Search results for "Pain Management"
CDC guideline on opioid prescribing linked with worse sickle cell disease outcomes
Opioid dispensing rates decreased and hospitalizations for pain increased among patients with sickle cell disease following the release of a 2016 CDC guideline on opioid prescribing.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/03/20/cdc-guideline-on-opioid-prescribing-linked-with-worse-sickle-cell-disease-outcomes.htm
20 Mar 2024
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
Lidocaine infusions linked to less acute pain in patients hospitalized with migraine
In a retrospective cohort study of patients who received continuous lidocaine infusions for refractory chronic migraine, median current pain rating decreased from 7 out of 10 on admission to 1 out of 10 at discharge.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/06/01/lidocaine-infusions-linked-to-less-acute-pain-in-patients-hospitalized-with-migraine.htm
1 Jun 2022
Dripping lidocaine from syringe onto skin before injection reduces pain, study finds
Study authors theorized that the cool temperature of the lidocaine was responsible for the pain reduction, since it wouldn't be expected to have a direct anesthetic effect on the skin.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/05/02/4.htm
2 May 2018
Non-opioid combo offers similar pain control to 3 opioid combos in ED after 2 hours
Patients with moderate to severe acute extremity pain were randomly assigned to receive ibuprofen and acetaminophen, oxycodone and acetaminophen, hydrocodone and acetaminophen, or codeine and acetaminophen.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/11/15/3.htm
15 Nov 2017
Changing approaches to pain
Treating inpatients' pain is challenging in an opioid addiction epidemic.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/01/changing-approaches-to-pain.htm
15 Jan 2017
Acupuncture may be superior to morphine in relieving acute pain in ED patients, trial shows
Researchers noted that the trial, which was conducted in Tunisia, was limited by its lack of blinding and a fairly homogeneous study population which culturally accepts the practice of acupuncture.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/08/10/4.htm
10 Aug 2016
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
New methadone safety clinical practice guideline released
New guidelines for prescribing methadone for opioid addiction and pain management offer advice for primary care and specialty providers about safety and electrocardiogram monitoring to identify patients at high risk for cardiac problems.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/05/07/3.htm
7 May 2014
Managing pain in orthopedic patients takes awareness, finesse
Tips on using analgesics, opioids and the latest delivery methods.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/05/pain.htm
15 May 2008