Pain Medicine
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
Study: Prevalence of Chronic Pain in Cancer Survivors
21 Jun, 2019 | 08:28h | UTCPrevalence of Chronic Pain and High-Impact Chronic Pain in Cancer Survivors in the United States – JAMA Oncology (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Nearly 5.4 million cancer survivors suffer chronic pain – American Cancer Society (free) AND One-third of cancer survivors experiences chronic pain, study says – UPI (free)
Revision of Expert Panel’s Guidelines on Postoperative Pain Management
17 Jun, 2019 | 01:53h | UTC
ASIPP Guidelines for Sedation and Fasting Status of Patients Undergoing Interventional Pain Management Procedures
17 Jun, 2019 | 01:27h | UTCRelated Guidelines: Practice Guidelines for Preoperative Fasting and the Use of Pharmacologic Agents to Reduce the Risk of Pulmonary Aspiration: Application to Healthy Patients Undergoing Elective Procedures: An Updated Report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Preoperative Fasting and the Use of Pharmacologic Agents to Reduce the Risk of Pulmonary Aspiration (free) AND Perioperative fasting in adults and children: guidelines from the European Society of Anaesthesiology (free)
Related Narrative Review: Nothing by Mouth at Midnight: Saving or Starving? A Literature Review – Gastroenterology Nursing (free)
“Based on extensive literature and consensus, a minimum fasting period is established as 2 hours before a procedure for clear liquids and 4 hours before procedure for light meals, rather than having all patients fast for 8 hours or even fasting beginning at midnight the night before the procedure.”
Chronified Pain Following Operative Procedures: The Place of Locoregional and Systemic Local Anesthetics
9 Jun, 2019 | 12:56h | UTC
Guideline: Pain Management Best Practices
7 Jun, 2019 | 07:12h | UTCCommentary: Best Pain Management Practices Outlined in New HHS Report – Medscape (free registration required)
Guideline: Managing Opioid use Disorder in Primary Care
7 Jun, 2019 | 07:00h | UTCManaging opioid use disorder in primary care: PEER simplified guideline – Canadian Family Physician (free)
Related: Opioid use disorder in primary care: PEER umbrella systematic review of systematic reviews – Canadian Family Physician (free)
Meta-Analysis: Safety of Opioids in Osteoarthritis
5 Jun, 2019 | 04:06h | UTC
Guidelines for Pain Management in Acute Musculoskeletal Injury
31 May, 2019 | 05:04h | UTC
Systematic Review: Tramadol for Osteoarthritis
30 May, 2019 | 08:28h | UTCTramadol for osteoarthritis – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Tramadol for osteoarthritis – Cochrane Library (free)
“tramadol alone or in combination with acetaminophen probably has no important benefit on mean pain or function in people with osteoarthritis, although slightly more people in the tramadol group report an important improvement”
Discogenic Back Pain: Literature Review of Definition, Diagnosis, and Treatment
28 May, 2019 | 10:29h | UTCDiscogenic Back Pain: Literature Review of Definition, Diagnosis, and Treatment – JBMR Plus (free)
Viewpoint – “Millions Take Gabapentin for Pain. But There’s Scant Evidence It Works.”
21 May, 2019 | 06:04h | UTCMillions Take Gabapentin for Pain. But There’s Scant Evidence It Works. – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related: Meta-Analysis: Anticonvulsants in the Treatment of Low Back Pain and Lumbar Radicular Pain (free) AND Benefits and safety of gabapentinoids in chronic low back pain (free) AND Less is More: A Clinical Overview of Off-label Use of Gabapentinoid Drugs (link to abstract)
Optimizing Cancer Pain Management in Resource-limited Settings
19 May, 2019 | 21:55h | UTCOptimizing cancer pain management in resource-limited settings – Supportive Care in Cancer (free)
Review: New Concepts of Pain
19 May, 2019 | 20:37h | UTCNew concepts of pain – Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology (free)
Review: Current Understanding of the Mixed Pain Concept
16 May, 2019 | 05:51h | UTC
Cohort Study: Chronic Use of Tramadol After Acute Pain Episode
16 May, 2019 | 05:19h | UTCChronic use of tramadol after acute pain episode: cohort study – The BMJ (free)
Commentaries: Risk of Prolonged Use With Tramadol vs Other Short Acting Opioids Examined – MPR (free) AND ‘There really is no safe opioid’: Study finds tramadol isn’t a less addictive painkiller – CBC (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Tramadol use is associated with a higher risk of prolonged opioid use in patients with an acute episode of pain compared with other short acting opioids, finds new research @mollyjeffery https://t.co/PK0SYpINT7
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) May 14, 2019
Treat the Patient, Not the Label: A Pain Neuroscience Update
5 May, 2019 | 16:06h | UTC
Randomized Trial: IV Dexamethasone, Metoclopramide, Ketorolac, or Chlorpromazine for Migraine Headache
2 May, 2019 | 12:33h | UTCEffectiveness of intravenous dexamethasone, metoclopramide, ketorolac, and chlorpromazine for pain relief and prevention of recurrence in the migraine headache: a prospective double-blind randomized clinical trial – Neurological Sciences (free for a limited period)
Perspective: Limits on Opioid Prescribing Leave Patients With Chronic Pain Vulnerable
30 Apr, 2019 | 02:09h | UTCLimits on Opioid Prescribing Leave Patients With Chronic Pain Vulnerable – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Personalized Radiation Therapy in Cancer Pain Management
30 Apr, 2019 | 01:54h | UTCPersonalized Radiation Therapy in Cancer Pain Management – Cancers (free)
Exercise as a Prescription for Patients with Various Diseases
24 Apr, 2019 | 06:32h | UTCExercise as a Prescription for Patients with Various Diseases – Journal of Sport and Health Science (free)
This review summarizes the latest exercise prescription treatments for 26 different diseases.
Recent Advances in Understanding/Managing Trigeminal Neuralgia
24 Apr, 2019 | 06:06h | UTCRecent advances in understanding/managing trigeminal neuralgia – F1000Research (free)
Review: Treatment of Medication Overuse Headache
21 Apr, 2019 | 21:10h | UTCTreatment of medication overuse headache—A review – Acta Neurologica Scandinavica (free)
Current Concepts in Joint Pain in Knee Osteoarthritis
20 Apr, 2019 | 13:29h | UTCCurrent concepts in joint pain in knee osteoarthritis – Der Schmerz (free)