Background The use of peripheral nerve blocks for anesthesia and postoperative analgesia
has increased significantly in recent years. Adjuvants are frequently added to local …

There is an epidemic of opioid use, abuse, and misuse in the United States, which results in
significant morbidity and mortality. It may be difficult to reduce perioperative opioid use given …

BACKGROUND: The use of total joint arthroplasties is increasing worldwide. In this work we
aim to elucidate recent trends in demographics and perioperative outcomes of patients …

Background Depression and anxiety are highly prevalent psychiatric disorders. However,
little is known about their impact on outcomes in the perioperative setting. This study is …

Onset of the adaptive immune response in mice infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis is
accompanied by slowing of bacterial replication and establishment of a chronic infection …

Study Design. Analysis of the National Inpatient Sample database from 2000 to 2008.
Objective. To identify whether metabolic syndrome is an independent risk factor for …

Mycobacterium tuberculosis persists in the tissues of mammalian hosts despite inducing a
robust immune response dominated by the macrophage-activating cytokine gamma …

This article in our point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS) series is dedicated to the role the
focused assessment with sonography in trauma (FAST) exam plays for the regional …

This pilot study explores sleep disruption after total knee arthroplasty and the impact of
melatonin on sleep and postoperative pain. Sleep time was decreased on the last …

Background Tranexamic acid (TXA) reduces rates of blood transfusion for total hip
arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Although the use of oral TXA rather …