Individuals with knee osteoarthritis who have indicators of high vs low/no levels of neuropathic pain may be at elevated risk for chronic pain after total knee replacement surgery.
American emergency medicine physicians have been taking measures to address the ongoing opioid crisis, which affects emergency departments throughout the country.
Two composite constructs of symptom patterns in Chronic Overlapping Pain Conditions were found to be associated with each other and the centralized pain phenotype.
In adults with sickle cell disease, higher daily opioid use may be associated with poorer health-related quality of life.
Consensus guidelines regarding the use of ketamine for the management of acute pain have been approved.
A targeted intervention strategy aimed at decreasing intravenous opioid use in hospitalized adults was found to lower both intravenous and overall parenteral opioid prescriptions.
A sustained-release formulation of sodium nitrite may not be associated with headaches and dizziness reported by patients treated with the immediate-release formulation of sodium nitrite for diabetic peripheral neuropathy.
In patients with subacromial pain syndrome, ultrasound-guided percutaneous electrolysis plus standard therapy and exercise may not bring additional benefits in terms of disability and pressure sensitivity compared with therapy and exercise alone.
Patients with subacute spinal cord injury may present electroencephalographic features that predate the onset of neuropathic pain and may serve both as markers and predictors of neuropathic pain.
Calcium phosphate cement loaded with bupivacaine vs ropivacaine may accelerate functional recovery after bone reconstruction surgery and maintain bone-filling properties.
