Patient and provider perspectives on pain and other dimensions of anesthesia experience for cesarean delivery: A qualitative study.

Background: There is a lack of evidence on the importance of pain or other aspects of clinical care in the overall patient experience and patient-centered outcomes in cesarean delivery. The purpose of this study was to discover patient priorities in cesarean delivery anesthesia experience, to compare patient and provider perspectives, and to explore attitudes on shared decision-making around anesthesia choices for cesarean delivery.

Methods: Patients with recent cesarean deliveries and clinical care providers were approached using a purposeful sampling strategy for this prospective observational qualitative study.

The effects of low intensity focused ultrasound on neuronal activity in pain processing regions in a rodent model of common peroneal nerve injury.

Background: Non-invasive, external low intensity focused ultrasound (liFUS) offers promise for treating neuropathic pain when applied to the dorsal root ganglion (DRG).

Objective: We examine how external liFUS treatment applied to the L5 DRG affects neuronal changes in single-unit activity from the primary somatosensory cortex (SI) and anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) in a common peroneal nerve injury (CPNI) rodent model.

Methods: Male Sprague Dawley rats were divided into two cohorts: CPNI liFUS and CPNI sham liFUS.

COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake and Intent Among Emergency Healthcare Workers: A Cross-Sectional Survey.

Objective: Vaccine hesitancy limits population protection from SARS-CoV (coronavirus disease [COVID-19]). Vaccine hesitancy among healthcare workers (HCW) could put patients and coworkers at risk.

Methods: We surveyed 475 emergency department and emergency medical service workers from January to February 2021 to determine vaccine intent/uptake, perceived COVID-19 vulnerability, and factors associated with vaccine intent/uptake.

Pain and Interoceptive Awareness Outcomes of Chronic Pain Patients With Spinal Cord Stimulation.

Objectives: Meditation has been shown to improve outcomes for chronic pain by increasing patients' awareness of their own bodies. Some patients have an innate ability to leverage their mind-body connection, and this interoceptive awareness may aid them in garnering pain relief. We explored whether spinal cord stimulation (SCS) patients with greater innate awareness had better outcomes.

Effects of external low intensity focused ultrasound on electrophysiological changes in vivo in a rodent model of common peroneal nerve injury.

Non-invasive treatment methods for neuropathic pain are lacking. We assess how modulatory low intensity focused ultrasound (liFUS) at the L5 dorsal root ganglion (DRG) affects behavioral responses and sensory nerve action potentials (SNAPs) in a common peroneal nerve injury (CPNI) model. Rats were assessed for mechanical and thermal responses using Von Frey filaments (VFF) and the hot plate test (HPT) following CPNI surgery.

Early Experience With New Generation Deep Brain Stimulation Leads in Parkinson's Disease and Essential Tremor Patients.

Background: Newer generation deep brain stimulation (DBS) systems have recently become available in the United States. Data on real-life experience are limited. We present our initial experience incorporating newer generation DBS with Parkinson's disease (PD) and essential tremor (ET) patients.

Spinal Cord Stimulation.

Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) has been well established as a safe and effective treatment of pain derived from a wide variety of etiologies. Careful patient selection including a rigorous trial period and psychological evaluation are essential. When patients proceed to permanent implantation, various considerations should be made, such as the type of lead, type of anesthesia, and waveform patterns for SCS.