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AC is an important cause of chronic pain and disability. There is currently no consensus on treatment. Initial treatment modalities revolve around conservative measures as well as aggressive physical therapy. Further treatment options include intraarticular injections, hydro-dilation, nerve blocks, and for more refractory cases, surgical interventions such as arthroscopic capsulotomy.

AC is an important cause of chronic pain and disability. There is currently no consensus on treatment. Initial treatment modalities revolve around conservative measures as well as aggressive physical therapy. Further treatment options include intraarticular injections, hydro-dilation, nerve blocks, and for more refractory cases, surgical interventions such as arthroscopic capsulotomy.

This review presents epidurolysis as a procedure to alleviate pain and disability from epidural adhesions. It reviews novel and groundbreaking evidence, describing the background, indications, benefits and adverse events from this procedure in an effort to provide healthcare experts with the data required to decide on an intervention for their patients.

Epidural adhesions (EA) or epidural fibrosis (EF) is defined as non-physiologic scar formation secondary to a local inflammatory reaction provoked by tissue trauma in the epidural space. Often, it is a sequelae of surgical spine intervention or instrumentation. The cost associated with chronic post-operative back pain has been reported to be up to nearly $12,500 dollars per year; this, coupled with the increasing prevalence of chronic lower back pain and the subsequent increase in surgical management of back pain, renders EF a significant cost and morbidity in the U.S. Though risk factors leading to the development of EA are not well established, epidural ysis in the management of epidural adhesions is needed.

Chronic pain is a prevalent and debilitating problem for millions of people and spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is one option for treatment. It has been shown to have membrane stabilizing properties and is often used in conjunction with medications that are also believed to offer pain control through membrane stabilization.

The goal of this review is to analyze the effects of SCS combined with medications to evaluate for augmentative therapeutic effect.

Systematic review.

A systematic computerized search of the literature was conducted using PubMed, the Cochrane Library, and EMBASE for articles published in English.

We report three articles that discuss the potential for augmentative effects of medication in combination with SCS. Located articles related primarily to SCS combined with Gabapentin, TCA, or SNRI.

The limited number of articles reflects a need for more investigation in this area.

Based on the suspected mechanisms for SCS and neuromodulating medications, there is reason to believe adding these medical therapies may enhance the effects of SCS.

Based on the suspected mechanisms for SCS and neuromodulating medications, there is reason to believe adding these medical therapies may enhance the effects of SCS.

For patients suffering from primary or metastatic cancer above the middle thoracic vertebrae, refractory pain management still remains a great challenge. Theoretically, inserting a catheter tip into the cisterna magna may be a promising solution. However, at present, there have been no reliable data regarding this novel technique. We therefore investigated the efficacy and safety of an advanced approach for pain relief in a specific population.

Thirty participants from two hospitals received the intrathecal deliveries of opioid to either one of two sites cisterna magna (n = 15) or lower thoracic region (n = 15). Pain relief (visual analogue scale, VAS), quality of life (short form (36) health survey, SF-36) as well as depression (self-rating depression scale, SDS) were assessed in the follow-up visits and compared between the two groups.

Patients receiving intrathecal morphine delivery to cisterna magna achieved greater pain improvement indicated as significant decrease of VAS scores at day 1 and 7, and achieved better improvement in physical function (day 7 and 30), role physical (day 7 and 30), body pain (day 7, 30 and 90), general health (day 7, 30 and 90), vitality (day 7, 30 and 90), social function (day 90), role emotional (day 7 and 90), mental health (day 7, 30 and 90) and SDS (day 1 and 7).

Intrathecal morphine delivery to cisterna magna might be an effective and safe technique for patients suffering from cancer at the middle thoracic vertebrae or above to control refractory pain. Trial registration No. ChiCTR-ONN-17010681.

Intrathecal morphine delivery to cisterna magna might be an effective and safe technique for patients suffering from cancer at the middle thoracic vertebrae or above to control refractory pain. Hydroxychloroquine manufacturer Trial registration No. ChiCTR-ONN-17010681.

Ventral hernia repair (VHR) is a common procedure associated with significant postoperative morbidity and prolonged hospital length of stay (LOS). The use of epidural analgesia in VHR has not been widely evaluated.

To compare the outcomes of general anesthesia plus epidural analgesia (GA + EA) versus general anesthesia alone (GA) in patients undergoing ventral hernia repair.

The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database was used to identify elective cases of VHR. Propensity score-matched analysis was used to compare outcomes in GA vs GA + EA groups. Cases receiving transverse abdominus plane blocks were excluded.

A total of 9697 VHR cases were identified, resulting in two matched cohorts of 521 cases each. LOS was significantly longer in the GA + EA group (5.58 days) vs the GA group (5.20 days, p = 0.008). No other statistically significant differences in 30-day outcomes were observed between the matched cohorts.

Epidural analgesia in VHR is associated with statistically significant, but not clinically significant increase in LOS and may not yield any additional benefit in cases of isolated, elective VHR. Epidural analgesia may not be beneficial in this surgical population. Future studies should focus on alternative modes of analgesia to optimize pain control and outcomes for this procedure.

Epidural analgesia in VHR is associated with statistically significant, but not clinically significant increase in LOS and may not yield any additional benefit in cases of isolated, elective VHR. Epidural analgesia may not be beneficial in this surgical population. Future studies should focus on alternative modes of analgesia to optimize pain control and outcomes for this procedure.