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EVALUATING ANALGESIC INTERVENTIONS FOR ACUTE SURGICAL PAIN, PREVENTION OF PERSISTING POST-SURGICAL PAIN, AND CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN
Acute and chronic pain conditions cause significant patient distress, interference with daily activities, and increased health care costs. It is important to evaluate analgesic interventions to improve pain relief, function, quality of life, and also to prevent persisting pain after surgery. This …
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The effect of therapist and spouse assisted emotive imagery on post-surgical pain and adjustment
The psychological well-being of surgical patients is important to the smoothness of recovery. Effective psychological preparation which reduces pre- and post-surgical anxiety should reduce the patient's perception of pain and reduce the stress associated with hospitalization. Within the context of …
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Identification of Novel CCR4 Antagonists Through Inhibition of CCL22-Induced Cell Migration
Post-surgical pain (PSP) is a complication of surgical procedures and one of the main contributors to chronic PSP in cases of inadequate management. Thus, PSP management planning is essential to anesthetic and perioperative care to prevent the transition from acute to chronic pain. Concerns about …
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The Effects of Hypnosis on Acute Pain Among Adolescents Undergoing Surgical Pectus Excavatum Repair
In the United States, approximately four million surgical procedures are performed on children every year. Unfortunately, severe post-surgical pain is common. Children are at risk for the development of chronic postsurgical pain and the deterioration of their health-related quality of life when …
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Optimizing Opioid Prescription for Outpatient Surgery
… chronic opioid use after initial use for acute pain only and from diversion of unused opioids from prescriptions intended for acute surgical pain. Factors leading to overprescribing by surgeons include historical misinformation about the addictive nature of opioids, societal and governmental …
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Gabapentinoids for treatment of neuropathic pain: a medicines usage evaluation at the Groote Schuur hospital chronic pain management clinic
Background Neuropathic pain (NP), defined as pain caused by a lesion or disease of the somatosensory system, affects 6.9 – 10 % of people worldwide. Pregabalin is currently recommended as a first line drug for NP in South Africa. Methods A cross-sectional retrospective descriptive medicines usage …
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Development and Applications of Opioids Alternatives for Pain Management
This dissertation explores alternative pain management strategies to opioids, focusing on tetrodotoxin (TTX) and capsaicin as novel anesthetics. Acute post-surgical pain typically lasts 5-7 days, while long-term pain management can span up to 12 weeks. Opioids are commonly used but are linked to …
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Determinants and Effectiveness of Nonpharmacologic Pain Interventions Versus Prescription Opioids
… in the use nonpharmacologic versus pharmacologic pain treatments, (ii) identify which social determinants of health predict access to opioid pain treatments and low-risk alternatives, and (iii) inform clinical practice guidelines for postoperative pain management by demonstrating the benefits of …
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The TAP Block: A Multimodal Regional Analgesic Approach to Abdominal Surgery
… plan to manage postoperative abdominal pain. Methods: The design is an in-person educational presentation to increase ARMC anesthesia providers’ knowledge and willingness to use a multimodal regional anesthesia technique for abdominal surgery. After an extensive literature review, the …
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The Association of Prescription Opioid Exposure and Patient Factors with Prolonged Postoperative Opioid Use in Opioid Naive Patients
… patients and is related to factors other than surgical pain. However, it is unclear which patient factors and prescribing practices are associated with prolonged use after surgery among opioid naïve patients.</p> <p><strong>Objectives</strong></p> <p>To identify factors associated with …
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The Perceived Effectiveness of Brief Psychological Techniques for Acute Postoperative Pain
Postoperative pain is still a challenge and patients are still suffering from postoperative pain, despite the administration of multiple analgesic methods for treating pain. In a systematic review and meta-analysis I found that brief psychological interventions such as relaxation techniques …
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Using silver spike point needle-free electro-acupuncture for postoperative pain management
The severity of postoperative pain is affected by many factors including the patient’s age, sex, personality, knowledge of and confidence in the procedure, attitude of the staff, and the individual's physiological condition. The same procedure can produce different degrees of postoperative pain in …