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Liu Y, Xiao S, Yang H, Lv X, Hou A, Ma Y, Jiang Y, Duan C, Mi W. Postoperative pain-related outcomes and perioperative pain management in China: a population-based study. THE LANCET REGIONAL HEALTH. WESTERN PACIFIC 2023; 39:100822. [PMID: 37927993 PMCID: PMC10625022 DOI: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2023.100822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2023] [Revised: 05/12/2023] [Accepted: 05/29/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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Background Postoperative pain poses a significant challenge to the healthcare system and patient satisfaction and is associated with chronic pain and long-term narcotic use. However, systemic assessment of the quality of postoperative pain management in China remains unavailable. Methods In this cross-sectional study, we analyzed data collected from a nationwide registry, China Acute Postoperative Pain Study (CAPOPS), between September 2019 and August 2021. Patients aged 18 years or above were required to complete a self-reported pain outcome questionnaire on the first postoperative day (POD1). Perioperative pain management and pain-related outcomes, including the severity of pain, adverse events caused by pain or pain management, and perception of care and satisfaction with pain management were analyzed. Findings A total of 26,193 adult patients were enrolled. There were 48.7% of patients who had moderate-to-severe pain on the first day after surgery, and pain severity was associated with poor recovery and patient satisfaction. The systemic opioid use was 68% on the first day after surgery, and 89% of them were used with intravenous patient-controlled analgesia, while the rate of postoperative nerve blocks was low. Interpretation Currently, almost half of patients still suffer from moderate-to-severe pain after surgery in China. The relatively high rate of systemic opioid use and low rate of nerve blocks used after surgery suggests that more effort is needed to improve the management of acute postoperative pain in China. Funding National Key Research and Development Program of China (No. 2018YFC2001905).
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- Yanhong Liu
- Department of Anesthesiology, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China
- Medical School of Chinese People's Liberation Army, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Medical School of Chinese People's Liberation Army, Beijing, 100853, China
- Department of Anesthesia, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 100700, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China
- School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas, Houston Health Science Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China
- Medical School of Chinese People's Liberation Army, Beijing, 100853, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China
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Wang D, Guo Y, Yin Q, Cao H, Chen X, Qian H, Ji M, Zhang J. Analgesia quality index improves the quality of postoperative pain management: a retrospective observational study of 14,747 patients between 2014 and 2021. BMC Anesthesiol 2023; 23:281. [PMID: 37598151 PMCID: PMC10439647 DOI: 10.1186/s12871-023-02240-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2023] [Accepted: 08/10/2023] [Indexed: 08/21/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The application of artificial intelligence patient-controlled analgesia (AI-PCA) facilitates the remote monitoring of analgesia management, the implementation of mobile ward rounds, and the automatic recording of all types of key data in the clinical setting. However, it cannot quantify the quality of postoperative analgesia management. This study aimed to establish an index (analgesia quality index (AQI)) to re-monitor and re-evaluate the system, equipment, medical staff and degree of patient matching to quantify the quality of postoperative pain management through machine learning. METHODS Utilizing the wireless analgesic pump system database of the Cancer Hospital Affiliated with Nantong University, this retrospective observational study recruited consecutive patients who underwent postoperative analgesia using AI-PCA from June 1, 2014, to August 31, 2021. All patients were grouped according to whether or not the AQI was used to guide the management of postoperative analgesia: The control group did not receive the AQI guidance for postoperative analgesia and the experimental group received the AQI guidance for postoperative analgesia. The primary outcome was the incidence of moderate-to-severe pain (numeric rating scale (NRS) score ≥ 4) and the second outcome was the incidence of total adverse reactions. Furthermore, indicators of AQI were recorded. RESULTS A total of 14,747 patients were included in this current study. The incidence of moderate-to-severe pain was 26.3% in the control group and 21.7% in the experimental group. The estimated ratio difference was 4.6% between the two groups (95% confidence interval [CI], 3.2% to 6.0%; P < 0.001). There were significant differences between groups. Otherwise, the differences in the incidence of total adverse reactions between the two groups were nonsignificant. CONCLUSIONS Compared to the traditional management of postoperative analgesia, application of the AQI decreased the incidence of moderate-to-severe pain. Clinical application of the AQI contributes to improving the quality of postoperative analgesia management and may provide guidance for optimum pain management in the postoperative setting.
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- Di Wang
- Department of Anesthesiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The People's Hospital of Pizhou, Pizhou Hospital affiliated to Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Tumor Hospital Affiliated to NanTong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Tumor Hospital Affiliated to NanTong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Tumor Hospital Affiliated to NanTong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Tumor Hospital Affiliated to NanTong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China.
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Chen JJ, Wu YC, Wang JS, Lee CH. Liposomal bupivacaine administration is not superior to traditional periarticular injection for postoperative pain management following total knee arthroplasty: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. J Orthop Surg Res 2023; 18:206. [PMID: 36922892 PMCID: PMC10018851 DOI: 10.1186/s13018-023-03699-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2023] [Accepted: 03/09/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Liposomal bupivacaine (LB) is a relatively new formulation that slowly releases bupivacaine to extend its efficacy for 72-96 h. It is inconclusive whether LB offers better efficacy than traditional periarticular injection (TPAI) following total knee arthroplasty (TKA). METHODS Relevant randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were searched using electronic databases, including PubMed, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, and Web of Science. Review Manager 5.4.1 was used for calculations. RESULTS Sixteen RCTs were included in this meta-analysis. LB had better effects on morphine consumption equivalents during postoperative 24-48 h than TPAI. No significant difference was observed in pain relief, incidence of nausea and vomiting, or length of hospital stay between the two groups. CONCLUSION LB administration during TKA is not superior to TPAI. Studies with larger sample size are needed to validate our findings. PROSPERO registration number: CRD42022355094.
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- Jian-Jiun Chen
- Department of Orthopedics, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, No.1650, Sec. 4, Taiwan Boulevard, Taichung, 40705, Taiwan
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, No.1650, Sec. 4, Taiwan Boulevard, Taichung, 40705, Taiwan. .,Ph.D. Program in Translational Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan. .,Department of Post-Baccalaureate Medicine, College of Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan.
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- Department of Orthopedics, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, No.1650, Sec. 4, Taiwan Boulevard, Taichung, 40705, Taiwan. .,Department of Post-Baccalaureate Medicine, College of Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan. .,Department of Food Science and Technology, Hung Kuang University, Taichung, Taiwan.
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Robert C, Wilson CS. Thirty-year survey of bibliometrics used in the research literature of pain: Analysis, evolution, and pitfalls. FRONTIERS IN PAIN RESEARCH 2023; 4:1071453. [PMID: 36937565 PMCID: PMC10017016 DOI: 10.3389/fpain.2023.1071453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2022] [Accepted: 02/08/2023] [Indexed: 03/05/2023] Open
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During the last decades, the emergence of Bibliometrics and the progress in Pain research have led to a proliferation of bibliometric studies on the medical and scientific literature of pain (B/P). This study charts the evolution of the B/P literature published during the last 30 years. Using various searching techniques, 189 B/P studies published from 1993 to August 2022 were collected for analysis-half were published since 2018. Most of the selected B/P publications use classic bibliometric analysis of Pain in toto, while some focus on specific types of Pain with Headache/Migraine, Low Back Pain, Chronic Pain, and Cancer Pain dominating. Each study is characterized by the origin (geographical, economical, institutional, …) and the medical/scientific context over a specified time span to provide a detailed landscape of the Pain research literature. Some B/P studies have been developed to pinpoint difficulties in appropriately identifying the Pain literature or to highlight some general publishing pitfalls. Having observed that most of the recent B/P studies have integrated newly emergent software visualization tools (SVTs), we found an increase of anomalies and suggest that readers exercise caution when interpreting results in the B/P literature details.
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- School of Information Systems, Technology and Management, University of New South Wales, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Carter JA, Black LK, Deering KL, Jahr JS. Budget Impact and Cost-Effectiveness of Intravenous Meloxicam to Treat Moderate-Severe Postoperative Pain. Adv Ther 2022; 39:3524-3538. [PMID: 35678995 DOI: 10.1007/s12325-022-02174-6] [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: 03/02/2022] [Accepted: 04/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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INTRODUCTION This study assesses the budget impact and cost-effectiveness of intravenous meloxicam (MIV) to treat moderate-severe acute postoperative pain in adults. METHODS A two-part Markov cohort model captured the pharmacoeconomic impact of MIV versus non-opioid intravenous analgesics (acetaminophen, ibuprofen, ketorolac) among a hypothetical adult cohort undergoing selected inpatient procedures and experiencing moderate-severe acute postoperative pain: Part 1 (postoperative hour 0 to discharge, cycled hourly), health states were defined by pain level. Pain transition rates, adverse event probabilities, and concomitant opioid utilization were derived from a network meta-analysis. Part 2 (discharge to week 52, cycled weekly), health states were defined by the presence/absence of pain-related readmission and opioid use disorder as determined by literature-based inputs relating to pain control outcomes. Healthcare utilization and direct medical costs were derived from an administrative claims database analysis. Primary outcomes were the incremental cost per member per month (PMPM) and cost per quality-adjusted life year (QALY) gained. Scenario, univariate, and probabilistic sensitivity analyses were conducted. The model assumed a private payer perspective in the USA (no discounting, 2019 US$). RESULTS Modeled outcomes indicated MIV was associated with lower accumulated postoperative pain, fewer adverse events, and less opioid utilization for most procedures and comparators, with longer-term outcomes also generally favoring MIV. The budget impact of MIV was - $0.028 PMPM. From a cost-effectiveness perspective, MIV had lower costs and better outcomes for all comparisons except against ketorolac in orthopedic procedures where the former was cost-effective but not cost saving ($95,925/QALY). Scenario and sensitivity analyses indicated that modeled outcomes were robust to alternative inputs and underlying input uncertainty. Differences in direct medical costs were driven by reduced costs attributable to length of stay and opioid-related adverse drug events. CONCLUSION MIV was associated with modeled clinical and economic benefits compared to commonly used non-opioid intravenous analgesics.
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- John A Carter
- Blue Point LLC, 711 Warrenville Road, Wheaton, IL, 60189-0000, USA.
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- Professor Emeritus of Anesthesiology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, USA
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Percutaneous Peripheral Nerve Stimulation (Neuromodulation) for Postoperative Pain: A Randomized, Sham-controlled Pilot Study. Anesthesiology 2021; 135:95-110. [PMID: 33856424 DOI: 10.1097/aln.0000000000003776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Percutaneous peripheral nerve stimulation is an analgesic technique involving the percutaneous implantation of a lead followed by the delivery of electric current using an external pulse generator. Percutaneous peripheral nerve stimulation has been used extensively for chronic pain, but only uncontrolled series have been published for acute postoperative pain. The current multicenter study was undertaken to (1) determine the feasibility and optimize the protocol for a subsequent clinical trial and (2) estimate the treatment effect of percutaneous peripheral nerve stimulation on postoperative pain and opioid consumption. METHODS Preoperatively, an electrical lead was percutaneously implanted to target the sciatic nerve for major foot/ankle surgery (e.g., hallux valgus correction), the femoral nerve for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, or the brachial plexus for rotator cuff repair, followed by a single injection of long-acting local anesthetic along the same nerve/plexus. Postoperatively, participants were randomized to 14 days of either electrical stimulation (n = 32) or sham stimulation (n = 34) using an external pulse generator in a double-masked fashion. The dual primary treatment effect outcome measures were (1) cumulative opioid consumption (in oral morphine equivalents) and (2) mean values of the "average" daily pain scores measured on the 0 to 10 Numeric Rating Scale within the first 7 postoperative days. RESULTS During the first 7 postoperative days, opioid consumption in participants given active stimulation was a median (interquartile range) of 5 mg (0 to 30) versus 48 mg (25 to 90) in patients given sham treatment (ratio of geometric means, 0.20 [97.5% CI, 0.07 to 0.57]; P < 0.001). During this same period, the average pain intensity in patients given active stimulation was a mean ± SD of 1.1 ± 1.1 versus 3.1 ± 1.7 in those given sham (difference, -1.8 [97.5% CI, -2.6 to -0.9]; P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Percutaneous peripheral nerve stimulation reduced pain scores and opioid requirements free of systemic side effects during at least the initial week after ambulatory orthopedic surgery. EDITOR’S PERSPECTIVE
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Chakrabarti S, Liu NJ, Gintzler AR. Relevance of Mu-Opioid Receptor Splice Variants and Plasticity of Their Signaling Sequelae to Opioid Analgesic Tolerance. Cell Mol Neurobiol 2021; 41:855-862. [PMID: 32804312 DOI: 10.1007/s10571-020-00934-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2020] [Accepted: 08/01/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Opioid dose escalation to effectively control pain is often linked to the current prescription opioid abuse epidemic. This creates social as well as medical imperatives to better understand the mechanistic underpinnings of opioid tolerance to develop interventions that minimize it, thereby maximizing the analgesic effectiveness of opioids. Profound opioid analgesic tolerance can be observed in the absence of mu-opioid receptor (MOR) downregulation, aggregate MOR G protein uncoupling, and MOR desensitization, in the absence of impaired G protein coupled receptor kinase phosphorylation, arrestin binding, or endocytosis. Thus, we have explored alternative biochemical sequelae that might better account for opioid analgesic tolerance. Our findings indicate that substantial plasticity among upstream and downstream components of opioid receptor signaling and the emergence of alternative signaling pathways are major contributors to opioid analgesic tolerance. An exemplar of this plasticity is our findings that chronic morphine upregulates the MOR variants MOR-1B2 and MOR-1C1 and phosphorylation of their C-terminal sites not present in MOR-1, events causally associated with the chronic morphine-induced shift in MOR G protein coupling from predominantly Gi/Go inhibitory to Gs-stimulatory adenylyl cyclase signaling. The unique feature(s) of these variants that underlies their susceptibility to adapting to chronic morphine by altering the nature of their G protein coupling reveals the richness and pliability of MOR signaling that is enabled by generating a wide diversity of MOR variants. Furthermore, given differential anatomical expression patterns of MOR variants, MOR splice variant-dependent adaptations to chronic morphine could enable mechanistic underpinnings of tolerance and dependence that are CNS region- and cell-specific.
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- Sumita Chakrabarti
- Department Obstetrics and Gynecology, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, 450 Clarkson Ave, Brooklyn, NY, 11203, USA
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- Department Obstetrics and Gynecology, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, 450 Clarkson Ave, Brooklyn, NY, 11203, USA
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- Department Obstetrics and Gynecology, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, 450 Clarkson Ave, Brooklyn, NY, 11203, USA.
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Ilfeld BM, Gelfand H, Dhanjal S, Hackworth R, Plunkett A, Turan A, Vijjeswarapu AM, Cohen SP, Eisenach JC, Griffith S, Hanling S, Mascha EJ, Sessler DI. Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Peripheral Nerve Stimulation: A Pragmatic Effectiveness Trial of a Nonpharmacologic Alternative for the Treatment of Postoperative Pain. PAIN MEDICINE 2021; 21:S53-S61. [PMID: 33313729 DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnaa332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Percutaneous peripheral nerve stimulation (PNS) is an analgesic modality involving the insertion of a lead through an introducer needle followed by the delivery of electric current after needle withdrawal. This modality has been used extensively to treat chronic pain, but only small series have been published involving postoperative pain. The ultimate objective of this study is to determine the postoperative effects of percutaneous PNS following moderately to severely painful ambulatory surgery within a real-world clinical practice setting. The primary hypothesis is that surgical pain and opioid consumption during the initial 7 days after surgery will be reduced by percutaneous PNS compared with usual and customary analgesia (dual primary outcome measures). DESIGN A multicenter pragmatic effectiveness trial. We are randomizing participants having painful orthopedic surgical procedures of the upper and lower extremity to receive 14 days of either 1) electrical stimulation or 2) sham in a double-masked fashion. End points are being assessed at various time points over 12 postoperative months. SUMMARY The postoperative experience will be much improved if percutaneous PNS provides potent analgesia while concurrently decreasing opioid requirements following painful surgery. Because this modality can be administered for up to 60 days at home, it may provide postoperative analgesia that outlasts surgical pain yet has relatively few risks and, unlike opioids, has no systemic side effects or potential for abuse, addiction, and overdose. Percutaneous PNS has the potential to revolutionize postoperative analgesia as it has been practiced for the past century. This study will inform key stakeholders regarding an evidence-based nonpharmacologic approach to the management of postoperative pain.
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- Brian M Ilfeld
- Department of Anesthesiology, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, California
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Naval Medical Center San Diego, San Diego, California
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Womack Army Medical Center, Fort Bragg, Fayetteville, North Carolina
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- Department of General Anesthesiology and Outcomes Research, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Columbia Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Columbia, South Carolina
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Outcomes Research, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Garduño-López AL, Acosta Nava VM, Castro Garcés L, Rascón-Martínez DM, Cuellar-Guzmán LF, Flores-Villanueva ME, Villegas-Sotelo E, Carrillo-Torres O, Vilchis-Sámano H, Calderón-Vidal M, Islas-Lagunas G, Richard Chapman C, Komann M, Meissner W, Baumbach P, Zaslansky R. Towards Better Perioperative Pain Management in Mexico: A Study in a Network of Hospitals Using Quality Improvement Methods from PAIN OUT. J Pain Res 2021; 14:415-430. [PMID: 33623424 PMCID: PMC7894852 DOI: 10.2147/jpr.s282850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2020] [Accepted: 12/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Objective This was a pre–post study in a network of hospitals in Mexico-City, Mexico. Participants developed and implemented Quality Improvement (QI) interventions addressing perioperative pain management. Methods PAIN OUT, an international QI and research network, provided tools for web-based auditing and feedback of pain management and patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in the clinical routine. Ward- and patient-level factors were evaluated with multi-level models. Change in proportion of patients reporting worst pain ≥6/10 between project phases was the primary outcome. Results Participants created locally adapted resources for teaching and pain management, available to providers in the form of a website and a special issue of a national anesthesia journal. They offered teaching to anesthesiologists, surgeons, including residents, and nurses. Information was offered to patients and families. A total of 2658 patients were audited in 9 hospitals, between July 2016 and December 2018. Participants reported that the project made them aware of the importance of: training in pain management; auditing one’s own patients to learn about PROs and that QI requires collaboration between multi-disciplinary teams. Participants reported being unaware that their patients experienced severe pain and lacked information about pain treatment options. Worst pain decreased significantly between the two project phases, as did PROs related to pain interfering with movement, taking a deep breath/coughing or sleep. The opportunity of patients receiving information about their pain treatment options increased from 44% to 77%. Conclusions Patients benefited from improved care and pain-related PROs. Clinicians appreciated gaining increased expertise in perioperative pain management and methods of QI.
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- Ana Lilia Garduño-López
- Department of Anesthesiology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición "Dr. Salvador Zubirán", Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición "Dr. Salvador Zubirán", Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición "Dr. Salvador Zubirán", Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital General Regional No. 2" Dr. Guillermo Fajardo Ortíz" IMSS (Villacoapa), Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Clínica Integral de Cirugía para la Obesidad y Enfermedades Metabólicas, Hospital General "Dr. Ruben Leñero", Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Anesthesiology Hospital General de México "Dr. Eduardo Liceaga", Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Orthopedics & Traumatology, Unidad Médica de Alta Especialidad del Hospital de Traumatología y Ortopedia Lomas Verdes (IMSS), Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Anesthesiology Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias (INER), Mexico City, Mexico
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- Pain Research Center, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
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Wang R, Wang S, Duan N, Wang Q. From Patient-Controlled Analgesia to Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Patient-Controlled Analgesia: Practices and Perspectives. Front Med (Lausanne) 2020; 7:145. [PMID: 32671076 PMCID: PMC7326064 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2020.00145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2019] [Accepted: 04/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Pain relief is a major concern for patients who have undergone surgery, and it is an eternal pursuit for anesthesiologists. However, postoperative pain management is far from satisfactory, though the past decades have witnessed great progress in the development of novel analgesics and analgesic techniques. A Cochrane systematic review showed that patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) achieved better pain relief and greater patient satisfaction than traditional “on-demand” parenteral analgesia, suggesting that it might be the manner of analgesia implementation that matters for effective postoperative pain management. A wireless intelligent PCA (Wi-PCA) system that incorporated remote monitoring, an intelligent alarm, intelligent analysis and assessment of the PCA equipment, as well as automatically recording and reserving key information functions under a wireless environment was introduced in our department in 2018. The practice showed that the Wi-PCA system significantly reduced the incidence of moderate to severe postoperative pain and relevant adverse effects, shortened hospital stays, and improved patient satisfaction with postoperative pain relief. Nevertheless, for both traditional and Wi-PCA, analgesics are only administered when pain occurs, leaving behind a realm of possibilities for better postoperative pain management. With the rapid development of machinery and deep learning algorithms, artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the mode of clinical decision making. Integrating the big data collected by state-of-the-art monitoring sensors, the Internet of Things and AI algorithms, an AI-assisted PCA (Ai-PCA) may be a promising future direction for postoperative pain management.
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- Rui Wang
- Department of Anesthesiology, Center for Brain Science, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Center for Brain Science, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Center for Brain Science, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Center for Brain Science, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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Hutchins JL, Leiman D, Minkowitz HS, Jove M, DiDonato KP, Palmer PP. An Open-Label Study of Sufentanil Sublingual Tablet 30 Mcg in Patients with Postoperative Pain. PAIN MEDICINE 2019; 19:2058-2068. [PMID: 29126259 PMCID: PMC6176750 DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnx248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Objective To evaluate sufentanil sublingual tablet 30 mcg (SST 30 mcg) for postoperative pain in an older patient population with comorbidities. Design Multicenter, open-label, single-arm study. Setting Nine hospitals across the United States. Subjects Adults aged ≥40 years who had undergone a surgical procedure. Methods Patients with a postoperative pain intensity score ≥4 on an 11-point numeric rating scale (NRS) were allowed to enter the study and receive SST 30 mcg as requested for pain (minimum 60-minute redosing interval) over the 12-hour study period. Efficacy was assessed by patient reports of pain intensity on the NRS and a five-point pain relief scale. Safety was monitored throughout the study; plasma sufentanil concentrations were also measured. The primary efficacy endpoint was the time-weighted summed pain intensity difference (SPID) to baseline over 12 hours (SPID12). Results Of the 140 patients enrolled, 69% were American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Class II or III, 44% had a body mass index (BMI) ≥30 mg/kg2, and 29% had hepatic and/or renal impairment. Average age was 54.7 years (SD = 9.9 years), and average baseline pain intensity was 6.2 (SD = 1.9). The most common surgeries were abdominal (59%) and orthopedic (20%). The mean SPID12 was 36.0 (standard error of the mean = 2.2); mean scores were similar, regardless of age, sex, race, and BMI. From baseline, mean pain intensity decreased significantly starting 30 minutes postdose, and mean pain relief increased significantly starting 15 minutes postdose, remaining relatively stable through 12 hours (P < 0.001 at each time point). Four (3%) patients discontinued due to inadequate analgesia, and 45 (32%) patients had one or more adverse events that were considered possibly or probably related to the study drug. Mean plasma sufentanil concentrations were generally similar regardless of age, sex, BMI, or organ impairment status. Conclusions SST 30 mcg was effective and well tolerated for the management of moderate-to-severe acute postoperative pain.
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- Jacob L Hutchins
- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
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- University of Texas at Houston, Houston, Texas.,HD Research Corp., Houston, Texas
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- Joint Solutions Center, Dekalb Medical Center, Decatur, Georgia
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Tran BX, Ha GH, Vu GT, Nguyen LH, Latkin CA, Nathan K, McIntyre RS, Ho CS, Tam WW, Ho RC. Indices of Change, Expectations, and Popularity of Biological Treatments for Major Depressive Disorder between 1988 and 2017: A Scientometric Analysis. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2019; 16:ijerph16132255. [PMID: 31247926 PMCID: PMC6651662 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16132255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2019] [Revised: 06/11/2019] [Accepted: 06/19/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Background. Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is the most common psychiatric disorder with high prevalence and disease burden. Biological treatments of MDD over the last several decades include a wide range of antidepressants and neurostimulation therapies. While recent meta-analyses have explored the efficacy and tolerability of antidepressants, the changing trends of biological treatments have not been evaluated. Our study measured the indices of change, expectations, and popularity of biological treatments of MDD between 1988 and 2017. Methods. We performed a scientometric analysis to identify all relevant publications related to biological treatments of MDD from 1988 to 2017. We searched the Web of Science websites for publications from 1 January 1988 to 31 December 2017. We included publications of fluoxetine, paroxetine, citalopram, sertraline, amitriptyline, fluvoxamine, escitalopram, venlafaxine, duloxetine, milnacipran, desvenlafaxine, levomilnacipran, clomipramine, nortriptyline, bupropion, trazodone, nefazodone, mirtazapine, agomelatine, vortioxetine, vilazodone, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), vagus nerve stimulation (VNS), deep brain stimulation (DBS), and transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS). We excluded grey literature, conference proceedings, books/book chapters, and publications with low quality as well as publications not related to medicine or human health. The primary outcomes assessed were indices of change, expectations, and popularity. Results. Of 489,496 publications identified, we included 355,116 publications in this scientometric analysis. For the index of change, fluoxetine, sertraline and ECT demonstrated a positive index of change in 6 consecutive periods. Other neurostimulation therapies including rTMS, VNS, DBS and tDCS had shown a positive index of change since 1998. We calculated the index of change of popularity index (PI), which indicates that from 2013 to 2017, the number of publications on tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) and monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) were reduced by 85.0% and 81.3% respectively, as compared with the period 2008–2012. For the index of expectation, fluoxetine and ECT showed the highest index of expectations in six consecutive periods and remained the highest in 2013–2017. For popularity, the three antidepressants with highest PI were fluoxetine (4.01), paroxetine (2.09), and sertraline (1.66); the three antidepressants with lowest PI were desvenlafaxine (0.08), vilazodone (0.04) and levomilnacipran (0.03). Among neurostimulation therapies, ECT has the highest PI (2.55), and tDCS the lowest PI (0.14). The PI of SSRI remained the highest among all biological treatments of MDD in 2013–2017. In contrast, the PI of ECT was reduced by approximately 50% during the period 2008 to2012 than that in the period 2013 to 2017. Conclusions. This scientometric analysis represents comprehensive evidence on the popularity and change in prospects of biological treatments for MDD from 1988 to 2017. The popularity of SSRI peaked between 1998 and 2002, when their efficacy, tolerability and safety profile allowed them to replace the TCAs and MAOIs. While the newer neurostimulation therapies are gaining momentum, the popularity of ECT has sustained.
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- Bach X Tran
- Institute for Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
- Vietnam Young Physicians' Association, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
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- Institute for Global Health Innovations, Duy Tan University, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
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- Center of Excellence in Evidence-Based Medicine, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Ho Chi Minh City 70000, Vietnam
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- Center of Excellence in Behavioral Medicine, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Ho Chi Minh City 70000, Vietnam
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- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Stanford University School of Medicine, 291 Campus Drive, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
- Mood Disorders Psychopharmacology Unit, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5G 2C4, Canada
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5T 1R8, Canada
- Department of Toxicology and Pharmacology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, National University Health System, Singapore 119228, Singapore
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- Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119077, Singapore
- Center of Excellence in Evidence-Based Medicine, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Ho Chi Minh City 70000, Vietnam
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119228, Singapore.
- Institute for Health Innovation and Technology (iHealthtech), National University of Singapore, Singapore 117599, Singapore.
- Center of Excellence in Behavioral Medicine, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Ho Chi Minh City 70000, Vietnam.
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Topical Analgesia with Lidocaine Plus Diclofenac Decreases Pain in Benign Anorectal Surgery: Randomized, Double-blind, and Controlled Clinical Trial. Clin Transl Gastroenterol 2018; 9:210. [PMID: 30467335 PMCID: PMC6250696 DOI: 10.1038/s41424-018-0075-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2018] [Revised: 10/05/2018] [Accepted: 10/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a topical formulation containing lidocaine plus diclofenac (CLIFE1) compared to lidocaine (CLIFE2), to decrease pain in benign anorectal surgery (BARS) to date not evaluated. More than 50% of patients undergoing BARS, especially hemorrhoidectomy, suffer from moderate and severe postoperative pain. This remains an unresolved problem that could be addressed with the new CLIFE1 topical treatment. METHODS A multicenter, randomized double-blind, active-controlled parallel-group superiority trial, was conducted in two Spanish hospitals. Patients undergoing BARS (hemorrhoids, anal fistula and anal fissure) were randomized at the end of surgery at a 1:1 ratio to receive first dose either CLIFE1 (n = 60) or CLIFE2 (n = 60) anorectal topical treatment, and after every 12 h for the first three postoperative days and once a day from the fourth to sixth. The primary outcome was average of pain decrease after topical treatment, measured with visual analogue scale (VAS) by the patients themselves, the evening in the surgery day and four times daily for the first three postoperative days. RESULTS The results of 120 patients included out of 150 selected undergoing BARS show a decrease in pain after CLIFE1 topical treatment (7.47 ± 13.09) greater than with CLIFE2 (4.38 ± 6.75), difference -3.21 95% CI (-5.75; -0.68), p = 0.008, decreasing significantly postoperative pain ( ≥ 9 mm, VAS) in 35% of patients undergoing benign anorectal surgery, compared to 18.33 % treated with lidocaine. CONCLUSIONS The CLIFE1 topical treatment shows better analgesic efficacy than CLIFE2 in BARS.
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López-Cedrún J, Videla S, Burgueño M, Juárez I, Aboul-Hosn S, Martín-Granizo R, Grau J, Puche M, Gil-Diez JL, Hueto JA, Vaqué A, Sust M, Plata-Salamán C, Monner A. Co-crystal of Tramadol-Celecoxib in Patients with Moderate to Severe Acute Post-surgical Oral Pain: A Dose-Finding, Randomised, Double-Blind, Placebo- and Active-Controlled, Multicentre, Phase II Trial. Drugs R D 2018; 18:137-148. [PMID: 29799099 PMCID: PMC5995791 DOI: 10.1007/s40268-018-0235-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Background Co-crystal of tramadol–celecoxib (CTC), containing equimolar quantities of the active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) tramadol and celecoxib (100 mg CTC = 44 mg rac–tramadol hydrochloride and 56 mg celecoxib), is a novel API-API co-crystal for the treatment of pain. We aimed to establish the effective dose of CTC for treating acute pain following oral surgery. Methods A dose-finding, double-blind, randomised, placebo- and active-controlled, multicentre (nine Spanish hospitals), phase II study (EudraCT number: 2011-002778-21) was performed in male and female patients aged ≥ 18 years experiencing moderate to severe pain following extraction of two or more impacted third molars requiring bone removal. Eligible patients were randomised via a computer-generated list to receive one of six single-dose treatments (CTC 50, 100, 150, 200 mg; tramadol 100 mg; and placebo). The primary efficacy endpoint was the sum of pain intensity difference (SPID) over 8 h assessed in the per-protocol population. Results Between 10 February 2012 and 13 February 2013, 334 patients were randomised and received study treatment: 50 mg (n = 55), 100 mg (n = 53), 150 mg (n = 57), or 200 mg (n = 57) of CTC, 100 mg tramadol (n = 58), or placebo (n = 54). CTC 100, 150, and 200 mg showed significantly higher efficacy compared with placebo and/or tramadol in all measures: SPID (0–8 h) (mean [standard deviation]): − 90 (234), − 139 (227), − 173 (224), 71 (213), and 22 (228), respectively. The proportion of patients experiencing treatment-emergent adverse events was lower in the 50 (12.7% [n = 7]), 100 (11.3% [n = 6]), and 150 (15.8% [n = 9]) mg CTC groups, and similar in the 200 mg (29.8% [n = 17]) CTC group, compared with the tramadol group (29.3% [n = 17]), with nausea, dizziness, and vomiting the most frequent events. Conclusion Significant improvement in the benefit–risk ratio was observed for CTC (doses ≥ 100 mg) over tramadol and placebo in the treatment of acute pain following oral surgery. Funding Laboratorios del Dr. Esteve, S.A.U.
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- José López-Cedrún
- Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain
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- Clinical Investigation Department, Laboratorios del Dr. Esteve, S.A.U., Av Mare de Déu de Montserrat 221, 08041, Barcelona, Spain. .,Clinical Research Support Unit, Clinical Pharmacology Department, Bellvitge University Hospital/IDIBELL, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Maxillofacial Surgery Unit, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Hospital Plató, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Hospital General de Granollers, Granollers, Spain
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- Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Hospital Clínico de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Hospital Universitario La Princesa, Madrid, Spain
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- Maxillofacial Surgery Unit, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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- Clinical Investigation Department, Laboratorios del Dr. Esteve, S.A.U., Av Mare de Déu de Montserrat 221, 08041, Barcelona, Spain
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- Clinical Investigation Department, Laboratorios del Dr. Esteve, S.A.U., Av Mare de Déu de Montserrat 221, 08041, Barcelona, Spain
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- Clinical Investigation Department, Laboratorios del Dr. Esteve, S.A.U., Av Mare de Déu de Montserrat 221, 08041, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain
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Shipton EE, Bate F, Garrick R, Steketee C, Shipton EA, Visser EJ. Systematic Review of Pain Medicine Content, Teaching, and Assessment in Medical School Curricula Internationally. Pain Ther 2018; 7:139-161. [PMID: 30058045 PMCID: PMC6251835 DOI: 10.1007/s40122-018-0103-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Introduction Pain management is a major health care challenge in terms of the significant prevalence of pain and the negative consequences of poor management. Consequently, there have been international calls to improve pain medicine education for medical students. This systematic review examines the literature on pain medicine education at medical schools internationally, with a particular interest in studies that make reference to: a defined pain medicine curriculum, specific pain medicine learning objectives, dedicated pain education modules, core pain topics, medical specialties that teach pain medicine, elective study opportunities, hours allocated to teaching pain medicine during the curriculum, the status of pain medicine in the curriculum (compulsory or optional), as well as teaching, learning, and assessment methods. Methods A systematic review was undertaken of relevant studies on pain medicine education for medical students published between January 1987 and May 2018 using PubMed, Medline, Excerpta Medica database (EMBASE), Education Resources Information Center (ERIC), and Google Scholar, and Best Evidence Medical Education (BEME) data bases. Results Fourteen studies met the inclusion criteria. Evaluation of pain medicine curricula has been undertaken at 383 medical schools in Australia, New Zealand, the United States of America (USA), Canada, the United Kingdom (UK), and Europe. Pain medicine was mostly incorporated into medical courses such as anaesthesia or pharmacology, rather than presented as a dedicated pain medicine module. Ninety-six percent of medical schools in the UK and USA, and nearly 80% of medical schools in Europe had no compulsory dedicated teaching in pain medicine. On average, the median number of hours of pain content in the entire curriculum was 20 in Canada (2009), 20 in Australia and New Zealand (2018), 13 in the UK (2011), 12 in Europe (2012/2013), and 11 in the USA (2009). Neurophysiology and pharmacology pain topics were given priority by medical schools in all countries. Lectures, seminars, and case-based instruction were the teaching methods most commonly employed. When it was undertaken, medical schools mostly assessed student competency in pain medicine using written examinations rather than clinical assessments. Conclusions This systematic review has revealed that pain medicine education at medical schools internationally does not adequately respond to societal needs in terms of the prevalence and public health impact of inadequately managed pain. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1007/s40122-018-0103-z) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Elspeth E Shipton
- School of Medicine, University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle, Australia
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- School of Medicine, University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle, Australia
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- School of Medicine, University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle, Australia
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- The Learning and Teaching Office, University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle, Australia
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- Department of Anaesthesia, University of Otago Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand.
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- School of Medicine, University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle, Australia
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Nyirigira G, Wilson RA, VanDenKerkhof EG, Goldstein DH, Twagirumugabe T, Mahaffey R, Parlow J, Johnson AP. Barriers and facilitators to postoperative pain management in Rwanda from the perspective of health care providers: A contextualization of the theory of planned behavior. Can J Pain 2018; 2:87-102. [PMID: 35005369 PMCID: PMC8730569 DOI: 10.1080/24740527.2018.1451251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2017] [Revised: 12/21/2017] [Accepted: 03/08/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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AIMS Identify opportunities to improve knowledge translation for post-operative pain management in Rwanda by exploring clinician and environmental factors affecting this practice. METHODS The theory of planned behavior (TPB) guided development of a questionnaire to measure intent to assess and treat postoperative pain. Focus groups and individual interviews were used to contextualize the final questionnaire and generate questions related to pain management practice. Health care providers from two Rwandan teaching hospitals involved in postoperative pain management completed the TPB questionnaire in May 2015. TPB subscale scores were analyzed to identify demographic and practice characteristics associated with intention to treat pain. The general linear model was used to test effect of attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived control on behavioral intent to treat pain. RESULTS Forty-six percent of participants (N = 131) had training in acute pain management, 56% used a pain protocol, and 74% used pain scales. Tramadol (78%), morphine (79%), and paracetamol (75%) were used most often to treat pain. Drug availability was the most frequently reported barrier to treating pain. Though intention to treat pain was high, only attitudes and perceived control about assessing pain were associated with intention to treat pain. The theme of fear of the adverse effects of pain medications was consistent across focus groups and interviews in both sites. CONCLUSIONS System and knowledge barriers exist: interventions to address these barriers may lead to improved postoperative pain care. Further validation of the TPB questionnaire is required to address cultural and language factors specific to the Rwandan context.
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- Gaston Nyirigira
- Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain, Butare University Teaching Hospital, Butare, Rwanda
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- School of Nursing, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Queen’s University, Kingston Health Sciences Centre, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Nursing, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Queen’s University, Kingston Health Sciences Centre, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Queen’s University, Kingston Health Sciences Centre, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Anesthesiology, Brockville General Hospital, Brockville, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Queen’s University, Kingston Health Sciences Centre, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Queen’s University, Kingston Health Sciences Centre, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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Zaslansky R, Meissner W, Chapman CR. Pain after orthopaedic surgery: differences in patient reported outcomes in the United States vs internationally. An observational study from the PAIN OUT dataset. Br J Anaesth 2018; 120:790-797. [PMID: 29576119 DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2017.11.109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2017] [Revised: 11/06/2017] [Accepted: 11/17/2017] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND A previous PAIN OUT study found that American orthopaedic-surgical patients rated 'worst pain' higher than did similar European patients. This study aims to confirm these findings in a larger, international patient sample, explore whether risk factors for greater postoperative pain exist disproportionately in the American population, and confirm the findings for one procedure. METHODS Surveyors collected patient reported outcomes (PROs) and perioperative pain management practices using PAIN OUT methodology. Most PROs used 11-point numerical rating scales (0=null, 10=worst possible). Risk factors included: female gender, younger age, high BMI, chronic pain, and opioid use before surgery. Initial analysis used a mixed patient cohort. A secondary analysis used only patients undergoing total knee replacement (TKR). Inference was based primarily on effect size using Cohen's d. RESULTS 13,770 patients in 13 European and non-European countries (international ) and 564 patients from the United States (US) contributed data on the 1st postoperative day. Three of 11 PROs differed between the cohorts: 'worst pain' {US 7.5 (2.5) vs international 5.6 (2.8); d=0.66 [confidence interval (CI) 0.58-0.75]}; proportion 'receiving information about treatment options' [US 0.86 vs international 0.66; d=0.53 (CI 0.39-0.66)]; reporting adverse effects and their severity [US 0.87 vs international 0.73; d=0.52 (CI 0.38-0.66)]. Risk factors did not differ between the two cohorts. PROs and management patterns in TKR patients were similar to the mixed cohort. CONCLUSIONS Three PROs differed between international and US patients, with higher 'worst pain' for US patients. Neither risk factors, nor patient mix accounted for the observed differences for 'worst pain'. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION NCT 02083835.
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- R Zaslansky
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, University Hospital Jena, Jena, Germany.
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, University Hospital Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Pain Research Centre, Department of Anaesthesiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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Sharma NK, Olotu B, Mathew A, Waitman LR, Rasu R. Lumbar Spine Surgeries and Medication Usage During Hospital Stay: One-Center Perspective. Hosp Pharm 2017; 52:774-780. [PMID: 29276258 DOI: 10.1177/0018578717737431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Background: Pain after spine surgery is usually managed with opioid and nonopioids. The rate of lumbar spine surgeries (LSS) is rising, but current practices on LSS are not known. A current trend in LSS and medication usage by age group is needed to gain a better understanding of how LSS and its pain management vary by age. Objective: The aim of this study was to report current practices of LSS of discectomy, laminectomy, and fusion in patients aged 18 and older and to gain an understanding of medication use for management of LSS. Methods: This retrospective study analyzed data of the University of Kansas Medical Center from 2007 to 2014 of patients (>18 years of age) undergoing laminectomy, discectomy, and fusion. Results: A total of 19 463 patients underwent LSS between 2007 and 2014 at Kansas University hospital. For the purpose of this study, 3115 patients' medical records were observed. A 50% increase in LSS between 2007 and 2014 was noted. Specifically, more than 2-fold increase in LSS was observed in patients aged 65 years and older. Among those aged 65 years and older, laminectomy was the most commonly performed surgery (69.6%) while discectomy was the most common surgery performed among those aged 18 to 34 (82.9%) and those aged 35 to 44 (72%). The medication use also increased with a highest usage in opioids alone (55%), followed by opioids combined with other analgesics (42.7%), regardless of lumbar surgery type or age. Conclusion: The information of increase in both LSS and the medication usage over the 7 years can be used to gain a better understanding of quality, expenditure, and outcomes following LSS. This knowledge may help health care providers plan patient care and rehabilitation services for older adults, as the trajectory of lumbar spine surgery is likely to rise with growing prevalence of older adults. The information regarding increased opioid utilization may also help clinicians to refine opioid usage and consider alternative approaches to manage acute postoperative pain, in light of the current concerns related to overutilization of opioids.
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- Neena K Sharma
- University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- West Coast University, Los Angeles, CA, USA.,University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA
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Poonai N, Canton K, Ali S, Hendrikx S, Shah A, Miller M, Joubert G, Rieder M, Hartling L. Intranasal ketamine for procedural sedation and analgesia in children: A systematic review. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0173253. [PMID: 28319161 PMCID: PMC5358746 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0173253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2017] [Accepted: 02/04/2017] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Ketamine is commonly used for procedural sedation and analgesia (PSA) in children. Evidence suggests it can be administered intranasally (IN). We sought to review the evidence for IN ketamine for PSA in children. METHODS We performed a systematic review of randomized trials of IN ketamine in PSA that reported any sedation-related outcome in children 0 to 19 years. Trials were identified through electronic searches of MEDLINE (1946-2016), EMBASE (1947-2016), Google Scholar (2016), CINAHL (1981-2016), The Cochrane Library (2016), Web of Science (2016), Scopus (2016), clinical trial registries, and conference proceedings (2000-2016) without language restrictions. The methodological qualities of studies and the overall quality of evidence were evaluated using the Cochrane Collaboration's Risk of Bias tool, and the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) system, respectively. RESULTS The review included 7 studies (n = 264) of children ranging from 0 to 14 years. Heterogeneity in study design precluded meta-analysis. Most studies were associated with a low or unclear risk of bias and outcome-specific ratings for quality of evidence were low or very low. In four of seven studies, IN ketamine provided superior sedation to comparators and resulted in adequate sedation for 148/175 (85%) of participants. Vomiting was the most common adverse effect; reported by 9/91 (10%) of participants. CONCLUSIONS IN ketamine administration is well tolerated and without serious adverse effects. Although most participants were deemed adequately sedated with IN ketamine, effectiveness of sedation with respect to superiority over comparators was inconsistent, precluding a recommendation for PSA in children.
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- Naveen Poonai
- Department of Pediatrics, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, Ontario, Canada
- Division of Emergency Medicine, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada
- Children's Health Research Institute, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Emergency Medicine, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Women and Children’s Health Research Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Emergency Medicine, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, Ontario, Canada
- Children's Health Research Institute, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, Ontario, Canada
- Division of Emergency Medicine, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada
- Children's Health Research Institute, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, Ontario, Canada
- Children's Health Research Institute, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Alberta Research Centre for Health Evidence, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
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Morrison RS, Dickman E, Hwang U, Akhtar S, Ferguson T, Huang J, Jeng CL, Nelson BP, Rosenblatt MA, Silverstein JH, Strayer RJ, Torrillo TM, Todd KH. Regional Nerve Blocks Improve Pain and Functional Outcomes in Hip Fracture: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Am Geriatr Soc 2016; 64:2433-2439. [PMID: 27787895 DOI: 10.1111/jgs.14386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To compared outcomes of regional nerve blocks with those of standard analgesics after hip fracture. DESIGN Multisite randomized controlled trial from April 2009 to March 2013. SETTING Three New York hospitals. PARTICIPANTS Individuals with hip fracture (N = 161). INTERVENTION Participants were randomized to receive an ultrasound-guided, single-injection, femoral nerve block administered by emergency physicians at emergency department (ED) admission followed by placement of a continuous fascia iliaca block by anesthesiologists within 24 hours (n = 79) or conventional analgesics (n = 82). MEASUREMENTS Pain (0-10 scale), distance walked on Postoperative Day (POD) 3, walking ability 6 weeks after discharge, opioid side effects. RESULTS Pain scores 2 hours after ED presentation favored the intervention group over controls (3.5 vs 5.3, P = .002). Pain scores on POD 3 were significantly better for the intervention than the control group for pain at rest (2.9 vs 3.8, P = .005), with transfers out of bed (4.7 vs 5.9, P = .005), and with walking (4.1 vs 4.8, P = .002). Intervention participants walked significantly further than controls in 2 minutes on POD 3 (170.6 feet, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 109.3-232 vs 100.0 feet, 95% CI = 65.1-134.9; P = .04). At 6 weeks, intervention participants reported better walking and stair climbing ability (mean Functional Independence Measure locomotion score of 10.3 (95% CI = 9.6-11.0) vs 9.1 (95% CI = 8.2-10.0), P = .04). Intervention participants were significantly less likely to report opioid side effects (3% vs 12.4%, P = .03) and required 33% to 40% fewer parenteral morphine sulfate equivalents. CONCLUSION Femoral nerve blocks performed by emergency physicians followed by continuous fascia iliaca blocks placed by anesthesiologists are feasible and result in superior outcomes.
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- R Sean Morrison
- Department of Anesthesia, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City, New York.,Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City, New York.,James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, New York
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- Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City, New York.,James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, New York.,Department of Emergency Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City, New York
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- Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City, New York
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City, New York
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- Department of Anesthesia, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City, New York.,Department of Orthopedics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City, New York
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City, New York
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- Department of Anesthesia, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City, New York
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- Department of Anesthesia, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City, New York
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City, New York
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- Department of Anesthesia, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City, New York
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- Mount Sinai Beth Israel, New York City, New York.,University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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Standardising analgesic administration for nurses: a prospective intervention study. Int J Clin Pharm 2016; 38:1497-1504. [PMID: 27655311 DOI: 10.1007/s11096-016-0311-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2015] [Accepted: 04/27/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Background Uncontrolled pain reduces quality of life, delays recovery from surgery and can potentially contribute to the development of chronic pain. Strategies to improve pain management are desirable in view of these detrimental outcomes, yet frequently they are predominately medically based despite nurses playing key roles in pain assessment and analgesic administration. Objective To develop an algorithm-based guidance addressing nurses' pain assessment and analgesic administration and investigating its impact on quality of pain management. Setting Two orthopaedic units in a university hospital. Method An interdisciplinary expert panel consisting of physicians, nurses and clinical pharmacists developed an algorithm-based guidance in analgesic administration for nurses. The guidance was based on current guidelines addressing the appropriate use of analgesics. In a prospective intervention study, clinical pharmacists acted as independent monitors who assessed nurses' pain assessment and analgesic administration before (control period: usual care without any further support) and after implementation of the algorithm-based guidance (intervention period). We evaluated patient-nurse contacts for guideline adherence. We predefined guideline adherence (main outcome) as fulfilling all three of the following criteria: (A) nurses' pain intensity assessment, (B) their assessment of the patients' need for analgesics, and (C) analgesic administration depending on patients' individual pain intensity (including choice of prescribed analgesics). Main outcome measure Adherence to pain management guidelines. Results We analysed 706 patient-nurse contacts with 162 patients in the control and 748 contacts with 168 patients in the intervention period. Without support, guidelines were followed in 6 % of the patient contacts. We achieved an increase to 54 % (p < 0.001) after guidance implementation (main outcome). Guideline adherence decreased with rising pain intensity (slope coefficient -0.763, p < 0.001). Conclusion Especially in patients suffering from severe pain, current guidelines were not strictly followed by nurses when administering analgesics. Guideline adherence improved eightfold by implementing an algorithm-based guidance.
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Kuusniemi K, Pöyhiä R. Present-day challenges and future solutions in postoperative pain management: results from PainForum 2014. J Pain Res 2016; 9:25-36. [PMID: 26893579 PMCID: PMC4745947 DOI: 10.2147/jpr.s92502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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This paper is a summary of presentations on postoperative pain control by the authors at the 2014 PainForum meeting in People's Republic of China. Postoperative pain is often untreated or undertreated and may lead to subsequent chronic pain syndromes. As more procedures migrate to the outpatient setting, postoperative pain control will become increasingly more challenging. Evidence-based guidelines for postoperative pain control recommend pain assessment using validated tools on a consistent basis. In this regard, consistency may be more important than the specific tool selected. Many hospitals have introduced a multidisciplinary acute pain service (APS), which has been associated with improved patient satisfaction and fewer adverse events. Patient education is an important component of postoperative pain control, which may be most effective when clinicians chose a multimodal approach, such as paracetamol (acetaminophen) and opioids. Opioids are a mainstay of postoperative pain control but require careful monitoring and management of side effects, such as nausea, vomiting, dizziness, and somnolence. Opioids may be administered using patient-controlled analgesia systems. Protocols for postoperative pain control can be very helpful to establish benchmarks for pain management and assure that clinicians adhere to evidence-based standards. The future of postoperative pain control around the world will likely involve more and better established APSs and greater communication between patients and clinicians about postoperative pain. The changes necessary to implement and move forward with APSs is not a single step but rather one of continuous improvement and ongoing change.
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- Department of Palliative Medicine and Oncology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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Kissin I. Scientometrics of drug discovery efforts: pain-related molecular targets. DRUG DESIGN DEVELOPMENT AND THERAPY 2015; 9:3393-404. [PMID: 26170624 PMCID: PMC4492640 DOI: 10.2147/dddt.s85633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The aim of this study was to make a scientometric assessment of drug discovery efforts centered on pain-related molecular targets. The following scientometric indices were used: the popularity index, representing the share of articles (or patents) on a specific topic among all articles (or patents) on pain over the same 5-year period; the index of change, representing the change in the number of articles (or patents) on a topic from one 5-year period to the next; the index of expectations, representing the ratio of the number of all types of articles on a topic in the top 20 journals relative to the number of articles in all (>5,000) biomedical journals covered by PubMed over a 5-year period; the total number of articles representing Phase I–III trials of investigational drugs over a 5-year period; and the trial balance index, a ratio of Phase I–II publications to Phase III publications. Articles (PubMed database) and patents (US Patent and Trademark Office database) on 17 topics related to pain mechanisms were assessed during six 5-year periods from 1984 to 2013. During the most recent 5-year period (2009–2013), seven of 17 topics have demonstrated high research activity (purinergic receptors, serotonin, transient receptor potential channels, cytokines, gamma aminobutyric acid, glutamate, and protein kinases). However, even with these seven topics, the index of expectations decreased or did not change compared with the 2004–2008 period. In addition, publications representing Phase I–III trials of investigational drugs (2009–2013) did not indicate great enthusiasm on the part of the pharmaceutical industry regarding drugs specifically designed for treatment of pain. A promising development related to the new tool of molecular targeting, ie, monoclonal antibodies, for pain treatment has not yet resulted in real success. This approach has not yet demonstrated clinical effectiveness (at least with nerve growth factor) much beyond conventional analgesics, when its potential cost is more than an order of magnitude higher than that of conventional treatments. This scientometric assessment demonstrated a lack of real breakthrough developments.
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- Igor Kissin
- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Vlassakov KV, Kissin I. A quest to increase safety of anesthetics by advancements in anesthesia monitoring: scientometric analysis. DRUG DESIGN DEVELOPMENT AND THERAPY 2015; 9:2599-608. [PMID: 26005336 PMCID: PMC4433046 DOI: 10.2147/dddt.s81013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The aim of this study was to assess progress in the field of anesthesia monitoring over the past 40 years using scientometric analysis. The following scientometric indexes were used: popularity indexes (general and specific), representing the proportion of articles on either a topic relative to all articles in the field of anesthetics (general popularity index, GPI) or the subfield of anesthesia monitoring (specific popularity index, SPI); index of change (IC), representing the degree of growth in publications on a topic from one period to the next; and index of expectations (IE), representing the ratio of the number of articles on a topic in the top 20 journals relative to the number of articles in all (>5,000) biomedical journals covered by PubMed. Publications on 33 anesthesia-monitoring topics were assessed. Our analysis showed that over the past 40 years, the rate of rise in the number of articles on anesthesia monitoring was exponential, with an increase of more than eleven-fold, from 296 articles over the 5-year period 1974–1978 to 3,394 articles for 2009–2013. This rise profoundly exceeded the rate of rise of the number of articles on general anesthetics. The difference was especially evident with the comparison of the related GPIs: stable growth of the GPI for anesthesia monitoring vs constant decline in the GPI for general anesthetics. By the 2009–2013 period, among specific monitoring topics introduced after 1980, the SPI index had a meaningful magnitude (≥1.5) in 9 of 24 topics: Bispectral Index (7.8), Transesophageal Echocardiography (4.2), Electromyography (2.8), Pulse Oximetry (2.4), Entropy (2.3), Train-of-four (2.3), Capnography (1.9), Pulse Contour (1.9), and Electrical Nerve Stimulation for neuromuscular monitoring (1.6). Only one of these topics (Pulse Contour) demonstrated (in 2009–2013) high values for both IC and IE indexes (76 and 16.9, respectively), indicating significant recent progress. We suggest that rapid growth in the field of anesthetic monitoring was one of the most important developments to compensate for the intrinsically low margins of safety of anesthetic agents.
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- Kamen V Vlassakov
- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Lirk P, Fiegl H, Weber NC, Hollmann MW. Epigenetics in the perioperative period. Br J Pharmacol 2015; 172:2748-55. [PMID: 25073649 DOI: 10.1111/bph.12865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2014] [Revised: 07/13/2014] [Accepted: 07/18/2014] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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The perioperative period is characterized by profound changes in the body's homoeostatic processes. This review seeks to address whether epigenetic mechanisms may influence an individual's reaction to surgery and anaesthesia. Evidence from animal and human studies suggests that epigenetic mechanisms can explain many facets of susceptibility to acute and chronic pain, making them potential therapeutic targets. Modern pain management is still based upon opiates, and both the developmental expression of opioid receptors and opioid-induced hyperalgesia have been linked to epigenetic mechanisms. In general, opiates seem to increase global DNA methylation levels. This is in contrast to local anaesthetics, which have been ascribed a global demethylating effect. Even though no direct investigations have been carried out, the potential influence of epigenetics on the inflammatory response that follows surgery seems a promising area for research. There is a considerable body of evidence that supports the involvement of epigenetics in the complex process of wound healing. Epigenetics is an important emerging research topic in perioperative medicine, with a huge potential to positively influence patient outcome.
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- P Lirk
- Department of Anaesthesiology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Friedrichsdorf SJ, Postier A, Eull D, Weidner C, Foster L, Gilbert M, Campbell F. Pain Outcomes in a US Children's Hospital: A Prospective Cross-Sectional Survey. Hosp Pediatr 2015; 5:18-26. [PMID: 25554755 DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2014-0084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Pain in hospitalized children may be underrecognized and undertreated. The objective of this survey was to benchmark pain prevalence, intensity, assessment, and pharmacologic as well as integrative treatment of pain in inpatients in a US children's hospital. METHODS This was a single-day, cross-sectional survey and electronic medical record review of inpatients who received medical care at a pediatric hospital. Inpatients and emergency department patients were asked to report their experience with pain and its management during the previous 24 hours. RESULTS Of 279 inpatients listed on the morning census, 178 children and parents were located and completed the survey. Seventy-six percent had experienced pain during the previous 24 hours, usually acute or procedural pain, 12% of whom possibly suffered from chronic pain. Twenty percent of all children surveyed experienced moderate and 30% severe pain in that time period. The worst pain reported by patients was caused by needle pokes (40%), followed by trauma/injury (34%). Children and their parents rated 5 integrative, nonpharmacologic modalities as more effective than medications. Pain assessments and management were documented in the medical record for 58% of patients covering the 24-hour period before the morning census. The most commonly prescribed analgesics were acetaminophen, morphine, and ibuprofen. CONCLUSIONS Despite existing hospital policies and a pain consult team, significant room for improvement in pain management was identified. A hospital-wide, 3-year Lean quality improvement initiative on reducing pain was commenced as a result of this survey.
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- Stefan J Friedrichsdorf
- Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota; University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota;
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- Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada; and University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Vlassakov KV, Kissin I. Scientometrics of anesthetic drugs and their techniques of administration, 1984-2013. DRUG DESIGN DEVELOPMENT AND THERAPY 2014; 8:2463-73. [PMID: 25525336 PMCID: PMC4267516 DOI: 10.2147/dddt.s73862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The aim of this study was to assess progress in the field of anesthetic drugs over the past 30 years using scientometric indices: popularity indices (general and specific), representing the proportion of articles on a drug relative to all articles in the field of anesthetics (general index) or the subfield of a specific class of anesthetics (specific index); index of change, representing the degree of growth in publications on a topic from one period to the next; index of expectations, representing the ratio of the number of articles on a topic in the top 20 journals relative to the number of articles in all (>5,000) biomedical journals covered by PubMed; and index of ultimate success, representing a publication outcome when a new drug takes the place of a common drug previously used for the same purpose. Publications on 58 topics were assessed during six 5-year periods from 1984 to 2013. Our analysis showed that during 2009–2013, out of seven anesthetics with a high general popularity index (≥2.0), only two were introduced after 1980, ie, the inhaled anesthetic sevoflurane and the local anesthetic ropivacaine; however, only sevoflurane had a high index of expectations (12.1). Among anesthetic adjuncts, in 2009–2013, only one agent, sugammadex, had both an extremely high index of change (>100) and a high index of expectations (25.0), reflecting the novelty of its mechanism of action. The index of ultimate success was positive with three anesthetics, ie, lidocaine, isoflurane, and propofol, all of which were introduced much longer than 30 years ago. For the past 30 years, there were no new anesthetics that have produced changes in scientometric indices indicating real progress.
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- Kamen V Vlassakov
- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Kissin I. Scientometric assessment of drugs for chronic pain, 1979-2013: rapid growth of publications, paucity of successful drugs. J Pain Res 2014; 7:505-14. [PMID: 25187736 PMCID: PMC4149448 DOI: 10.2147/jpr.s67479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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The aim of this study was to find signs of progress in the pharmacotherapy of chronic pain over the past 35 years using scientometric analysis. The following scientometric indices were used: 1) popularity index, representing the share of articles on a specific drug(s) relative to all articles in the field of chronic pain; 2) index of change, representing the degree of growth in publications on a topic from one period to the next; 3) index of expectations, representing the ratio of the number of articles on a topic in the top 20 journals relative to the number of articles in all (>5,000) biomedical journals covered by PubMed; and 4) index of ultimate success, representing a publication outcome when a new drug takes the place of a common drug previously used for the same purpose. Publications on 55 drugs used in the treatment of chronic pain were assessed during seven 5-year periods, from 1979 to 2013. The rate of rise in the number of publications on chronic pain was exponential, with an increase of nearly ninefold from 2,346 articles over the 5-year period 1979–1983 to 21,095 articles in 2009–2013. However, despite this huge increase in publications, our scientometric analysis did not reveal signs of really successful drugs in this field. For the 2009–2013 period, the popularity index had a meaningful magnitude (from 0.5–2.8) for only 13 of 55 drugs. Five of them were opioids, including morphine, which had the highest index value of all drugs (2.8). None of the drugs had a high index of expectations in 2009–2013. The index of ultimate success was positive only with triptans in the relatively limited area of acute treatment of migraine. As a result, despite rapid growth in the number of publications, our scientometric analysis did not reveal signs of substantial progress in the field of pharmacotherapy for chronic pain.
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- Igor Kissin
- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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