Pain Medicine
ASCO Guideline | Integrative medicine for pain management in oncology.
21 Sep, 2022 | 13:22h | UTC
Observational study suggests an increased risk of adverse events with the use of perioperative Gabapentin for pain management.
21 Sep, 2022 | 13:20h | UTCPerioperative Gabapentin Use and In-Hospital Adverse Clinical Events Among Older Adults After Major Surgery – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Invited Commentary: Perioperative Gabapentin Use in Older Adults: Revisiting Multimodal Pain Management – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentary on Twitter
Study suggests that careful risk-benefit assessment is needed before prescribing #gabapentin for perioperative #PainManagement to older patients. https://t.co/GDxupdEjeT #Research
— JAMA Internal Medicine (@JAMAInternalMed) September 19, 2022
Guideline | Perioperative care of patients undergoing major complex spinal instrumentation surgery.
11 Sep, 2022 | 22:49h | UTC
Systematic Review | Opioid agonist treatment for people who are dependent on pharmaceutical opioids.
6 Sep, 2022 | 14:31h | UTCOpioid agonist treatment for people who are dependent on pharmaceutical opioids – Cochrane Library
Cluster RCT | Effect of different interventions to help primary care clinicians avoid unsafe opioid prescribing in opioid-naive patients with acute noncancer pain.
31 Aug, 2022 | 11:33h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
This cluster randomized clinical trial found that clinician comparison email feedback had the potential to decrease harm from opioid prescriptions for acute noncancer pain. @RxEricWright @walidgellad #VisualAbstract https://t.co/BizLH13lau pic.twitter.com/EEbdqWRqig
— JAMA Health Forum (@JAMAHealthForum) July 29, 2022
Guideline | Management of medication overuse and medication overuse headache.
30 Aug, 2022 | 12:08h | UTC
Randomized Crossover Trial | In patients with diabetic neuropathic pain, amitriptyline supplemented with pregabalin, pregabalin supplemented with amitriptyline, and duloxetine supplemented with pregabalin were similarly effective.
25 Aug, 2022 | 12:14h | UTC
Cohort Study | Characteristics of prescription opioid analgesics in pregnancy and risk of neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome in newborns.
25 Aug, 2022 | 12:02h | UTC
Study Commentary | Is the evidence strong for spinal cord stimulation for diabetic neuropathy? Not all experts agree.
25 Aug, 2022 | 11:52h | UTCOriginal Study: RCT: Effect of High-frequency (10-kHz) Spinal Cord Stimulation in Patients With Painful Diabetic Neuropathy
Review | Long COVID headache.
15 Aug, 2022 | 12:25h | UTCLong COVID headache – The Journal of Headache and Pain
Commentary on Twitter
#Headache is among the most frequent symptoms persisting or newly developing after #coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as part of the so-called long #COVID syndrome. Learn more: https://t.co/v1V2jZBluq pic.twitter.com/X6eAgaOaBF
— European Headache Federation (@EHF_Official) August 4, 2022
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RCT | Small trial suggests intraosseous morphine may decrease postoperative pain and pain medication use after total knee arthroplasty.
15 Aug, 2022 | 12:03h | UTCNews Release: A new way to control pain after knee replacement surgery – Houston Methodist
Review | The COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences for chronic pain.
12 Aug, 2022 | 15:02h | UTCThe COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences for chronic pain: a narrative review – Anaesthesia
Commentary on Twitter
🔐Time to pay attention to the consequences of persistent pain in patients after any severity of COVID-19, with increased risk of post-intensive care syndrome in patients requiring ICU care?@harshamd5 @ANels_MD @NarouzeMD #FreeForAWeek
🔗https://t.co/NaafjxCbXz pic.twitter.com/Zj2OGIPniP
— 𝘈𝘯𝘢𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘢 (@Anaes_Journal) August 1, 2022
RCT | Effect of adjunctive acupuncture on pain relief among emergency department patients with acute renal colic due to urolithiasis.
11 Aug, 2022 | 12:06h | UTCCommentary: Adjunctive Acupuncture May Speed Relief From Pain of Renal Colic – HealthDay
Commentary on Twitter
In this #RCT of emergency department patients with renal colic who received IM NSAIDs, acupuncture provided additional fast short-term pain relief for compared with sham acupuncture. #OrigInvestigation https://t.co/7i2wk86hif pic.twitter.com/VHNDFqOcOx
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) August 9, 2022
Review | Chronic post-surgical pain – update on incidence, risk factors and preventive treatment options.
10 Aug, 2022 | 12:12h | UTC
RCT | Efficacy and safety of intravenous acetaminophen (2 g/day) for reducing opioid consumption in Chinese adults after elective orthopedic surgery.
9 Aug, 2022 | 12:39h | UTC
Cohort Study | The risk of opioid overdose is increased with concomitant use of oxycodone and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors that are inhibitors of oxycodone metabolism.
4 Aug, 2022 | 14:27h | UTCCommentary from the author: Taking certain opioids while on commonly prescribed antidepressants may increase the risk of overdose – The Conversation
Commentary on Twitter
This cohort study found that concomitant use of oxycodone with potent CYP2D6-inhibiting serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs, eg. fluoxetine or paroxetine) is associated with an increased risk of overdose. https://t.co/Eol89RHWAu
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) February 24, 2022
RCT | Effect of graded sensorimotor retraining on pain intensity in patients with chronic low back pain.
3 Aug, 2022 | 14:08h | UTCEffect of Graded Sensorimotor Retraining on Pain Intensity in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
News release: An effective new treatment for chronic back pain targets the nervous system – University of New South Wales
Commentary on Twitter
A graded sensorimotor retraining intervention, compared with a sham procedure and attention control, resulted in a statistically significant improvement in pain intensity at 18 weeks. https://t.co/MXO89JeOSe pic.twitter.com/0A865RWW85
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) August 2, 2022
Brief Review | Monitoring pain in the intensive care unit.
1 Aug, 2022 | 12:30h | UTCMonitoring pain in the intensive care unit (ICU) – Intensive Care Medicine (if the link is paywalled, try this one)
Commentary on Twitter
Monitoring pain in #ICU
➡️ self‐assessment tools in pts able to self‐report
➡️ observational behavioural scales in pts unable to self‐report
➡️ physiologic parameters in pts unable to self‐report nor express behaviours (deep sedaution, NMBAs)#FOAMcc
🖇 https://t.co/SaD1BBxSNw pic.twitter.com/81tNNvnTDe— Intensive Care Medicine (@yourICM) July 30, 2022
RCT | Effects of walking exercise at a pace with vs. without ischemic leg symptoms on functional performance measures in people with lower extremity peripheral artery disease.
28 Jul, 2022 | 13:27h | UTCNews Release: ‘No pain, no gain’ approach improves walking ability with peripheral artery disease – American Heart Association
RCT | Intra-articular botulinum toxin A injection for painful base-of-thumb osteoarthritis.
27 Jul, 2022 | 11:56h | UTCIntra-articular botulinum toxin A injection for painful base-of-thumb osteoarthritis: a double-blind, randomised, controlled, phase 3 trial (RHIBOT) – The Lancet Rheumatology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries:
Botulinum toxin A injection may ease base-of-thumb osteoarthritis pain – medwire News
Commentary on Twitter
NEW RESEARCH—Intra-articular botulinum toxin A injection for painful base-of-thumb #osteoarthritis: a double-blind, randomised, controlled, phase 3 trial (RHIBOT) https://t.co/pY4ZQdW6p9 @cchnguyen pic.twitter.com/KT4XLzhIlb
— The Lancet Rheumatology (@TheLancetRheum) June 24, 2022
Review | Opioid sparing strategies for perioperative pain management other than regional anesthesia.
20 Jul, 2022 | 11:47h | UTC
M-A of RCTs | Efficacy of corticosteroids for hand osteoarthritis.
18 Jul, 2022 | 11:07h | UTC
Review | The current role and future directions of imaging in failed back surgery syndrome patients.
18 Jul, 2022 | 10:46h | UTC
Review | Regional anesthesia and acute perioperative pain management in thoracic surgery.
15 Jul, 2022 | 12:33h | UTC
M-A | Little benefit from viscosupplementation in knee osteoarthritis.
11 Jul, 2022 | 12:39h | UTCViscosupplementation for knee osteoarthritis: systematic review and meta-analysis – The BMJ
News Release: Scant evidence to recommend use of hyaluronic acid injections for knee osteoarthritis – BMJ Newsroom
Commentary: Common injections don’t help knee osteoarthritis more than placebo, large data review finds – STAT
Commentary on Twitter
New research finds that injections of hyaluronic acid to treat knee osteoarthritis make almost no difference to pain and might raise risk of adverse events https://t.co/G80BHoOgl3
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) July 7, 2022