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Greater pain intensity, more pain sites predict nonrecovery from recent-onset low back pain
About a third of patients who present to an emergency department with recent-onset low back pain fail to recover within 12 months, with factors such as higher pain levels and more pain sites, among others, being prognostic of complete nonrecovery within 6 months, according to a study.
Greater pain intensity, more pain sites predict nonrecovery from recent-onset low back pain
13 Nov 2021
Noncardiac surgeries up MI risk post-implantation of DES in ACS, SAP patients
In acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and stable angina pectoris (SAP) patients, undergoing surgery within a year after implantation of drug-eluting stent (DES) increases the risk of myocardial infarction (MI) and death, a recent study has found.
Noncardiac surgeries up MI risk post-implantation of DES in ACS, SAP patients
13 Nov 2021
Symptomatic COVID-19 at pregnancy end tied to increased complications in mothers, infants
Expectant mothers with symptomatic COVID-19 upon hospital admission for delivery had a higher risk of emergency complications surrounding delivery, according to a small retrospective study from the US presented at Anesthesiology 2021. Furthermore, infants born to symptomatic mothers were more likely to require intensive care unit (ICU) admission or respiratory support.