Articles: opioid-analgesics.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Effects of different epidural initiation volumes on postoperative analgesia in cesarean section.
The aim of this study was to compare the effects of different epidural initiation volumes on postoperative pain scores, analgesic requirements, and side effects in pregnant women administered patient-controlled epidural analgesia (PCEA) for postoperative pain after cesarean sections. ⋯ The PCEA initiations with different volumes provided similar pain scores. However, the 20 mL volume resulted in a lower analgesic dose requirement during the early postoperative period, and it also delayed the requirement for analgesia.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Impact of a managed controlled-opioid prescription monitoring program on care coordination.
Inappropriate opioid medication utilization has grown tremendously in recent years. Managed care organizations have the opportunity to identify potential opioid misuse and implement care coordination interventions. ⋯ This intervention provided action-able information to prescribers regarding member opioid utilization, in addition to available managed care resources. It resulted in significantly greater reductions in the number of prescribers, pharmacies, and prescriptions compared with a general information letter notifying prescribers of available managed care resources. Implementation of this intervention has the potential to enhance coordination of care for members potentially at risk for poor health outcomes.
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Clin. Orthop. Relat. Res. · Dec 2020
Randomized Controlled TrialNo Difference in Pain After Spine Surgery with Local Wound Filtration of Morphine and Ketorolac: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Controlling postoperative pain after spinal surgery is important for rehabilitation and patient satisfaction. Wound infiltration with local anesthetics may improve postoperative pain, but true multimodal approaches for achieving analgesia after spinal surgery remain unknown. ⋯ Level I, therapeutic study.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Comparison of the intraoperative analgesic efficacy between ultrasound-guided deep and superficial serratus anterior plane block during video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy: A prospective randomized clinical trial.
The serratus anterior plane block (SAPB) is a novel method that provides lateral chest wall analgesia. There are 2 methods of SAPB; deep and superficial SAPB. Each of these methods has been demonstrated to provide effective perioperative analgesia in thoracic surgery. The aim of this study was to compare the intraoperative hemodynamic and analgesic benefits of deep versus superficial SAPB during video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) lobectomy. ⋯ Our study suggests that the intraoperative analgesic efficacy is similar for deep and superficial SAPB during VATS lobectomy.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Nudging Emergency Care Providers to Reduce Opioid Prescribing Using Peer Norm Comparison Feedback: A Pilot Randomized Trial.
To determine the feasibility, acceptability, and potential impact of using audit and feedback (A&F) with or without peer norm comparison on opioid prescribing by emergency medicine providers. ⋯ Audit and feedback interventions with peer norm comparisons are helpful to providers, can alter perceptions about prescribing norms, and are a potentially effective way to alter ED providers' opioid prescribing behavior.