Prevention of Opioid Addiction
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For the past 35 years I have worked assiduously to avoid causing opioid dependency, i.e. addiction, in my patients. I am proud of the track record that I have set by carefully planning necessary surgery to minimize pain by using tiny incisions whenever possible using the best, most modern techniques;…
Read MoreFingertip Amputation The benefit of a simple reattachment in patients not candidates for microvascular reimplantation. Treatment Options for Damaged Fingertips Treatment options for freshly damaged fingertips that are completely detached range from noninvasive wound cleansing, simple bandaging and observation, to shortening the end of the finger or thumb and closing…
Read MoreFaking of Product Test Results in the Making of Drugs When I prescribe a drug, I expect it to do its job with no increased risk of side-effects in the time typically expected for that drug to take action. An article in the Wall Street Journal on January 28, 2014,…
Read More“Who needs autologous blood donation in joint replacement?” by Parvizi, M.D., et al, Journal of Knee Surgery, 2011. Surgeons retrospectively reviewed 409 patients undergoing total knee and 513 patients undergoing total hip replacement to determine if patients donating their own blood before surgery were benefiting from doing so. This study…
Read MoreSmoking Bans Have Reduced Heart Attacks and Strokes Internationally According to Circulation Magazine, 10/2012, with the rampant smoking bans occurring heart attack-related hospitalizations have fallen 15% in communities passing laws banning smoking in public establishments and workplaces. The analysis supposedly involved 45 studies covering 33 laws in the U.S. as…
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