Articles: pain-measurement.
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Review Meta Analysis
Analgesia in Patients with Trauma in Emergency Medicine.
Suitable analgesic drugs and techniques are needed for the acute care of the approximately 18 200-18 400 seriously injured patients in Germany each year. ⋯ Ketamine, fentanyl, and morphine are suitable for analgesia in spontaneously breathing trauma patients. Fentanyl and ketamine have a rapid onset of action and a strong analgesic effect. Our quantitative meta-analysis revealed no evidence for the superiority of any of the three substances over the others. Suitable monitoring equipment, and expertise in emergency procedures are prerequisites for safe and effective analgesia by healthcare professionals..
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Meta Analysis
Intermittent Cervical Traction for Treating Neck Pain: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
A meta-analysis. ⋯ 1.
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The hypotheses of this systematic review were the following: 1) Prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) will differ between various types of chronic pain (CP), and 2) there will be consistent evidence that CP is associated with PTSD. ⋯ The results of this systematic review confirmed the hypotheses of this review.
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Patients with chronic pain conditions such as neuropathic pain frequently experience delays in diagnosis and treatment. Ideally, all patients should be treated in a timely manner, but in those patients with more established disease it is important to know that approved treatments remain effective. ⋯ Pregabalin significantly improves pain irrespective of the length of time since onset of neuropathic pain.
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This systematic review compared reiki and prayer with drug use for relieving pain during hospitalization for cesarean, given that the popularity of integrative medicine and spiritual healing has been increasing. It had the aim of evaluating whether reiki or prayer is effective in relieving pain during cesarean section. ⋯ Evidence with a high risk of bias suggested that reiki and prayer meditation might be associated with pain reduction.