Pain
From the Journals
Nearly one-quarter of presurgery patients already using opioids
Surgical patients should be asked about their opioid use and pain history.
Law & Medicine
Malpractice and pain management
From the Journals
Better ICU staff communication with family may improve end-of-life choices
From the Journals
Assessing adverse events tied to outpatient opioid use in children
Original Research
Rheumatoid Arthritis vs Osteoarthritis: Comparison of Demographics and Trends of Joint Replacement Data from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample
The purpose of this study is to analyze the outcomes and trends of rheumatoid arthritis patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty or total hip...
Conference Coverage
Methamphetamine use climbing among opioid users
SAN DIEGO – Co-use is on the rise as availability of meth grows in the shadow of the opioid epidemic.
From the Journals
Trump support high in counties with chronic opioid use
Policy to abate the opioid crisis must go beyond the medical model to incorporate socioenvironmental disadvantage factors and health behaviors.
Clinical Review
Outcomes After Peripheral Nerve Block in Hip Arthroscopy
From the Journals
NIH launches HEAL Initiative to combat opioid crisis
HEAL will expand Advancing Clinical Trials in Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (ACT NOW), a pilot study that will assess the prevalence of...
Original Research
Multi-Modal Pain Control in Ambulatory Hand Surgery
We evaluated postoperative pain control and narcotic usage after thumb carpometacarpal arthroplasty or open reduction and internal...
Feature
AMA: Opioid prescriptions down since 2013
Number of providers registered for prescription drug monitoring programs has tripled since 2014.