reducing the risk of fractures in...
Early ultrasound-guided femoral nerve block may reduce need for preoperative opioids in hip fracture
1. In emergency patients with hip fracture and severe pain, patients randomize to receive early ultrasound-guided femoral nerve block (FNB)...
Dual plate fixation may be more effecting for periprosthetic distal femur fractures
1. In patients with distal femoral periprosthetic fractures (DFPF), patients treated with dual plating (DP) were more likely to be...
Low mental health may be associated with poor clinical outcomes following total hip arthroplasty
1. In this retrospective cohort study, patients who underwent total hip arthroplasty (THA) who had global mental health (GMH) scores...
Patient/surgeon gender concordance not associated with differences in mortality after surgery in the United States
1. In this retrospective cohort study, postoperative mortality was similar regardless of gender concordance between patients and surgeons. Evidence Rating...
Vancomycin and cefazolin not superior to cefazolin alone in arthroplasty prophylaxis
1. In this randomized controlled trial, the combination of vancomycin with cefazolin was not superior to surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis with...
Home-based exercise program effective for improving outcomes in patients with patellofemoral pain
1. In this randomized controlled trial of patients with patellofemoral pain (PFP), home-based exercise resulted in less pain, better function,...
ACTFAST-3 intraoperative telemedicine program not associated with improved perioperative outcomes
1. The augmentation of usual intraoperative care with support from the Anesthesiology Control Tower (ACT) did not have an impact...
