Spinal anesthesia for hip fracture surgery associated with increased pain and analgesic use
1. Spinal anesthesia, as compared with general anesthesia, was associated with a small but significant increase in pain and prescription ...
Tag: pain management
Study details opioid prescribing patterns to US children and young adults in 2019
1. Based on a prescription-dispensing database including a large majority of US pharmacies, 3.5% of children and young adults aged ...
Lower doses of ketamine shown to be non-inferior for acute pain control in the emergency setting
1. For the treatment of acute pain in the emergency setting, 0.15 mg/kg IV ketamine was shown to be non-inferior ...
Ibuprofen as effective as morphine for pediatric musculoskeletal injury pain
1. No significant difference was seen in visual analog scale (VAS) pain ratings morphine + ibuprofen, morphine + placebo, and ...
Limited evidence available to determine effectiveness and safety of cannabis to treat chronic pain
1. There is some evidence that cannabis reduces neuropathic pain, but there is inadequate evidence for other pain types. 2. ...
AAP addresses neonatal pain prevention
1. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) policy statement reviews the literature on the efficacy and importance of neonatal pain ...
Stepped-care management useful for chronic pain treatment in veterans (ESCAPE Trial)
1. Stepped-care intervention (analgesia with self-management strategies followed by cognitive behavioral therapy) was associated with decreased pain-related disability, interference, and ...
Radiant warmth may provide pain control in neonates
1. In addition to commonly used sucrose, non-pharmacologic methods of neonatal pain control such as radiant warmth are being explored. ...
Acupuncture ineffective for chronic knee pain
1. Needle and laser acupuncture showed no improvements in average knee pain compared to sham acupuncture at 12 weeks. 2. ...
