Publications by authors named "V Graff"
Ultrasound guidance has become ubiquitous with regional anesthesia, but little consistency exists on necessary ultrasound probe hygiene and sterility barriers. Fear of possible infection has led to calls for universal use of sterile ultrasound probe covers. Available data seems to suggest that single-shot peripheral nerve blocks have a low infectious risk.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Patients often desire involvement in anesthesia decisions, yet clinicians rarely explain anesthesia options or elicit preferences. We developed My Anesthesia Choice-Hip Fracture, a conversation aid about anesthesia options for hip fracture surgery and tested its preliminary efficacy and acceptability.
Methods: We developed a 1-page, tabular format, plain-language conversation aid with feedback from anesthesiologists, decision scientists, and community advisors.
Mistletoe, Viscum album, is a medicinal plant used in complementary medicine in oncology. Patients do not necessarily mention to their oncologist this phytotherapeutic treatment which may be responsible for unsuspected drug interactions. Some patients are adept at taking medicinal plants, a practice often unknown to health professionals who take care of them.
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- This study compared the effectiveness and safety of two treatment options for previously untreated follicular lymphoma: R-CHOP (rituximab with CHOP chemotherapy) and G-CHOP (obinutuzumab with CHOP chemotherapy).
- Data from 124 patients showed no significant difference in progression-free survival between the two treatments, although G-CHOP had higher rates of hematological toxicity and infusion-related reactions.
- The introduction of G-CHOP also led to significantly higher treatment costs, estimating an additional €30,000 per patient, suggesting no clear advantage of G-CHOP over R-CHOP in the current context.