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Prescription analgesic overuse in older adults: Can we mitigate this growing problem?

AGING MEDICINE, Volume 5, Issue 4, Page 294-296, December 2022., 2022
With older adults already on numerous prescription medications to manage their chronic conditions, the addition of pain medications could impose an even greater burden due to dependency issues. We need to understand the use of chronic pain medication, especially opioids, discuss current strategies and gaps, and offer potential solutions to mitigate ...
Sara Kakatkar, Aditya Narayan, Rajesh Balkrishnan   +2 more
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A prospective randomized controlled study on the role of restoring liver diaphragm surface tension and pain control at port sites in optimizing pain management following laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, Volume 7, Issue 1, Page 131-137, January 2023., 2023
The cornerstone of treatment for symptomatic gallbladder stones is laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Pain is the commonest cause of extended hospital stay. Disturbance of liver—diaphragm surface tension is the main cause of pain. Retained CO2 is a major concern post laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Mohamed Lotfy Ali Abuelzein, Mohamed Ali Baghdadi, Waleed Ahmed Abbdelhady, Mostafa Mohamed Khairy   +3 more
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Efficacy of Tramadol Hydrochloride as Local Anaesthetic and Analgesic Agent for Extraction of Maxillary Teeth [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2020
Introduction: To make the extraction experience pain-free administering local anaesthesia before dental extraction is standard protocol worldwide. Over the years, the concept of local anaesthesia and anaesthetic agents has evolved.
U Siva Kalyan, NVV Satya Bhushan, Kc Chiang, D Aparna, T Sunil   +4 more
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Comparative Effectiveness of Different Treatment Pathways for Opioid Use Disorder

JAMA Network Open, 2020
This comparative effectiveness research study examines associations between opioid use disorder treatment pathways and overdose and opioid-related acute care use as proxies for opioid use disorder recurrence.
S. Wakeman, Marc R. Larochelle, O. Ameli, C. Chaisson, J. Mcpheeters, W. Crown, F. Azocar, Darshak M Sanghavi   +7 more
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Lovo‐cel gene therapy for sickle cell disease: Treatment process evolution and outcomes in the initial groups of the HGB‐206 study

American Journal of Hematology, Volume 98, Issue 1, Page 11-22, January 2023., 2023
Treatment process evolution. *The target TNC for BMH was ≥6 × 108/kg per patient. The Group B1 patient received lovo‐cel produced using both the original and refined manufacturing process, and the Group B2 patient received lovo‐cel produced using only the refined manufacturing process.
Julie Kanter, Alexis A. Thompson, Francis J. Pierciey Jr, Matthew Hsieh, Naoya Uchida, Philippe Leboulch, Manfred Schmidt, Melissa Bonner, Ruiting Guo, Alex Miller, Jean‐Antoine Ribeil, David Davidson, Mohammed Asmal, Mark C. Walters, John F. Tisdale   +14 more
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Increases in Drug and Opioid Overdose Deaths—United States, 2000–2014

American Journal of Transplantation, 2016
The United States is experiencing an epidemic of drug overdose (poisoning) deaths. Since 2000, the rate of deaths from drug overdoses has increased 137%, including a 200% increase in the rate of overdose deaths involving opioids (opioid pain relievers ...
R. A. Rudd, Noah Aleshire, Jon E. Zibbell, R. M. Gladden   +3 more
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Alternatives to Arrest for Illicit Opioid Use: A Joint Criminal Justice and Healthcare Treatment Collaboration

Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment, 2020
Opioid overdoses continue to be a leading cause of death in the US. This public health crisis warrants innovative responses to help prevent fatal overdose.
Andrea J Yatsco, Rachel D Garza, Tiffany Champagne-Langabeer, James R Langabeer   +3 more
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A Prospective Randomized Study Analyzing Preoperative Opioid Counseling in Pain Management After Carpal Tunnel Release Surgery. [PDF]

, 2017
PURPOSE: Prescription opioid misuse has become increasingly prevalent in the United States. Preoperative opioid counseling has been proposed to decrease opioid consumption after surgery.
Alter, Todd H., Ilyas, Asif M
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Increases in Drug and Opioid-Involved Overdose Deaths - United States, 2010-2015.

MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2016
The U.S. opioid epidemic is continuing, and drug overdose deaths nearly tripled during 1999-2014. Among 47,055 drug overdose deaths that occurred in 2014 in the United States, 28,647 (60.9%) involved an opioid (1). Illicit opioids are contributing to the
R. A. Rudd, P. Seth, Felicita David, Lawrence Scholl   +3 more
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Drug and Opioid-Involved Overdose Deaths — United States, 2013–2017

MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2018
The 63,632 drug overdose deaths in the United States in 2016 represented a 21.4% increase from 2015; two thirds of these deaths involved an opioid (1).
Lawrence Scholl, P. Seth, M. Kariisa, N. Wilson, G. Baldwin   +4 more
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