Pain Medicine
M-A: Pain management in acute pancreatitis.
10 Feb, 2022 | 08:29h | UTC
Randomized crossover study shows regular use of Paracetamol increases systolic blood pressure by approximately 5 mm Hg when compared with placebo in hypertensive individuals.
8 Feb, 2022 | 10:11h | UTCRegular Acetaminophen Use and Blood Pressure in People With Hypertension: The PATH-BP Trial – Circulation (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries:
Regular paracetamol use linked to higher blood pressure, study finds – University of Edinburg
Blood pressure warning over long-term paracetamol use – BBC
Expert panel consensus on management of advanced cancer–related pain in individuals with opioid use disorder.
8 Feb, 2022 | 08:49h | UTCCommentaries:
Guidance Offered for Managing Pain in Patients With Cancer and OUD – HealthDay
The CanPain SCI clinical practice guidelines for rehabilitation management of neuropathic pain after spinal cord injury.
8 Feb, 2022 | 08:47h | UTC
Hyaluronic acid injections have increased for knee arthritis in the US, despite guideline recommendations against their use.
4 Feb, 2022 | 08:32h | UTCHyaluronic Acid Injections for Knee Osteoarthritis: Has Utilization Among Medicare Beneficiaries Changed Between 2012 and 2018? – The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
News Release: Hyaluronic acid injections have increased for knee arthritis – despite recommendations against their use
Related Guideline: Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee: Evidence-Based Guideline, 2nd Edition – Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
RCT: In patients with complex regional pain syndrome, lumbar sympathetic ganglion block with botulinum toxin type A may reduce pain intensity.
3 Feb, 2022 | 08:25h | UTC
WHO systematic review and meta-analysis: efficacy and safety of pharmacological, physical, and psychological interventions for the management of chronic pain in children.
28 Jan, 2022 | 08:27h | UTC
Evidence-Based Guidelines for Prehospital Pain Management.
28 Jan, 2022 | 08:24h | UTC
Review: Postoperative pain management in enhanced recovery pathways.
27 Jan, 2022 | 09:24h | UTCPostoperative Pain Management in Enhanced Recovery Pathways – Journal of Pain Research
RCT: In patients undergoing laparoscopic colectomy, intraperitoneal infusion of lidocaine reduced postoperative opioid consumption compared to intravenous infusions of lidocaine.
27 Jan, 2022 | 09:17h | UTCIntravenous Local Anesthetic Compared With Intraperitoneal Local Anesthetic in Laparoscopic Colectomy: A Double-blind Randomized Controlled Trial – Annals of Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
An updated overview of low back pain management.
21 Jan, 2022 | 09:23h | UTCAn Updated Overview of Low Back Pain Management – Asian Spine Journal
RCT: Lidocaine spray may reduce pain during radial arterial puncture.
21 Jan, 2022 | 09:19h | UTCEffectiveness of lidocaine spray on radial arterial puncture pain: A randomized double-blind placebo controlled trial – The American Journal of Emergency Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Review: Cannabis-based medicines and medical cannabis for chronic neuropathic pain.
20 Jan, 2022 | 08:39h | UTCCannabis-Based Medicines and Medical Cannabis for Chronic Neuropathic Pain – CNS Drugs
Related:
Living Systematic Review on Cannabis and Other Plant-Based Treatments for Chronic Pain.
Cannabis products are being sold as sleep remedies – here’s the evidence about their effectiveness.
Guideline: Medical cannabis or cannabinoids for chronic pain.
NICE Guideline: Cannabis-Based Medicinal Products
Short Review: Drug Interactions with Cannabinoids
Meta-Analysis: Cannabinoids Not Effective for Cancer-Related Pain
M-A: Evaluation of interventions to reduce opioid prescribing for patients discharged from the emergency department.
19 Jan, 2022 | 08:13h | UTCInvited commentary: Optimizing Opioid Prescriptions for Patients in the Emergency Department—How Much Is Almost Never? – JAMA Network Open
Commentary on Twitter
This meta-analysis of 63 studies showed that most interventions were able to reduce opioid prescription rates but not the prescribed opioid quantity for ED-discharged patients. Almost no data on patients-centered outcomes were assessed in these studies. https://t.co/Cd1D7EjCkI
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) January 13, 2022
Global, regional, and national burdens of hip osteoarthritis from 1990 to 2019: estimates from the 2019 Global Burden of Disease Study.
18 Jan, 2022 | 09:27h | UTC
Cluster randomized trial: no added value of duloxetine for patients with chronic pain due to hip or knee osteoarthritis.
16 Jan, 2022 | 22:59h | UTC
Review: Migraine.
14 Jan, 2022 | 08:16h | UTCMigraine – Nature Reviews Disease Primers (if the link is paywalled, try this one)
Infographic: Migraine (if the link is paywalled, try this one)
AAN Guideline: Oral and topical treatment of painful diabetic polyneuropathy.
8 Jan, 2022 | 23:18h | UTCNews Release: AAN Issues Guideline for Treatment of Painful Diabetic Neuropathy – American Academy of Neurology
Cannabinoid metabolites as inhibitors of major hepatic CYP450 enzymes, with implications for cannabis-drug interactions.
14 Dec, 2021 | 08:44h | UTCNews release: Cannabis use could cause harmful drug interactions – Washington State University
Review: Current issues in the use of opioids for the management of postoperative pain.
9 Dec, 2021 | 10:18h | UTCCurrent Issues in the Use of Opioids for the Management of Postoperative Pain: A Review – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)
Review: Perioperative pain management issues unique to older adults undergoing surgery.
8 Dec, 2021 | 09:52h | UTC
Systematic Review: What are the benefits and risks of electrical spinal cord and dorsal root ganglion stimulation for the treatment of chronic pain in adults?
7 Dec, 2021 | 08:31h | UTCOriginal study: Implanted spinal neuromodulation interventions for chronic pain in adults – Cochrane Library
Guideline Interventions for the management of acute and chronic low back pain.
30 Nov, 2021 | 10:15h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
The NEW #ClinicalPracticeGuideline for November …
Interventions for the Management of Acute and Chronic Low Back Pain: Revision 2021
Lots of debate already this week – access and make your own mind up here 👉 https://t.co/agqYNexJjA#yourJOSPT #LowBackPain pic.twitter.com/AnY8ily1w1
— JOSPT Community (@JOSPT) November 6, 2021
Systematic Review | Integrated and comprehensive pain management programs: effectiveness and harms.
21 Nov, 2021 | 22:43h | UTCSee also:
Consensus practice guidelines on interventions for cervical spine (facet) joint pain.
14 Nov, 2021 | 19:34h | UTCNews release: Only certain patients with chronic neck pain need invasive procedures to treat it – BMJ