opioids
Study in Oncologic Surgery Patients Confirms Opioid-Sparing Effects of Hypnosis
Clinical hypnosis for pain management can help reduce opioid consumption after surgery, according to a study in ...
JUNE 27, 2024
Patient Characteristics Associated With Opioid Use Identified To Inform Surgical Pain Management
Patients who are younger, are opioid-naive and those with a lower discharge pain score are more likely to not need ...
MAY 6, 2024
Superior Analgesia Found With Quadratus Lumborum Block in Laparoscopic Abdominal Surgery
Posterior quadratus lumborum block offers better short-term pain relief than erector spinae plane block in patients ...
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
Best Predictor of Postsurgical Opioid Use May Be in the Surgical Recovery Room
Conservative opioid prescribing, with an eye to avoiding the potential for misuse, does not lead to dissatisfaction ...
JANUARY 22, 2024
Decline in Surgical Opioid Prescriptions Slows
Although surgery-related opioid prescribing continues to slow, the decrease has not brought the rate of ...
JANUARY 18, 2024
A Celecoxib and Tramadol Hydrochloride Co-crystal Formulation for the Management of Acute Pain
This monograph reviews the updated CDC recommendations on the management of acute pain, highlighting the ...
JULY 6, 2023
Ending the Opioid Crisis: Are the Tools Within Reach?
According to the latest data from the CDC, a record 108,279 Americans lost their lives to drug overdoses between ...
JULY 5, 2023
Access to End-of-Life Opioid Treatment Hindered by Racial, Ethnic Disparities
Substantial racial and ethnic disparities not mediated by socioeconomic variables are present in access to opioid ...
MARCH 6, 2023
High-Dose Opioids Associated With Mortality Benefit in Trauma Patients
Secondary analysis from the PROPPR study has concluded that higher doses of opioids may be protective against ...
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
Truncal Peripheral Blocks Useful for Bariatric Surgery
Truncal peripheral nerve blocks are a viable addition to standard enhanced recovery after surgery protocols for ...
DECEMBER 9, 2022
Pre-op Opioid Use Predicts Post-op Consumption
A new study found that patients who had taken opioids in the year before undergoing surgery consumed more opioids ...
JULY 15, 2022
Foundation Seeks Answers on Reducing Perioperative Opioid-Related Harms
A recently formed advisory group of the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation aims to expand understanding and ...
MAY 5, 2022
