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Rim GM, Kim HK, Koo JM, Park HJ. A Randomized Controlled Trial of Cryoanalgesia for Pain Management following Pectus Excavatum Repair: A Single-Center, Single-Blind, Parallel Design Study. Eur J Pediatr Surg 2024; 34:338-345. [PMID: 37364610 DOI: 10.1055/a-2117-4628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/28/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Conventional postoperative pain management, with an intravenous patient-controlled approach or thoracic epidural analgesia, has proved suboptimal following a minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum. Considering its postulated mechanism of action, we encouraged cryoanalgesia as an effective method for postrepair pain management and a possibly superior alternative. METHODS A randomized, single-blind clinical trial was tested on patients undergoing pectus excavatum (PE) repair in March and December 2022. Among 101 patients, consenting study participants were randomly assigned to one of two groups: cryoanalgesia (group C, n = 24) or noncryoanalgesia (group N, n = 24). Group N received conventional pain management. Comparing the results, pain levels were measured using the visual analog scale (VAS-R for resting and VAS-D for dynamic) and the total rescue analgesic consumption was determined. Intrathoracic cryoablation was performed bilaterally on the fourth and seventh intercostal nerves using a cryoprobe at -80°C for 2 minutes. RESULTS The two groups had similar baseline-patient characteristics; however, group C had a longer mean operative time (159 vs. 125 minutes, p < 0.01) and experienced significantly less pain throughout the postoperative course, with VAS at 6 hours (5.38 vs. 7.04, p < 0.01) and 48 hours (3.17 vs. 5.67, p < 0.01). CONCLUSION Cryoanalgesia improved postoperative pain control at rest and during movement following PE repair. However, the outcome was less favorable than expected because the VAS was greater than 4 (moderate pain), although after a day or two, it decreased to lower levels (VAS < 4) in the cyro group. Considering its extra invasiveness and instrumentation, a routine cryoanalgesia procedure for pectus surgery is yet to be determined.
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- Gong Min Rim
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Nanoori Hospitals, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery-Cardiothoracic Surgery, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Rim G, Park HJ, Kang S, Jeong JY, Koo J, Jang IT, Bae S. Serratus anterior plane block for acute pain management after pectus excavatum repair. Front Surg 2024; 10:1305326. [PMID: 38259978 PMCID: PMC10800917 DOI: 10.3389/fsurg.2023.1305326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2023] [Accepted: 11/23/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
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Introduction Conventional postoperative pain management using an intravenous (IV) patient-controlled approach or thoracic epidural analgesia is suboptimal following minimally invasive repair of the pectus excavatum (MIRPE). Recently, cryoanalgesia has gained popularity owing to its superior pain control outcomes compared to those associated with conventional methods. However, because of its invasiveness, additional instrumentation requirement, and limited effect at early postoperative periods, we hypothesized that serratus anterior plane block (SAPB) could be an effective method for post-repair pain management and a possibly superior alternative. Methods We conducted a retrospective cohort study of pediatric patients who had undergone MIRPE between March 2022 and August 2023. We compared the efficacy of pain control in three groups among 74 patients: Group N (conventional pain management, n = 24), Group C (cryoanalgesia, n = 24), and Group S (SAPB, n = 26). Group N received IV patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) and a subcutaneous local anesthetic infusion. Group C received bilateral cryoanalgesia on the fourth and seventh intercostal nerves using a cryoprobe at -80°C for 2 min during the operation and IV-PCA postoperatively. Group S received continuous bilateral SAPB with 0.25% ropivacaine and IV-PCA. The pain levels were measured using the visual analog scale (VAS; resting and dynamic), and the total IV rescue analgesic consumption was determined. Results The three groups had similar baseline characteristics. Group S showed significantly less pain throughout the immediate postoperative course, resting VAS score at 3 h (Group N, 7.21 vs. Group C, 5.75 vs. Group S, 3.81; p < 0.001), and prominent less total IV rescue analgesic consumption (Group N, 116.16 mg vs. Group C, 52.75 mg vs. Group S, 16.61 mg; p < 0.001). Conclusion SAPB resulted in better postoperative pain control than that associated with cryoanalgesia and conventional pain management after pectus excavatum repair, As it was effective in the immediate postoperative period, achieving a VAS score of <4 points (moderate pain) at 3 h postoperatively, it may play an important role and replace invasive cryoanalgesia in the management of pain after pectus surgery.
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- Gongmin Rim
- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gangnam Nanoori Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gangnam Nanoori Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gangnam Nanoori Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gangnam Nanoori Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gangnam Nanoori Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Chen TC, Lin CP, Wang TC, Ashcroft DM, Chan KA, Chen LC. Longitudinal Trajectory of Opioid Prescribing and its Associated Serious Adverse Events: A Population-Wide Cohort Study in Taiwan. Clin Pharmacol Ther 2023; 114:1358-1365. [PMID: 37746873 DOI: 10.1002/cpt.3058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2023] [Accepted: 09/08/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
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Chronic opioid prescribing (COP) for noncancer pain is highly restricted in Taiwan, but tramadol is not listed in the regulation on chronic prescribing. This study investigated the trajectories of COP in noncancer pain when considering tramadol in Taiwan and identified the risk of serious adverse events. This population-wide longitudinal cohort study used the Taiwan National Health Insurance claims records from 2001 to 2016. Adults prescribed opioids (including tramadol) and without cancer were selected. Patients who received COP (opioid supply days for 28 days or continuous opioid supply for 14 days) in the first patient quarter were included, and serious adverse events were identified. Group-based trajectory models were applied to identify patients with a similar trajectory of quarterly COP. The Cox proportional hazard model was applied to assess the association between adverse events and patients' trajectories. Of the 2,360,358 noncancer opioid users, 476,934 (20.2%) received COP in the first quarter. Four groups of COP trajectory were identified, and 59,310 (12.8%) patients received COP quarterly over 2 years. Patients categorized into the trajectory of long-term COP had a significantly higher crude incidence rate of cardiovascular death, seizure, and hypoglycemia. Still, there is no newly developed opioid use disorder. There was a substantial underestimate in COP in Taiwan when tramadol was not considered. Notably, 10% of them could receive COP for over 2 years. The result raises concern about unmet pain management needs and the limited accessibility of alternative treatments for noncancer pain.
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- Teng-Chou Chen
- Centre for Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, Division of Pharmacy and Optometry, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Department of Pharmacy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Anesthesiology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Health Data Research Center, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Centre for Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, Division of Pharmacy and Optometry, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- NIHR Greater Manchester Patient Safety Translational Research Centre, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Health Data Research Center, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Centre for Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, Division of Pharmacy and Optometry, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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Atkins N, Mukhida K. The relationship between patients’ income and education and their access to pharmacological chronic pain management: A scoping review. Can J Pain 2022; 6:142-170. [PMID: 36092247 PMCID: PMC9450907 DOI: 10.1080/24740527.2022.2104699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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- Nicole Atkins
- Department of Anesthesiology, Pain Management and Perioperative Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Pain Management and Perioperative Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Aerobic Physical Exercise for Pain Intensity, Aerobic Capacity, and Quality of Life in Patients With Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Phys Act Health 2021; 18:1126-1142. [PMID: 34352728 DOI: 10.1123/jpah.2020-0806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2020] [Revised: 04/28/2021] [Accepted: 05/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Currently, chronic pain is a disabling condition that is difficult to manage, which generates a high burden on health systems. The objective is to determine the effects of aerobic physical exercise in adults with chronic pain. METHODS A systematic review of searches in databases including MEDLINE, LILACS, ScienceDirect, PEDro, OTseeker, The Cochrane Library, EBSCO, and Google Scholar was conducted. The search process was carried out until July 31, 2020, and the study selection process was independently carried out through a criteria analysis for each phase. Outcome measures were chosen: aerobic capacity, physical function, quality of life, and pain. RESULTS Twenty-seven studies were included in which aerobic exercise was considered as an option to treat chronic pain. These studies showed significant results compared with other treatment options in terms of pain measurements (-0.22 [-0.42 to -0.03]) and aerobic capacity. For quality of life, there were significant improvements in the physical function component over the mental health component evaluated with the short form health survey-36/12. CONCLUSION Aerobic exercise is a nonpharmacological therapeutic option for treatment. Also, aerobic capacity and endurance improved when this type of exercise was prescribed, thus resulting in a substantial improvement in the quality of life of people suffering from chronic pain.
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Shen Y, Bhagwandass H, Branchcomb T, Galvez SA, Grande I, Lessing J, Mollanazar M, Ourhaan N, Oueini R, Sasser M, Valdes IL, Jadubans A, Hollmann J, Maguire M, Usmani S, Vouri SM, Hincapie-Castillo JM, Adkins LE, Goodin AJ. Chronic Opioid Therapy: A Scoping Literature Review on Evolving Clinical and Scientific Definitions. THE JOURNAL OF PAIN 2020; 22:246-262. [PMID: 33031943 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2020.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2020] [Revised: 09/21/2020] [Accepted: 09/22/2020] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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The management of chronic noncancer pain (CNCP) with chronic opioid therapy (COT) is controversial. There is a lack of consensus on how COT is defined resulting in unclear clinical guidance. This scoping review identifies and evaluates evolving COT definitions throughout the published clinical and scientific literature. Databases searched included PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science. A total of 227 studies were identified from 8,866 studies published between January 2000 and July 2019. COT definitions were classified by pain population of application and specific dosage/duration definition parameters, with results reported according to PRISMA-ScR. Approximately half of studies defined COT as "days' supply duration >90 days" and 9.3% defined as ">120 days' supply," with other days' supply cut-off points (>30, >60, or >70) each appearing in <5% of total studies. COT was defined by number of prescriptions in 63 studies, with 16.3% and 11.0% using number of initiations or refills, respectively. Few studies explicitly distinguished acute treatment and COT. Episode duration/dosage criteria was used in 90 studies, with 7.5% by Morphine Milligram Equivalents + days' supply and 32.2% by other "episode" combination definitions. COT definitions were applied in musculoskeletal CNCP (60.8%) most often, and typically in adults aged 18 to 64 (69.6%). The usage of ">90 days' supply" COT definitions increased from 3.2 publications/year before 2016 to 20.7 publications/year after 2016. An increasing proportion of studies define COT as ">90 days' supply." The most recent literature trends toward shorter duration criteria, suggesting that contemporary COT definitions are increasingly conservative. PERSPECTIVE: This study summarized the most common, current definition criteria for chronic opioid therapy (COT) and recommends adoption of consistent definition criteria to be utilized in practice and research. The most recent literature trends toward shorter duration criteria overall, suggesting that COT definition criteria are increasingly stringent.
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- Yun Shen
- Department of Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida; Center for Drug Evaluation and Safety (CoDES), University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida; Center for Drug Evaluation and Safety (CoDES), University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida; Center for Drug Evaluation and Safety (CoDES), University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida; Pain Research and Intervention Center of Excellence, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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- University of Florida Health Science Center Libraries, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida; Center for Drug Evaluation and Safety (CoDES), University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
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Miller AC, Khan AM, Castro Bigalli AA, Sewell KA, King AR, Ghadermarzi S, Mao Y, Zehtabchi S. Neuroleptanalgesia for acute abdominal pain: a systematic review. J Pain Res 2019; 12:787-801. [PMID: 30881092 PMCID: PMC6396833 DOI: 10.2147/jpr.s187798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Acute abdominal pain (AAP) comprises up to 10% of all emergency department (ED) visits. Current pain management practice is moving toward multi-modal analgesia regimens that decrease opioid use. OBJECTIVE This project sought to determine whether, in patients with AAP (population), does administration of butyrophenone antipsychotics (intervention) compared to placebo, usual care, or opiates alone (comparisons) improve analgesia or decrease opiate consumption (outcomes)? METHODS A structured search was performed in Cochrane CENTRAL, CINAHL, Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects, Directory of Open Access Journals, Embase, IEEE-Xplorer, Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature, Magiran, PubMed, Scientific Information Database, Scopus, TÜBİTAK ULAKBİM, and Web of Science. Clinical trial registries (ClinicalTrials.gov, World Health Organization International Clinical Trials Registry Platform, and Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry), relevant bibliographies, and conference proceedings were also searched. Searches were not limited by date, language, or publication status. Studies eligible for inclusion were prospective randomized clinical trials enrolling patients (age ≥18 years) with AAP treated in acute care environments (ED, intensive care unit, postoperative). The butyrophenone must have been administered either intravenously or intra-muscularly. Comparison groups included placebo, opiate only, corticosteroids, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or acetaminophen. RESULTS We identified 7,217 references. Six studies met inclusion criteria. One study assessed ED patients with AAP associated with gastroparesis, whereas five studies assessed patients with postoperative AAP: abdominal hysterectomy (n=4), sleeve gastrectomy (n=1). Three of four studies found improvements in pain intensity with butyrophenone use. Three of five studies reported no change in postoperative opiate consumption, while two reported a decrease. One ED study reported no change in patient satisfaction, while one postoperative study reported improved satisfaction scores. Both extrapyramidal side effects (n=3) and sedation (n=3) were reported as unchanged. CONCLUSION Based on available evidence, we cannot draw a conclusion on the efficacy or benefit of neuroleptanalgesia in the management of patients with AAP. However, preliminary data suggest that it may improve analgesia and decrease opiate consumption.
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- Andrew C Miller
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Vidant Medical Center, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA,
- The MORZAK Collaborative, Orlando, FL, USA,
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- William E. Laupus Health Sciences Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA
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- Division of Emergency Medicine and Toxicology, Department of Pharmacy, Vidant Medical Center, Greenville, NC, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Vidant Medical Center, East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine, Greenville, NC, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Vidant Medical Center, East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine, Greenville, NC, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA
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This paper is the thirty-ninth consecutive installment of the annual review of research concerning the endogenous opioid system. It summarizes papers published during 2016 that studied the behavioral effects of molecular, pharmacological and genetic manipulation of opioid peptides, opioid receptors, opioid agonists and opioid antagonists. The particular topics that continue to be covered include the molecular-biochemical effects and neurochemical localization studies of endogenous opioids and their receptors related to behavior, and the roles of these opioid peptides and receptors in pain and analgesia, stress and social status, tolerance and dependence, learning and memory, eating and drinking, drug abuse and alcohol, sexual activity and hormones, pregnancy, development and endocrinology, mental illness and mood, seizures and neurologic disorders, electrical-related activity and neurophysiology, general activity and locomotion, gastrointestinal, renal and hepatic functions, cardiovascular responses, respiration and thermoregulation, and immunological responses.
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- Richard J Bodnar
- Department of Psychology and CUNY Neuroscience Collaborative, Queens College, City University of New York, Flushing, NY 11367, United States.
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Han J, Saraf SL, Zhang X, Gowhari M, Molokie RE, Hassan J, Alhandalous C, Jain S, Younge J, Abbasi T, Machado RF, Gordeuk VR. Patterns of opioid use in sickle cell disease. Am J Hematol 2016; 91:1102-1106. [PMID: 27466799 PMCID: PMC5072998 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.24498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2016] [Revised: 07/22/2016] [Accepted: 07/26/2016] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Pain, the hallmark complication of sickle cell disease (SCD), is largely managed with opioid analgesics in the United States, but comprehensive data regarding the long-term use of opioids in this patient population is lacking. The pain medication prescription records from a cohort of 203 SCD patients were analyzed. Twenty-five percent were not prescribed opioid medications while 47% took only short-acting opioids, 1% took only long-acting opioids, and 27% took a combination of short-acting and long-acting opioids. The median (interquartile range) daily opioid dose was 6.1 mg (1.7-26.3 mg) of oral morphine equivalents, which is lower than the published opioid use among patients with other pain syndromes. The dose of opioids correlated with the number of admissions due to vaso-occlusive crisis (VOC) (r = 0.53, P < 0.001). When the patients were grouped into quartiles based on daily dose opioid use, a logistic regression model showed that history of avascular necrosis (AVN) (OR: 2.87, 95% CI: 1.37-6.02, P = 0.005), 25-OHD levels (OR: 0.59, 95% CI: 0.38-0.93, P = 0.024) and total bilirubin concentration (OR: 0.64, 95% CI: 0.42-0.99, P = 0.043) were independently associated with opioid use quartiles. In conclusion, doses and types of opioid medications used by adult SCD patients vary widely. Our findings implicate AVN and lower vitamin D levels as factors associated with higher opioid use. They also suggest an association of higher bilirubin levels, possibly suggesting higher hemolytic rate, with lower opioid use. Am. J. Hematol. 91:1102-1106, 2016. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Jin Han
- Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
- Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center, Section of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
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- Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center, Section of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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- Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center, Section of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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- Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center, Section of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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- Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center, Section of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
- Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center, Section of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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- Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center, Section of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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- Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center, Section of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Allergy Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Allergy Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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- Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center, Section of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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Sun WZ. The law of Yin and Yang for controlled drugs ecosystem: Maximal analgesia with minimal abuse. ACTA ANAESTHESIOLOGICA TAIWANICA : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE TAIWAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS 2015; 53:117-118. [PMID: 26631426 DOI: 10.1016/j.aat.2015.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2015] [Accepted: 10/23/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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- Wei-Zen Sun
- Department of Anesthesiology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
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