Background: The transition of minimally invasive (MIS) spine surgery from the inpatient to
outpatient setting has been aided by advances in multimodal analgesic (MMA) protocols. This …

Background: Patient selection and analgesic techniques, such as the multimodal analgesic (MMA)
protocol, aid in ambulatory surgical center (ASC) cervical spine surgery. The purpose …

Background Effective pain control is vital for successful surgery in the ambulatory setting. Our
study aims to characterize a case series of patients who underwent lumbar decompression …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT The transition of minimally invasive (MIS) spine surgery from the
inpatient to outpatient setting has been aided by advances in multimodal analgesic (MMA) …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT Spinal deformity in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) can
increase right atrial and ventricular pressures secondary to restrictive lung disease. Pulmonary …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT Opioid use prior to spine deformity surgery may compromise
postoperative outcomes. However, patient comorbidities, deformity magnitude, and type of …

This paper describes a multi-robot science exploration software architecture and system
called the telesupervised adaptive ocean sensor fleet (TAOSF). TAOSF supervises and …

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We present a fleet of autonomous Robot Sensor Boats (RSBs) developed for lake and river
fresh water quality assessment and controlled by our Multilevel Autonomy Robot …

Earth science research must bridge the gap between the atmosphere and the ocean to foster
understanding of Earth's climate and ecology. Typical ocean sensing is done with satellites …