Guidance Offered for Managing Pain in Patients With Cancer and OUD
For patients with opioid use disorder taking buprenorphine-naloxone, it is deemed appropriate to continue three times-daily dosing
Pain Management
Various Strategies Used by US Adults to Manage Chronic Pain
54.7 percent used only nonopioid pain management strategies and 4.4 percent used opioids only
Predictors for Acute Pain During Wound Dressing Changes
This study sought to identify predictors of severe pain during wound dressing change.
Restricting Supply Alone Is Not the Answer to the Opioid Crisis
The current opioid crisis in the United States requires new approaches to prescription opioid management.
Incision Cryotherapy Reduces Postoperative Opioid Consumption
Cryotherapy applied over closed surgical incisions decreased postoperative pain and opioid consumption.
Severe Disease, Azithromycin, and Depression Predictors of Post-COVID-19 Pain
In a case-control study, researchers assessed risk factors for persistent neuropathic pain in those who have recovered from COVID-19 and observed their serum level of neurofilament light chain.
High-Frequency Spinal Cord Stimulation Effectively Reduces Painful Diabetic Neuropathy
High-dose spinal cord stimulation was efficacious for the treatment of painful diabetic neuropathy.
High Attrition Rates Challenge Buprenorphine Efficacy in Patients With OUD
Study data published in Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment outline the primary factors affecting attrition in buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder.
Effects of a Mandatory Prescription Drug Monitoring Program on Opioid Prescribing
A decrease in the number of excess postoperative opioid medications resulted from the implementation of a mandatory prescription drug monitoring program.
Providers’ Perspectives on Measurement Indices for Pain Intensity
The goal of the study was to assess whether certain aspects of pain intensity other than ‘average’ pain could be perceived as useful to healthcare providers.
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