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Fewer patients are filling prescriptions for opioid painkillers — but those who are filling them are filling more prescriptions with more days of medication per prescription — according to a report by Express Scripts, a pharmacy benefits company. The company examined pharmacy claims for 6.8 million Americans who filled at least one opioid prescription for […]
Read MoreUDT is Essential to Medical Care Primary care and family practice physicians are at the forefront of providing diverse patient populations with quality medical care that improves lives. Chronic pain is one of the leading reasons why patients visit their PCP or family doctor—who understands that uncontrolled chronic pain causes unnecessary suffering and can lead […]
Read MoreProfessor Francois Clergue, director of anesthesia of the University Hospitals of Geneva, challenged attendees of the European Society of Anaesthesiology (ESA) annual meeting here to extend their demonstrated success in improving anesthesia safety to address the entire perioperative period. The goal: Reduce postoperative mortality by 20%. Dr. Clergue, delivering the Sir Robert Macintosh Lecture, discussed […]
Read MoreThis was written by Elizabeth A. M. Frost, MD Professor of Anesthesia Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York, New York Many questions have arisen and much controversy has emerged regarding how much fluid should be given perioperatively, which fluids should be given, when they should be given, and whether outcomes can be […]
Read MoreThis is for our readers who practice pain management. Authors: Wojahn RD et al., J Bone Joint Surg Am 2014 Nov 19; 96:1849 Almost half of patients required no additional injections. The estimated lifetime risk for trigger finger is about 3% in the general population and as high as 10% in diabetic patients. Treatment options […]
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