Articles: postoperative.
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To summarize and evaluate the available data describing the recovery parameters of xenon anesthesia. ⋯ This meta-analysis confirmed that recovery from xenon anesthesia is faster than other inhalation anesthesia.
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The purpose of this case report is to describe a patient with a preoperative complex pain syndrome who underwent liver transplantation and was able to reduce his opioid consumption significantly following the initiation of treatment with medical cannabis. ⋯ Reductions in opioid consumption were achieved with the administration of medical cannabis in a patient with acute postoperative pain superimposed on a chronic pain syndrome and receiving high doses of opioids. Concurrent benefits of initiating medical cannabis may include improvements in pain profile and functional status along with reductions in opioid-related side effects. This highlights the potential for medical cannabis as an adjunct medication for weaning patients from opioid use.
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Minerva anestesiologica · Mar 2016
Observational StudyDynamic view of postoperative pain evolution after total knee arthroplasty: a prospective observational study.
Having a dynamic view of postoperative pain resolution allows a better understanding of the transition towards chronic pain. Sleep and quality of life are important determinants of satisfaction after total knee arthroplasty (TKA), besides functional recovery and pain. ⋯ The trajectories of the different types of pain after TKA show their non-linear evolution, highlighting the need of a better pain control at precise moments. Sleep disturbances and alterations of quality of life are still present one year after the surgery.