The use of ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane block in combination with general anesthesia during robotic partial nephrectomy may improve postoperative morphine consumption, the intensity of acute somatic pain, and the incidence of chronic pain.
The prescribing of opioids to children may not be necessary after a number of common surgeries.
Several nonsurgical perioperative interventions may help prevent the development of chronic pain after primary total knee replacement for osteoarthritis.
The rate of filled opioid prescriptions is increasing for all types of incisional ocular surgery.
Subcutaneous peri-incisional injections of onabotulinum toxinA may represent an effective approach for alleviating chronic head pain associated with lateral skull base surgery and temporoparietal fascial flap harvest.
A man presents with knee pain and swelling 3 months after undergoing knee replacement.
A set of factors was found to be associated with greater opioid consumption after major surgery.
A health system-wide opioid stewardship program may have a positive influence on opioid prescribing habits after orthopedic surgery.
Preoperative cannabinoid use in patients undergoing major orthopedic surgery may be associated with greater postoperative pain intensity.
The enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) program, a quality improvement initiative that made changes to preoperative and postoperative processes, leads to reductions in opioid use without increased pain and with faster recovery.
