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Evaluation and Management of Sleep Disorders in the Hand Surgery Patient. [PDF]

, 2016
Despite posing a significant public health threat, sleep disorders remain poorly understood and often underdiagnosed and mismanaged. Although sleep disorders are seemingly unrelated, hand surgeons should be mindful of these because numerous conditions of
Gaspar, Michael P., Gaspar, Patrick S., Jacoby, Sidney M., Kane, Patrick M., Osterman, A. Lee   +4 more
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Proteomic Analysis of Golden Sputum Reveals Pulmonary Complement Activation During Acute Chest Syndrome in Children With Sickle Cell Disease

American Journal of Hematology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Acute chest syndrome (ACS) is one of the most common severe complications of sickle cell disease (SCD). In recent years, a major role of inflammation and innate immunity has been evidenced, but ACS pathophysiology remains incompletely understood, and therapeutic options are limited.
Slimane Allali, Nabiha Sbeih, Rachel Rignault‐Bricard, Johanna Bruce, Morgane Le Gall, Claire Heilbronner, Noemie de Cacqueray, Sofia Angyalosy, Melissa Taylor, Joséphine Brice, Mariane de Montalembert, Martina Bevacqua, Emilie‐Fleur Gautier, Olivier Hermine, Thiago Trovati Maciel   +14 more
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Effects of long-term opioid analgesics on cognitive performance and plasma cytokine concentrations in patients with chronic low back pain: a cross-sectional pilot study

PAIN Reports, 2018
. Introduction:. Cognitive performance and inflammation are altered in people with chronic low back pain (CLBP). Yet, the magnitude of these changes has been unclear because of the potential influence of opioid analgesics. Objectives:.
Georgia C. Richards, Lesley J. Lluka, Maree T. Smith, Catherine Haslam, Brendan Moore, James O'Callaghan, Jenny Strong   +6 more
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Efficacy of Local Bupivacaine Injection of Postoperative Pain in Endoscopic Sinus Surgery

International Forum of Allergy &Rhinology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Regional anesthesia is effective in alleviating postoperative pain and reducing the requirement for systemic pain medications. However, optimal postoperative pain management in endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) remains challenging.
Wiracha Leewannapasai, Navarat Tangbumrungtham, Kanokporn Sarsitthithum, Kangsadarn Tanjararak, Boonsam Roongpuvapaht   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biased Opioid Ligands

Molecules, 2020
Achieving effective pain management is one of the major challenges associated with modern day medicine. Opioids, such as morphine, have been the reference treatment for moderate to severe acute pain not excluding chronic pain modalities.
Abdelfattah Faouzi, Balazs R. Varga, Susruta Majumdar   +2 more
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Comparison of analgesic effects and patient tolerability of nabilone and dihydrocodeine for chronic neuropathic pain: randomised, crossover, double blind study [PDF]

, 2008
<b>Objective</b>: To compare the analgesic efficacy and side effects of the synthetic cannabinoid nabilone with those of the weak opioid dihydrocodeine for chronic neuropathic pain.
Frank, B., Hughes, J., Kapur, D., Matthews, J.N.S., Serpell, M.G.   +4 more
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Psychoactive prescription drug use and misuse in patients on opioid agonist treatment

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims To identify the patterns and trends in prescription drug use and misuse in patients on opioid agonist treatment. Methods We used data from the OPPIDUM programme, which collects data from patients attending substance abuse treatment facilities. Data collected include use of psychoactive prescription drugs in the past week.
Thomas Soeiro, Clémence Lacroix, Élisabeth Jouve, Élisabeth Frauger, Maryse Lapeyre‐Mestre, Joëlle Micallef   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

HTX-011 reduced pain intensity and opioid consumption versus bupivacaine HCl in bunionectomy: phase III results from the randomized EPOCH 1 study. [PDF]

, 2019
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: There is a need for local anesthetics that provide consistent analgesia through 72 hours after surgery. This study evaluates the use of HTX-011 (bupivacaine and meloxicam in Biochronomerpolymer technology), an extended-release,
Gimbel, Joseph S., Hu, Jia, Lee, Gwo-Chin, Pollack, Richard A., Viscusi, Eugene R.   +4 more
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The effects of pioglitazone, a PPARγ receptor agonist, on the abuse liability of oxycodone among nondependent opioid users [PDF]

, 2016
Aims: Activation of PPARγ by pioglitazone (PIO) has shown some efficacy in attenuating addictive-like responses in laboratory animals. The ability of PIO to alter the effects of opioids in humans has not been characterized in a controlled laboratory ...
Alonzo, Banks, Begelow, Beitner-Johnson, Berger, Bhargava, Bland, Bush, Bussiere, Carr, Chang, Cone, Cooper, de Guglielmo, de Guglielmo, Dhalla, Eisenstein, Eisenstein, Eisenstein, Eng, Ferguson, Fraser, Gagnon, Garrido, Gelinas, Gillies, Hopkins, Hutchinson, Hutchinson, Hutchinson, Jeanne M. Manubay, Jermaine D. Jones, Johnston, Katz, Kielian, Kreutzberg, Ledeboer, Levine, Maria A. Sullivan, Marie-Claire, Martin, Mellon, Moreno, Nakajima, Narita, Pacifici, Pelvig, Roberto Ciccocioppo, Sandra D. Comer, Sarruf, Shanthi Mogali, Song, SPSS, Stoll, Stopponi, Stopponi, Strain, Sweitzer, Tawfik, Tontonoz, Verena E. Metz, Verkhratsky, Walker, Walker, Walsh, Walsh, Watkins, Watkins, Wightman, Woods, Wybran, Zacny, Zacny, Zacny, Zhang   +74 more
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The persistence of chronic opioid use in patients with inflammatory bowel disease—A nationwide cohort study

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims Pain is common in patients with Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), and a substantial proportion develop chronic opioid use (COU). We examined the persistence of COU over time and identified factors predicting persistent use. Methods This nationwide Danish cohort study included patients with an initial period of COU (definition: ≥3 ...
Bente Mertz Nørgård, Caroline Theilgaard Thorarinsson, Jan Nielsen, Mette Louise Andersen, Jens Kjeldsen, Torben Knudsen, Rahul S. Dalal   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source