Safety and Effectiveness of Stellate Ganglion Cryoablation in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.

This was a retrospective, observational, descriptive study to evaluate the safety and 6-month effectiveness of percutaneous cryoablation of the stellate ganglion for the treatment of complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS). Eight patients with CRPS diagnosed by Budapest criteria were treated with this procedure. CRPS symptom severity was assessed prior to the procedure and at 3-month intervals after the procedure using a novel CRPS scoring system-the Budapest score-created by the authors.

Optimal epidural analgesia for patients diagnosed as having gynecologic cancer undergoing interstitial brachytherapy.

Study Objective: To determine the optimal epidural analgesia for patients receiving interstitial brachytherapy (ISBT) for gynecologic cancers.

Design: Retrospective analysis.

Setting: Operating room and hospital ward.

Computed tomography-planned interstitial brachytherapy for locally advanced gynecologic cancer: Outcomes and dosimetric predictors of urinary toxicity.

Purpose: To identify dosimetric predictors of outcome and toxicity in patients receiving CT-planned interstitial brachytherapy (ISBT) for gynecologic cancers.

Methods And Materials: Patients who received ISBT between 2009 and 2014 were reviewed. Demographic, disease specific, treatment, and toxicity data were collected.

Computed tomography planned interstitial brachytherapy for recurrent gynecologic cancer.

Purpose: To report outcomes and identify predictors of toxicity in patients undergoing reirradiation with interstitial brachytherapy (ISBT) for recurrent cancers of the female reproductive tract.

Methods And Materials: Twenty-one patients received ISBT performed using (192)Ir sources (10 low dose rate and 11 high dose rate) at our institution between 2009 and 2013. Demographic, disease specific, treatment, toxicity, and outcome data were collected.

Brachial artery reactivity and vascular reactive hyperemia for preoperative anaesthesia risk assessment - an observational study.

Background: Non-invasive measures of vascular reactivity have emerged to refine cardiovascular risk. However, limited data exists investigating vascular reactivity as a preoperative diagnostic tool for anesthesiologists. In this study, we compare the utility of two non-invasive techniques, Brachial Artery Reactivity Testing (BART) and Digital Thermal Monitoring (DTM), as surrogates for measuring vascular reactivity.