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Benefits of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Pathway With Quadratus Lumborum Blocks for Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
Cureus
November 2023
Anesthesiology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA.
Study Objective: This study aimed to determine the effect of the implementation of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocol among patients receiving minimally invasive gynecologic surgery.
Design And Setting: This retrospective cohort study was performed in a tertiary care hospital.
Patients: A total of 328 females who underwent minimally invasive gynecologic surgeries requiring at least one overnight stay at Keck Hospital of University of Southern California (USC), California, USA, from 2016 to 2020 were included in this study.
The Role of Radio Frequency Detection System Embedded Surgical Sponges in Preventing Retained Surgical Sponges: A Prospective Evaluation in Patients Undergoing Emergency Surgery.
Ann Surg
October 2016
Los Angeles County Medical Center and University of Southern California, Division of Trauma Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, Los Angeles, CA.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to assess the effectiveness of radio frequency detection (RFD) systems embedded in surgical sponges to reduce the occurrence of retained surgical sponges (RSS) in emergency surgeries.
- Over a 5-year period, researchers examined 2051 patients who underwent various emergency surgeries, finding that the RFD system successfully detected retained sponges in 11 cases (0.5%), with no missed detections and 36.4% of sponge counts being incorrect.
- The study concluded that RFD systems significantly enhance patient safety during emergency surgeries by preventing RSS, even when traditional sponge counting methods are employed.
Brachial plexus catheter reservoir for the treatment of upper-extremity cancer pain: technical case report.
Neurosurgery
April 2000
Department of Neurological Surgery, Los Angeles County Medical Center and University of Southern California, Los Angeles 90033, USA.
Objective And Importance: Infiltration of the brachial plexus with anesthetics can provide relief of upper-extremity pain from invasive cancer. Because the analgesia is short-lived, however, repeated invasive treatments are necessary. We describe the implantation of a catheter reservoir system, in which anesthetic injections through a subcutaneous port resulted in anesthetic infiltration of the brachial plexus.
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