Lasha-Giorgi Esebua, MD

Interventional Pain Medicine @wakepain | Hospice and Palliative Medicine @unrmed | special interest - cancer related pain
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[Lasha-Giorgi Esebua, MD @EsebuaMD]

Embracing the forefront of interventional pain medicine. Lateral interspinous fixation at a world-class cadaver lab in Chicago #spinalsimplicity https://t.co/Rt86fOQiqQ

[Lasha-Giorgi Esebua, MD @EsebuaMD]

This biomechanical study shows a lateral interspinous fixation device (IFD) with an interbody cage provides stability equivalent to pedicle screws and better than facet screws. It effectively distracts neuroforamen and maintains distraction with movement. https://t.co/CTlNFOxwWu

[Lasha-Giorgi Esebua, MD @EsebuaMD]

Here's a great decision tree for treating thoracic chest wall cancer pain. Just add PNS, SCS, and percutaneous cordotomy to each branch of this algorithm from left to right, and you've essentially got it up to speed for clinical use in 2023. Gulatin et a…https://t.co/j9ubX17Lcr

[Lasha-Giorgi Esebua, MD @EsebuaMD]

I'm so glad I had a chance to be a part of this this outstanding cadaver lab on Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery from PSPS https://t.co/Wk4iLS7b5O

[Lasha-Giorgi Esebua, MD @EsebuaMD]

Posterior SI joint fusion demo with PainTEQ system https://t.co/wEvQlVlB9N

[Pain Medicine Journal @PainMedJournal]

These authors developed a preoperative clinical prediction model to predict second fractures at the cemented vertebrae after percutaneous kyphoplasty. https://t.co/tt6LPjLtKo

[Lasha-Giorgi Esebua, MD @EsebuaMD]

Finally got my GPT 4 API key! So excited to see my very own AutoGPT up and running... https://t.co/qpRQ9s7t8Y

[Lasha-Giorgi Esebua, MD @EsebuaMD]

@MigsRunner @NIH @AJOG_thegray Just one of many understudied aspects of health in people assigned female at birth. https://t.co/hZlrRaoPiw

[Kelly “MIGS Lady” Wright MD @MigsRunner]

Glad to present GR @CedarsSinai on the work we’re doing here.

Single-use disposal supplies make up a huge portion of healthcare’s carbon footprint (more than aviation). Evidence shows they aren’t safer for pts; some studies show the facade of safety makes them worse …

[Lasha-Giorgi Esebua, MD @EsebuaMD]

Commentary describing errors in methodology, execution, and conclusions of the Cochrane Library Review of Spinal Cord Stimulation for low back pain by Traeger et al. https://t.co/Q9EAa0HQgZ

[International Neuromodulation Society @IntlNeuromod]

1️⃣ week until our next #INS Journal Club❗️
Novel Paradigms & Applications of #SpinalCordStimulation
20 April @ 4:30 pm EDT/21:30 BST/22:30 CEST
21 April @ 06:30 AEST/08:30 NZST
Earn ≤ 1.5 CME. Register: https://t.co/WoBflTdiXH
#neuromodulation #spinalcordstimulation #scs #ins

[Lasha-Giorgi Esebua, MD @EsebuaMD]

NANS commentary on recent BCBS policy regarding peripheral nerve stimulation https://t.co/4OPQ4FjYXK

[Lasha-Giorgi Esebua, MD @EsebuaMD]

A new draft policy from BCBS of TN classifies all PNS devices as "investigational." while also claiming that "medical policies are developed using an evidence-based evaluation process."...

well, it's difficult to believe that a p…https://t.co/IdTFWNa7dY https://t.co/xBjuwpZpwb

[Lasha-Giorgi Esebua, MD @EsebuaMD]

Super excited to place my first interspinous fusion device! Spinal Simplicity https://t.co/mnZVG8wxUz

[Lasha-Giorgi Esebua, MD @EsebuaMD]

The Use of Opioids in the Management of Chronic Pain: Synopsis of the 2022 Updated U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and U.S. Department of Defense Clinical Practice Guideline https://t.co/QpnAehxScE

[Lasha-Giorgi Esebua, MD @EsebuaMD]

Cochrane systematic review - Local corticosteroid injection is effective for the treatment of mild and moderate CTS with benefits lasting up to six months and a reduced need for surgery up to 12 months. https://t.co/M1fx3KKINx

[Lasha-Giorgi Esebua, MD @EsebuaMD]

A non-inferiority, double blind, controlled trial showing no differences in pain reduction and quality of life improvement between 10-mg and 40-mg IA Kenalog groups for patients with knee OA

https://t.co/SsCEGaHyPs

[Lasha-Giorgi Esebua, MD @EsebuaMD]

Received this in mail today. Amazed to see so many MDs and PhDs supporting this pseudoscience https://t.co/dQATEeS3Zj

[Lasha-Giorgi Esebua, MD @EsebuaMD]

A working paper that's likely to spur debate found that nurse practitioners (NPs) used more resources and had worse patient outcomes compared with physicians in the emergency department (ED), and will be the focus of a panel discus…https://t.co/h5ovLZxoX5 https://t.co/n3lzIHvhOJ

[Lasha-Giorgi Esebua, MD @EsebuaMD]

A working paper that's likely to spur debate found that nurse practitioners (NPs) used more resources and had worse patient outcomes compared with physicians in the emergency department (ED)

https://t.co/7menFyDu2B