Pain medicine : the official journal of the American Academy of Pain Medicine
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Review Meta Analysis
Quality of reporting of regional anesthesia outcomes in the literature.
Consistent and reliable standards for reporting of regional anesthetic adverse events are lacking. The quality of reporting of regional anesthetic morbidity has not been assessed critically. ⋯ Consistent and comparative regional anesthesia outcome data are lacking in peer-reviewed journals. A graded regional anesthetic morbidity and mortality system according to the intensity of therapy required for the treatment of the defined complication is proposed, along with a structured format for the reporting of regional anesthesia complications according to defined reporting standards.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Women with pain due to osteoarthritis: the efficacy and safety of a once-daily formulation of tramadol.
This analysis assesses the efficacy and safety of treatment with a once-daily oral formulation of tramadol for up to 12 weeks compared with placebo in women with moderate-to-severe pain due to osteoarthritis of the knee. ⋯ For moderate-to-severe pain due to osteoarthritis of the knee, women experience significant analgesia and improvement of physical function over time with treatment with Tramadol Contramid OAD.
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Review Historical Article
A narrative review of lumbar medial branch neurotomy for the treatment of back pain.
Confusion persists concerning the nature and efficacy of procedures variously known as facet denervation, lumbar medial branch radiofrequency neurotomy, and radiofrequency neurotomy or denervation for the treatment of back pain. Systematic reviews have not recognized the importance of patient selection and correct surgical technique when appraising the literature. As a result, negative conclusions about procedures have been drawn because lack of efficacy of one procedure has been misattributed to other, cognate, but different procedures. ⋯ Negative results have been reported only in studies that selected inappropriate patients or used surgically inaccurate techniques. All valid studies showed positive outcomes that cannot be attributed to placebo. Inappropriate conclusions have been drawn by systematic reviews that misrepresent invalid studies as providing evidence against the efficacy of lumbar medial branch neurotomy.
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Comparative Study
Risk for five forms of suicidality in acute pain patients and chronic pain patients vs pain-free community controls.
. The objective of this study was to determine the risk for five forms of suicidality in rehabilitation acute pain patients (APPs) and rehabilitation chronic pain patients (CPPs) vs pain-free community controls. ⋯ Rehabilitation CPPs are at greater risk for some forms of suicidality than community pain-free controls. This risk is increased by variables such as worker's compensation status, litigation status, and personal injury status. However, it is yet unclear if these variables actually predict suicidality as this requires further analysis.