IV Dexamethasone Does Not Prolong Pudendal Nerve Blocks

A new randomized control trial published in Pediatric Anesthesia was designed to investigate the benefit of intravenous dexamethasone for enhancing the effect of pudendal block on postoperative analgesia in children who underwent hypospadias surgery. Follow the link for full results! https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/pan.14805  

Core Outcomes in Pediatric Persistent Pain

Dr. Tonya Palermo has shared a website on the Core Outcomes in Pediatric Persistent Pain that summarizes her team’s recently completed work funded by the Mayday Foundation to update a core outcome set in pediatric persistent pain and to recommend measures for the outcome domains. This is of importance to members who conduct research in […]

Results – January 2024 Poll of the Month

  The results for the January 2024 Poll of the Month are now available.  CLICK HERE for more information!

Mepivacaine Dosing for Spinal Anesthesia in Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery

A new paper in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine has been published, authored by SPPM member Dr. Michelle Carley, sharing her center’s experience with Mepivacaine for spinal anesthesia, as a shorter acting alternative to bupivacaine for ambulatory surgery cases in the pediatric population.  Read the full study here: https://rapm.bmj.com/content/early/2024/02/02/rapm-2023-105093

Interdisciplinary Pain Rehabilitation for Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

A new paper in the Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine reviews the high association of chronic pain in patients with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and hypermobility spectrum disorders. The paper also discusses the benefit of such patients joining formal interdisciplinary chronic pain programs to help manage chronic pain from a functional rehab approach. Read more here: https://europepmc.org/backend/ptpmcrender.fcgi?accid=PMC10863620&blobtype=pdf