Pain
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Report calls for focus on ‘subpopulations’ to fight opioid epidemic
“Methadone, buprenorphine, and extended-release naltrexone ... save lives” but most people with OUD get no treatment, new report says.
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Better communication with pharmacists can improve postop pain control
A pharmacist advises surgeons to make sure to adjust medications based on preoperative or intraoperative doses to avoid endangering patients by...
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Bariatric surgery may be appropriate for class 1 obesity
From the Journals
Possible mortality risk seen with tramadol in osteoarthritis
Older patients taking tramadol for osteoarthritis had significantly higher mortality risk than did patients taking NSAIDs.
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In California, opioids most often prescribed in low-income, mostly white areas
Opioid-related overdose deaths are highest in low-income white areas.
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TAPs top epidurals in ventral hernia repair
Patients who had transversus abdominis plane blocks for pain control had shorter hospital stays and received fewer opioids, compared with those...
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Improving Patient Outcomes through Advanced Pain Management Techniques
Pain following orthopedic surgery is common and often suboptimally managed, with many patients reporting acute moderate to severe pain following...
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Courts stop contraceptive mandate
Back pain persists in one in five patients.
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Think outside lower body for pelvic pain
The editor-in-chief of Blood has a few tips on how you can get your work published.
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AAP guidance: How to ask about military service
Neudexta is mainly being prescribed for dementia and Parkinson’s.
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Endometriosis surgery: Women can expect years-long benefits
LAS VEGAS – Be confident in the results of laparoscopic endometriosis excision.
From the Journals
No change in postoperative pain with restrictive opioid protocol
The implementation of an ultrarestrictive opioid prescribing protocol after gynecologic surgery was associated with significant declines in opioid...