Patient and provider radiation exposure during fluoroscopy guided chemical and thermal neurolysis of genicular nerves: A prospective cohort comparison study.

Purpose: To evaluate the differences in radiation dosimetry, fluoroscopy time and procedure time between fluoroscopy-guided chemical and thermal genicular neurolysis techniques.

Methods: This single-site, open label observational cohort was done at an urban, tertiary medical center pain clinic. Board certified pain medicine physicians with at least 5 years of experience with genicular neurolysis procedures performed or supervised all interventions.

Benefits of oxytocin administration in obstructive sleep apnea.

Activation of oxytocin receptors has shown benefits in animal models of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). We tested if nocturnal oxytocin administration could have beneficial effects in OSA patients. Eight patients diagnosed with OSA were administered intranasal oxytocin (40 IU).