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1. Patients randomized to receive the paravertebral block (PVB) and erector spinae plane block (ESPB) had significantly more effective prevention and minimization of the impacts of post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN) in the acute period post-Herpes Zoster infection. 2. Patients randomized to receive PVB or ESPB additionally required less oral rescue analgesics and reported significantly higher quality

Sarcopenia and Sarcopenic Obesity and Mortality Among Older People 1. In this secondary analysis of the Rotterdam study, older adults with sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity (SO) were at significantly higher risk for all-cause mortality than their non-SO counterparts. Evidence Rating Level: 2 (Good) Sarcopenia, or low skeletal muscle mass and strength, is a phenotype of