Chronic Pregabalin Treatment and Oxycodone Requirement after Spinal Surgery Versus Short Course Perioperative Administration: A Prospective, Nonrandomized Study.

Background: Although being controversial, pregabalin (PGB) is proposed during a short perioperative period  to improve pain relief.Comparisons between chronic and short-term users during lumbar spine surgery are lacking.

Objectives: The purpose was to compare opioid requirements and postoperative pain among PGB chronic users and naive patients receiving a 48-hour perioperative administration.

Q fever osteomyelitis: a case report and literature review.

Q fever is a worldwide zoonosis caused by Coxiella burnetii. The clinical manifestations of Q fever include endocarditis, pneumonitis and hepatitis. Disease awareness and evolving diagnostic tests have enabled the recognition of unusual manifestations of Q fever.