Intravenous Magnesium May Improve Postoperative Pain and Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Magnesium’s potential action as a voltage-gated antagonist of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors to mediate pain transduction is reviewed here.
Postsurgical Pain
Text Message Monitoring of Pain, Opioid Use After Surgery Suggests Patients Over Prescribed
The researchers’ objective was to determine the difference between the number of opioid tablets prescribed and those taken after orthopedic and urologic surgeries via a text messaging system.
Preventive Nonopioid Analgesics Improve Children’s Postsurgical Pain Outcomes
The researchers’ goal was to identify variables linked to poor pediatric patient-reported postsurgical outcomes.
First US Trachea Transplant Patient Breathing Freely
A woman who received the first trachea transplant in the United States could be a model for other patients.
Older Age and Previous Opioid Use Associated With Persistent Postoperative Opioid Use
The goal of the study researchers was to identify rates of persistent postoperative opioid use after hip arthroscopy and to identify those factors associated with persistent use.
Minocycline May Reduce Pain of Some Patients With Neuropathic Pain
The researchers reviewed studies evaluating the effectiveness of minocycline in alleviating neuropathic pain because it reduces microglial activation, which suggests that it may reduce neuropathic pain.
Outcomes for Complex GI Cancer Surgery Better at Top-Ranked Hospitals
For patients who require complex gastrointestinal cancer surgery, outcomes are improved when surgery is performed at top-ranked hospitals.
Opioids After Surgery Appropriate for Most Patients, Most Excess Pills Properly Disposed Of
Researchers studied patients’ opioid pain medication behavior to assess their compliance with disposal of leftover pills; they leveraged patient education, dropbox usage, phone call reminders, and surveys.
Perioperative Dexmedetomidine Benefits Children Undergoing Adenotonsillectomy
The aim of this study was to examine how the use of dexmedetomidine is associated with total perioperative opioid consumption in children undergoing adenotonsillectomy.
Music May Cut Postoperative Heart Surgery Pain, Anxiety
Listening to recorded music is associated with a significant reduction in anxiety and pain following cardiac surgery.
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