Regional anesthesia and pain medicine
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Reg Anesth Pain Med
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Reg Anesth Pain Med · May 2015
Editorial CommentAbout bloody time!: interventional spine and pain procedures in patients on antiplatelet and anticoagulant medications: guidelines from the american society of regional anesthesia and pain medicine, European society of regional anaesthesia and pain therapy, american academy of pain medicine, international neuromodulation society, north american neuromodulation society, and world institute of pain.
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Reg Anesth Pain Med · May 2015
ReviewTales From the Wild West of US Drug Pricing: The Case of Intravenous Acetaminophen.
This article aims to discuss and provide insight into the effects of the increased use and price (from $12.43 to $35.40 in 2014) of intravenous acetaminophen, which has rapidly gained acceptance in the field of perioperative medicine. Overall use and characteristics are described for selected surgeries with absolute use particularly high in orthopedic surgeries associated with substantial costs (up to an additional $160,000 per year per hospital for just orthopedic use). The availability of large-scale data on costs and use of intravenous acetaminophen in the United States will greatly benefit the ongoing discussions on its place in current practice.