Objectives Inadequate postoperative pain control is common and is associated with poor clinical outcomes. This study aimed to identify preoperative predictors of poor postoperative pain control in adults undergoing inpatient surgery.
M. M. Yang +6 more
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Background Pre-existing chronic pain has been associated with severe postoperative pain. In this study, we sought to prospectively analyse the association between the duration of chronic low back pain and the intensity of acute postoperative pain after ...
Mei-ping Qian +3 more
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Trauma and acute care surgeons report prescribing less opioids over time. [PDF]
IntroductionConfronted with the opioid epidemic, surgeons must play a larger role to reduce risk of opioid abuse while managing acute pain. Having a better understanding of the beliefs and practices of trauma and acute care surgeons regarding discharge ...
Anderson, Jamie E +2 more
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Propionibacterium acnes infections in patients with idiopathic scoliosis: a case-control study and review of the literature. [PDF]
Purpose:Surgical site infection (SSI) caused by Propionibacterium acnes is an infrequent but devastating complication after spinal fusion. The purpose of this study was to identify risk factors for SSI with Propionibacterium acnes after spinal fusion for
Blanco, J +6 more
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Acute Postoperative Pain Is Associated With Myocardial Injury After Noncardiac Surgery
BACKGROUND: Uncontrolled pain after noncardiac surgery activates the sympathetic nervous system, which causes tachycardia, hypertension, and increased cardiac contractility—all of which may increase myocardial oxygen demand.
A. Turan +11 more
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Pain detection with bioimpedance methodology from 3-dimensional exploration of nociception in a postoperative observational trial [PDF]
Although the measurement of dielectric properties of the skin is a long-known tool for assessing the changes caused by nociception, the frequency modulated response has not been considered yet.
Copot, Dana +4 more
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Predictive value of EEG-derived pain threshold index for acute postoperative pain in children
BackgroundElectroencephalogram (EEG)-derived pain threshold index (PTI) has been developed as a novel pain recognition indicator and has been proved to be useful in the prediction of acute postoperative pain in adults.
Jingjing Lv +4 more
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Perioperative intravenous ketamine for acute postoperative pain in adults.
BACKGROUND Inadequate pain management after surgery increases the risk of postoperative complications and may predispose for chronic postsurgical pain.
E. Brinck +6 more
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Transdermal buprenorphine for acute postoperative pain: a systematic review [PDF]
Background and objectives: Postoperative pain is still a major concern in several surgical procedures. Multimodal analgesia is best for postoperative pain management; however, opioid therapy is still the main treatment for pain after surgical procedures.
Felipe Chiodini Machado +9 more
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Effectiveness of acute post-operative pain management by the acute pain service
Background: Analgesia by specialists with formal training in pain management could be more effective, to find out, the results of a team of an acute pain service will be determined. Methods: Retrospective study (n = 108) of post-operative (POP) analgesia;
Walter Osorio +2 more
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