Content with keyword "pain management"
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Anesthesia in the News
30% of Chronic Pain Sufferers Use No Pain Management Techniques, New Study Reveals
A recent cross-sectional study reveals that, among adults battling chronic pain in the United States, over 50% had relied on nonpharmacologic pain... Read more
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Anesthesia in the News
OTC Pain Medication Misuse by Patients
Opioids aren’t the only drug crisis plaguing America. A recent study found that over-the-counter (OTC) pain medication misuse is rampant, and... Read more
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Anesthesia in the News
Pediatric Post-intensive Care Syndrome: Can Transforming Pediatric Sedation Strategies Improve Outcomes?
Amid concerns for potential neurodevelopmental effects following surgical anesthesia, there is also a growing body of evidence in the literature that... Read more
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Anesthesia in the News
Skin Conductance for Gauging Pain in Mechanically Ventilated Infants
Skin conductance (SC) provides good validity for assessing pain in critically ill infants requiring mechanical ventilation, according to a... Read more
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Pain Management
Reducing Pain Scores and Opioid Consumption After Total Knee & Hip Arthroplasty: A Ketamine Infusion Protocol
Opioids are frequently used to manage perioperative pain associated with TKA/THA despite being associated with negative... Read more
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Pain Management
Interview with Dr. Molly Jeffery on New Opioid Study
Dr. Erin Johanek sits down with Molly Jeffery, PhD, Scientific Director of Mayo Clinic's Emergency Medicine Research and Research Associate in the... Read more
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Program Innovators
Just Passing Gas | “Buzzy” mitigates procedural pain
Amy Baxter MD is one smart pediatrician. She was originally trained as an emergency room pediatrician, and now she’s a successful inventor and... Read more
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Program Innovators
Pharmacogenetic Guidelines for Prescribing and Using Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs
The Clinical Pharmacogenetics Implementation Consortium (CPIC) has issued updated guidelines for the prescription is nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory... Read more
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Program Innovators
Pharmacogenetics of Postoperative Pain Management: A Review
Despite the opioid epidemic, up to 86% of patients experience moderate to severe pain after major surgery. Although several factors influence the... Read more
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Strictly Clinical
Prevention of Nausea and Vomiting After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: Are We Doing Enough?
The worldwide obesity epidemic has led to an increase in the number of bariatric procedures for treatment. Currently, the most commonly performed... Read more