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Patients with fibromyalgia who regularly visit their physicians are much less likely to attempt suicide than those who do not, according to a study published in Arthritis Care & Research. Patients who did not attempt suicide were at the doctor an average of 50 hours per year versus less than 1 hour per year for the […]
Read MorePregabalin (Lyrica) is not effective in controlling the chronic pain that sometimes develops following traumatic nerve injury, according to a study published in the Journal of Neurology. The results of the international study, which was driven by an effort to identify effective non-opioid pain medications, did show potential in relieving in pain that sometimes lingers after […]
Read MoreAutohrs: Son S et al World Neurosurgery Sep 2018 BACKGROUND Microscopic anterior cervical foraminotomy (MACF) is a surgical technique for unilateral cervical radiculopathy that preserves segmental motion and avoids adjacent segmental degeneration, but little is known of its long-term outcomes. METHODS A retrospective minimum 10-year follow-up study was conducted on patients treated by one surgeon. […]
Read MoreAuthors: Lu V j et al World Neurosurgery (Sep 2018) BACKGROUND Glossopharyngeal neuralgia (GPN) is a rare neuralgic pain syndrome amenable to neurosurgical treatments including nerve section (NS), microvascular decompression (MVD), and stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS). However, thorough comparisons between the modalities have not been performed to date. The objective of this study was to compare […]
Read MoreAuthors: Eoh K et al Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 1-5 Sep 2018 An efficient and simple approach to control postoperative pain in transumbilical single-port laparoscopic surgery appears necessary. We conducted a retrospective analysis in a study group (80 patients who received periumbilical infiltration of lidocaine with epinephrine before their incisional site repair completion) and […]
Read MoreAuthors: Payne J, Aban I et al Pediatric Blood & Cancer Aug 2018 BACKGROUND Painful events are the leading cause of hospitalizations for patients with sickle cell disease. Individualized pain plans targeting patient-specific maximum opioid dosing may shorten hospitalization length and are recommended by national guidelines. Prior to implementing individualized sickle cell pain plans, we […]
Read MoreEffective management of neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) requires a coordinated “cascade of care” from prevention through long-term follow-up, according to a study published in Advances in Neonatal Care. Based on interviews with frontline providers caring for infants affected by NAS, researchers identified 4 essential areas to improve care for this increasingly common complication of opioid use. […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Vlessides Anesthesiology News Intraoperative IV lidocaine is a viable analgesic alternative in children undergoing laparoscopic hernia repair, according to a Korean research team. Their study concluded that although the therapeutic approach did little to curb moderate to severe postoperative pain, it resulted in significantly fewer children presenting with severe postoperative pain in the […]
Read MoreCapsaicin 8% patch has demonstrated efficacy and safety in improving pain, allodynia, and hyperalgesia associated with a wide range of localized peripheral neuropathy types, according to a study to be presented at the 2018 World Congress on Pain in Boston, Massachusetts. This multicenter observational study included 60 participants (60% women; mean age, 50.9 years) who were given […]
Read MoreBy John Bonifield, CNN Test strip helps prevent fentanyl overdoses A controversial tool has emerged in the fight against opioid overdose deaths. It’s a strip that allows people who use street drugs such as cocaine and heroin to test whether their drugs are laced with fentanyl. If the drugs test positive, they might choose not […]
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