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John Bennett MD posted an update in the group Neurosurgery/Artificial Intelligence Community: Thanks Alok for creating a super platform, which, to me, […]

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 15:26:19 -0500

Thanks Alok for creating a super platform, which, to me, is perfectly suited, in these digital days, to create, and fruitfully maintain a community of two different areas of science, Neurosurgery and Artificial Intelligence. The first step is to utilize our resources to communicate in this community, which this platform provides in…

Ahilan Sivaganesan posted an update in the group Opioid Sparing Orthopedic Surgery: Here's our paper on opioid-free lumbar surgery […]

Sun, 28 Feb 2021 13:46:12 -0500

Here’s our paper on opioid-free lumbar surgery (including lumbar fusions), which may be of interest to this group: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32320863/

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Opioid-free spine surgery: a prospective study of 244 consecutive cases by a single surgeon - PubMed

Opioid-free elective spine surgery, including lumbar fusions, is feasible and effective. We suggest that opioid-free spine surgery be offered to patients who are opioid-naïve or who can be weaned off before the operation.

David Gomez CRNA posted an update in the group Surgical Patient Positioning Processes and Education: The key to managing a patient’s airway for general […]

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 13:16:45 -0500

The key to managing a patient’s airway for general #anesthesia always requires proximal placement of the patient close to the anesthesia provider. Anything else is both a patient safety issue & ergonomic issue for the anesthesia caregiver & staff.

Sadly, the cultural workarounds created because this industry & its solutions still embrace an… Read more