Parotid Gland Surgery – Using the Shaw Scalpel System
Parotid Gland Surgery – Using the Shaw Hemostatic Scalpel Author: Willard E. Fee, Jr., MD; Cynthia Handen Read the Full Article >>
How Opioid Addiction Occurs
Opioid use — even short term — can lead to addiction and, too often, overdose. Find out how short-term pain relief leads to life-threatening problems. Authored by Mayo Clinical Staff Anyone who takes opioids is at risk of developing addiction. Your personal history and the length of time you use […]
Use of the Shaw Scalpel in Podiatric Surgery
Use of the Shaw Scalpel in Podiatric Surgery Authors: David E. Marcinko, D.P.M., F.A.C.F.S.; Norman Field, D.P.M.; Laura Barnett, R.N. Read the Full Article >>
Evaluating Effective Non-Narcotic Alternatives in Post-Operative Pain Relief Therapy
Opioid misuse and addiction – including prescription pain relievers, heroin, and synthetic opioids such as fentanyl – present a serious national crisis that affects our healthcare system, public health, and social and economic welfare. In the United States alone, 136 people die every day from an opioid overdose according to […]
Acute Compartment Syndrome of the Limb
Monitoring of the intra-compartmental pressure should be routine in any unconscious, sedated and uncooperative patient. If the delta pressure remains less than 30 mmHg, in the presence of clinical signs and despite conservative measures, fasciotomy should be performed as an emergency to preserve the function of the limb. Abstract Whitesides […]
Pressure Measurement: Surrogate of Ischemia
United States trauma surgeons reported that the clinical assessment using the intra-compartmental pressure monitor, should be utilized in the awake patient and continuous monitoring using the slit catheter is recommended in the obtunded or unconscious patient. Abstract The incidence of acute compartment syndrome is documented to be 3.1 per 100,000 […]
The Shaw Scalpel System in Parotid Surgery
Letters to the Editor on The Shaw Hemostatic Scalpel in Parotid Surgery Author: David W. Eisele, MD Read the Full Article >>
Does your headache treatment plan include targeted thermal therapy? | Whitepaper
Evidence for thermal therapy application as primary or adjunctive headache relief. Physicians have many treatments available for the headache sufferer. Most treatment plans include medication and/or lifestyle modifications, but for multiple reasons, many patients need or desire a safe, self-administered, simple, drug-free alternative for their headache relief. Read the Whitepaper […]
The Estimated Sensitivity and Specificity of Compartment Pressure Monitoring for Acute Compartment Syndrome
The Estimated Sensitivity and Specificity of Compartment Pressure Monitoring for Acute Compartment Syndrome Authors: MM McQueen, AD Duckworth, SA Aitken, and CM Court-Brown Read the Full Article >>
The Dreaded Acute Compartment Syndrome
Pain is one of the earliest findings in patients who have acute compartment syndrome, but findings on history and exam cannot rule out the diagnosis. The measurement of intra-compartmental pressures using a [STIC Intra-Compartmental] pressure monitor is the most reliable test. Abstract Acute compartment syndrome, otherwise known as a surgical emergency, is most common […]
