Search results for "Pain Management"
Lots to learn about long-term care
A new curriculum helped hospitalists moving into postacute care fill gaps in their knowledge base.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/02/28/lots-to-learn-about-long-term-care.htm
28 Feb 2024
Non-opioid pain management regimen may reduce costs, length of stay, overall opioid use
Gastrointestinal surgical patients treated with a non-opioid pain management regimen had less overall opioid use and shorter length of stay and incurred fewer hospital costs than those treated with an opioid-based regimen, a new analysis found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/07/02/3.htm
2 Jul 2014
April 2013
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/04/
High stakes: Considerations about cannabis
More Americans are taking cannabis, complicating inpatient care. Understanding patients' use patterns and history is key to mitigating risks during a hospital stay.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/02/07/free/high-stakes-considerations-about-cannabis.htm
7 Feb 2024
Calls to poison control centers for gabapentin, baclofen increased in recent years
The increase in exposures to and misuse of these medications in the U.S. may represent an unintended consequence of recent reductions in opioid prescribing for pain management, study authors said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/12/11/3.htm
11 Dec 2019
Combination analgesic regimen may be most effective after hip replacement
Patients who received acetaminophen, ibuprofen, and dexamethasone had the lowest morphine consumption within 24 hours postsurgery in a Danish randomized placebo-controlled trial.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/03/13/combination-analgesic-regimen-may-be-most-effective-after-hip-replacement.htm
13 Mar 2024
Program for advanced recovery after surgery associated with shorter stays, better outcomes
The program for patients undergoing colorectal resection or hip fracture repair focused on optimizing nutrition, mobility, pain management, and patient engagement.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/05/17/4.htm
17 May 2017
Considering ketamine
Evidence is limited, but low-dose ketamine may be an appropriate adjunct or alternative to opioids for certain patients in pain.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/02/free/considering-ketamine.htm
2 Aug 2023
SHM releases recommendations on opioid use in hospitalized adults with acute, noncancer pain
Clinicians should pair opioids with scheduled nonopioid analgesics, unless contraindicated, and always consider nonpharmacologic pain management strategies, according to the consensus statement from the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/04/11/1.htm
11 Apr 2018
June 2018
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/06/