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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Low back and lower extremity pain have been treated since 1901 with local anesthetics alone and since 1952 in combination with steroids. Over the years, multiple randomized controlled trials, systematic reviews with or without meta-analysis have been reaching discordant conclusions regarding the effectiveness of sodium chloride solution, local anesthetics, and steroids in managing spinal pain. Further, related to lack of understanding, multiple reviewers have considered local anesthetics including lidocaine and bupivacaine as equivalent to placebo based on theory that steroid is the only drug effective in the epidural space. In this review, we assessed effectiveness of epidurally administered bupivacaine with or without steroids to rule out misconceptions of placebo and to show the comparative effectiveness of epidural bupivacaine alone compared to epidural bupivacaine with steroids. RECENT FINDINGS Multiple systematic reviews performed in assessing the effectiveness of epidural injections have converted epidurally administered lidocaine and bupivacaine to placebo. This led to inappropriate conclusions of lack of effectiveness of epidural local anesthetics with or without steroids as showing equal effectiveness when analyzed with conventional dual-arm meta-analysis. Thus, true placebo control trials with injection of an inactive substance into unrelated structures have been almost non-existent. Epidurally administered bupivacaine alone or with steroids are effective in managing low back and lower extremity pain. The findings of this review provide appropriate information of epidurally administered bupivacaine as an active agent (not a placebo) with level 1 evidence and almost equally effective as bupivacaine with steroids with level II evidence.BACKGROUND Different surgical variations have been described for laparoscopic crural repair however, the technique is not standardized and left to the surgeons' preference. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study is to describe a standardized "patient tailored" approach for laparoscopic posterior cruroplasty in the setting of elective hiatal hernia repair. METHODS Retrospective single-center study was conducted (November 2015 to November 2019). The technical aspects of a standardized "patient tailored" laparoscopic posterior crural repair are described. Perioperative outcomes and patients' quality of life, measured with the disease specific Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease Health-Related Quality of Life (GERD-HRQL) and generic Short Form-36 (SF-36), were analyzed. RESULTS One hundred and forty-one patients were treated for symptomatic hiatal hernia according to the described "patient tailored" concept. Overall, 102 (72.3%) patients underwent simple suture repair while simple suture repair buttressed with biosynthucibility, standardization, and to uniformly interpret the outcomes.INTRODUCTION Rheumatologists practising in the UK National Health Service (NHS) are likely to treat migrant patients from sub-Saharan Africa. This study aimed to conduct a literature review about rheumatoid arthritis prevalence in Africa and understand the experiences of patients with rheumatological conditions, about their past healthcare in sub-Saharan Africa and their transition of care to the United Kingdom (UK). METHODS A systematic search and a pilot study using semi-structured interviews to gain the views of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa with rheumatological conditions was conducted. RESULTS Thirty-two studies reported on the prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis in Africa. L-Adrenaline research buy Studies were small and out-of-date, and there was significant heterogeneity in prevalence rates. For the qualitative study, seven participants were recruited. Four themes were highlighted (i) the physical and emotional impact of rheumatological conditions on participants; (ii) limited rheumatology care in sub-Saharan Africa with higlist investigations and treatment is limited in sub-Saharan Africa and that there is often limited public and patient understanding of rheumatological conditions.• Migrants continue to lack understanding of their NHS entitlements and fear data sharing with immigration services which can be a barrier to seeking care.• This study has exposed the lack of understanding about rheumatological conditions by the public and some general practitioners which needs to be addressed with effective education and awareness campaigns.INTRODUCTION To evaluate the differences in the associations of combinations of co-existent osteopenia, obesity, and/or sarcopenia with insulin resistance (IR) according to different criteria of obesity. MATERIALS AND METHODS Among 4500 Korean men and postmenopausal women who were aged ≥ 50 years and did not have diabetes mellitus, osteopenia, sarcopenia, and obesity were defined using bone mineral density, skeletal mass index, and body fat % (or BMI). Body composition groups were generated based on the combinations of these components. IR was defined using the HOMA-IR ≥ 2.5. RESULTS When obesity was defined by body fat % and the relationships were adjusted for age, sex, education, and health behaviors, the odds ratios (ORs) for IR was highest in the groups with obesity and osteopenic obesity, followed by sarcopenic obesity and osteosarcopenic obesity, followed by osteopenia and sarcopenia, and followed by osteosarcopenia. When BMI was additionally adjusted, the ORs for IR were not significantly different between body composition groups except for osteopenia those groups had higher ORs for IR compared to osteopenia. When obesity was defined by BMI, obesity co-existent groups had higher ORs for IR than the obesity non-coexistent groups. The ORs for IR were not significantly different within obesity co-existent groups or obesity non-coexistent groups. CONCLUSIONS Combinations of co-existent osteopenia, obesity, and/or sarcopenia had different associations with IR according to obesity classification methods and consideration of BMI adjustment. Osteosarcopenic obesity may not have a stronger association with IR compared to obesity only and obesity co-existent other conditions.
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