Pain Medicine
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Oral Paracetamol Versus Combination Oral Analgesics for Acute Musculoskeletal Injuries
15 Oct, 2019 | 10:14h | UTCOral Paracetamol Versus Combination Oral Analgesics for Acute Musculoskeletal Injuries – Annals of Emergency Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: RCT – APAP Only vs APAP-Ibuprofen-Codeine Combo – Journal Feed (free)
Meta-Analysis: Effect of Combined Diclofenac and B Vitamins (Thiamine, Pyridoxine, and Cyanocobalamin) for Low Back Pain Management
14 Oct, 2019 | 08:30h | UTCSource: EvidenceAlerts
HHS Guide for Clinicians on the Appropriate Dosage Reduction or Discontinuation of Long-Term Opioid Analgesics
11 Oct, 2019 | 09:44h | UTCNews Release: HHS Announces Guide for Appropriate Tapering or Discontinuation of Long-Term Opioid Use – U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (free) AND
Commentaries: Patient-Centered Reduction or Discontinuation of Long-term Opioid Analgesics: The HHS Guide for Clinicians – JAMA (free for a limited period) AND With a new guide to tapering opioids, federal health officials seek a balanced approach to prescribing – STAT (free) AND Don’t Force Patients Off Opioids Abruptly, New Guidelines Say, Warning Of Severe Risks – NPR (free)
Author Interview: The HHS Guide to Patient-Centered Dose Reduction or Discontinuation of Long-term Opioids – JAMA (free)
Related: Pain Management With Opioids in 2019-2020 – JAMA (free registration required)
A Comprehensive Algorithm for Management of Neuropathic Pain
4 Oct, 2019 | 08:06h | UTCA Comprehensive Algorithm for Management of Neuropathic Pain – Pain Medicine (free)
Related Guidelines: Neuropathic pain in adults: pharmacological management in non-specialist settings – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free) AND Pharmacologic management of chronic neuropathic pain: Review of the Canadian Pain Society consensus statement – Canadian Family Physician (free) AND Executive summary of the Clinical Guidelines of Pharmacotherapy for Neuropathic Pain: second edition by the Japanese Society of Pain Clinicians – Journal of Anesthesia (free)
Review: Understanding Acute Burn Injury as a Chronic Disease
30 Sep, 2019 | 00:47h | UTCUnderstanding acute burn injury as a chronic disease – Burns & Trauma (free)
Guideline: Diagnosis and Treatment of Low Back Pain
20 Sep, 2019 | 08:25h | UTCSource: Low back pain: joint guidelines from US Departments of Veterans Affairs, Defense – Univadis (free registration required)
Related: Clinical practice guidelines for the management of non-specific low back pain in primary care: an updated overview – European Spine Journal (free) AND Clinical practice guidelines for the noninvasive management of low back pain: A systematic review by the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management (OPTIMa) Collaboration – European Journal of Pain (free) AND Low back pain and sciatica in over 16s: assessment and management – NICE (free) AND Noninvasive Treatments for Acute, Subacute, and Chronic Low Back Pain: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American College of Physicians (free) AND National Clinical Guidelines for non-surgical treatment of patients with recent onset low back pain or lumbar radiculopathy – European Spine Journal (free)
Guideline: Rotator Cuff Repair Surgery Procedure‐specific Postoperative Pain Management Recommendations
20 Sep, 2019 | 07:44h | UTC
Systematic Review: The Association Between Headache and Low Back Pain
20 Sep, 2019 | 07:45h | UTCCommentary: Persistent headache or back pain ‘twice as likely’ in the presence of the other – University of Warwick (free)
Ketamine and Depression: A Narrative Review
17 Sep, 2019 | 07:57h | UTCKetamine and depression: a narrative review – Drug Design, Development and Therapy (free)
Related Systematic Review: Ketamine and other glutamate receptor modulators for depression in adults – Cochrane Library (free)
Cohort Study: Associations Between Paracetamol Intake Between 18 and 32 Weeks Gestation and Neurocognitive Outcomes in the Child
17 Sep, 2019 | 07:33h | UTCCommentaries: Taking paracetamol during pregnancy may affect the child’s behaviour in early years – The Conversation (free) AND Expert reaction to study looking at paracetamol in pregnancy and behaviour, memory and IQ in children – Science Media Centre (free) AND Paracetamol in pregnancy linked to behaviour problems in children – OnMedica (free)
Related: Meta-Analysis: Prenatal Exposure to Acetaminophen and Risk for ADHD and Autistic Spectrum Disorder (free)
Scientific Advances in and Clinical Approaches to Small-Fiber Polyneuropathy
11 Sep, 2019 | 08:16h | UTCScientific Advances in and Clinical Approaches to Small-Fiber Polyneuropathy: A Review – JAMA Neurology (free for a limited period)
Related: Diagnosis and management of sensory polyneuropathy – The BMJ (free) AND Small‐fiber neuropathy: Expanding the clinical pain universe – Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System (free) AND Small-fiber neuropathy definition, diagnosis, and treatment – Neurological Sciences (free)
Systematic Review: Comparative Effectiveness of Analgesics To Reduce Acute Pain in the Prehospital Setting
5 Sep, 2019 | 08:22h | UTCSee also: Full Report (free PDF) AND Evidence Summary (free PDF) AND Journal Citation in Prehospital Emergency Care (free)
Things We Do for No Reason: Discontinuing Buprenorphine When Treating Acute Pain
27 Aug, 2019 | 00:29h | UTCSee other articles in the series: Choosing Wisely: Things We Do For No Reason (free)
Pro/Con Debate: Controversies on the Endoscopic and Surgical Management of Pain in Patients with Chronic Pancreatitis
27 Aug, 2019 | 00:20h | UTCRelated: Guidelines for the understanding and management of pain in chronic pancreatitis – Pancreatology (free)
Clinicians’ Guide to Cannabidiol and Hemp Oils
23 Aug, 2019 | 08:40h | UTCClinicians’ Guide to Cannabidiol and Hemp Oils – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free)
Related: Guideline for Prescribing Medical Cannabinoids in Primary Care (free)
Consensus Statement for Enhanced Recovery: Perioperative Opioid Minimization in Opioid-Naïve Patients
15 Aug, 2019 | 08:37h | UTCRelated Position Statements on Perioperative Opioid Therapy: American Society for Enhanced Recovery and Perioperative Quality Initiative Joint Consensus Statement on Perioperative Management of Patients on Preoperative Opioid Therapy (free) AND American Society for Enhanced Recovery and Perioperative Quality Initiative-4 Joint Consensus Statement on Persistent Postoperative Opioid Use: Definition, Incidence, Risk Factors, and Health Care System Initiatives (free)
See also: American Society of Enhanced Recovery (ASER) and Perioperative Quality Initiative (POQI) joint consensus statements (free) AND Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Guidelines (free articles)
AAN Guidelines for the Pharmacologic Prevention and Treatment of Migraine in Children and Adolescents
15 Aug, 2019 | 10:27h | UTCSee also: Practice guideline update summary: Acute treatment of migraine in children and adolescents – Neurology (free PDF)
Commentaries: AAN issues guidelines for treatment of migraine in children and teens – American Academy of Neurology (free) AND Guidelines Updated on Preventing and Treating Migraine in Children and Teens – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Ibuprofen Administered at Doses of 400, 600, and 800 mg Had Similar Analgesic Efficacy in Acute Pain.
15 Aug, 2019 | 06:58h | UTCComparison of Oral Ibuprofen at Three Single-Dose Regimens for Treating Acute Pain in the Emergency Department: A Randomized Controlled Trial – Annals of Emergency Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Don’t Use More Than 400 mg of Ibuprofen for Pain Control – NEJM Journal Watch (free for a limited period)
Related Commentary on Twitter
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— AnnalsofEM (@AnnalsofEM) August 13, 2019
NCCN Guideline: Adult Cancer Pain
9 Aug, 2019 | 08:12h | UTCRelated Guidelines: WHO Guidelines for the pharmacological and radiotherapeutic management of cancer pain in adults and adolescents – World Health Organization (free PDF) AND Management of cancer pain in adult patients: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines – Annals of Oncology (free) AND Optimal pain management for patients with cancer in the modern era – CA: A Cancer Journal of Clinicians (free) AND 2017 SEOM clinical guideline for treatment of cancer pain – Clinical and Translational Oncology (free)
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: A Narrative Review for the Practicing Clinician
9 Aug, 2019 | 07:24h | UTCRelated Guidelines: Standards for the diagnosis and management of complex regional pain syndrome: Results of a European Pain Federation task force – European Journal of Pain (free) AND Complex regional pain syndrome in adults (2nd edition) – UK guidelines for diagnosis, referral and management in primary and secondary care 2018 – Royal College of Physicians (free PDF)
Post-surgical Pain Management: Time for a Paradigm Shift
9 Aug, 2019 | 07:33h | UTCPost-surgical pain management: time for a paradigm shift – British Journal of Anaesthesia (free)
Review: Chronic Pain in Critical Care Survivors
9 Aug, 2019 | 07:15h | UTCChronic pain in critical care survivors: a narrative review – British Journal of Anaesthesia (free)
Related: Recovery after critical illness: putting the puzzle together—a consensus of 29 – Critical Care (free) AND Surviving critical illness: what is next? An expert consensus statement on physical rehabilitation after hospital discharge – Critical Care (free)
Clinical Pharmacology Considerations in Pain Management in Patients with Advanced Kidney Failure
2 Aug, 2019 | 00:16h | UTC
Randomized Sham-Controlled Trial: Acupuncture as Adjunctive Therapy for Chronic Stable Angina
31 Jul, 2019 | 02:04h | UTCCommentary: Expert reaction to study looking at acupuncture as an added treatment for angina – Science Media Centre (free)
Recommendations for the Use of Opioids in Children During the Perioperative Period
8 Jul, 2019 | 10:05h | UTC