Articles: opioid.
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Nonopioid analgesics are more effective for most oral pain, but data suggest that dental prescribing of opioids is excessive. This study evaluates the extent to which opioids exceed recommendations and the characteristics associated with opioid overprescribing by Veterans Health Administration dentists. ⋯ Nearly 1 in 3 opioids prescribed by Veterans Health Administration dentists exceed guidelines. Prescribing higher potency and quantities of opioids, especially on Fridays and to certain demographic groups, should be addressed as part of dental opioid stewardship programs.
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Palliative care providers are frequently called to consult on patients with tenuous hemodynamics caused by an underlying serious illness. In this article, we describe a patient with end-stage renal disease who developed hypotension and severe pain due to calciphylaxis. ⋯ We describe challenges encountered when trying to attend to the providers' concerns and guide shared medical decision making with the patient and family. We also summarize the current limited knowledge about the effect of opioids on hemodynamics and highlight a topic in need of further exploration.
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Pharmacologic management of chronic pain is one component of a patient-centered care plan. Multiple classes of medications are available and can be used individually or in combination. Choice of medication is determined by the type and cause of pain, safety profile of the medication, patient values and preferences, comorbid conditions, cost, and availability. Incorporating shared decision making is critical when implementing a pharmacologic pain management regimen.
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Acta clinica Croatica · Sep 2022
ReviewPRO AND CONTRA ON ADJUVANTS TO NEUROAXIAL ANESTHESIA AND PERIPHERAL NERVE BLOCKS.
Modern approach in surgical treatment and in managing acute and chronic pain is nowadays more and more based on the implementation of all possible techniques of regional anesthesia (RA). Local anesthetics (LA) are needed to achieve standard regional anesthesia. Local anesthetics are primarily characterized by time constraints and duration of action, and depending on the amount applied, adverse effects on the cardiac and central nervous system may occur. ⋯ So, their usage is still under a special control. Due to the positive effects shown by drugs from non-opioid adjuvants group (e.g. adrenaline, alpha adrenergic agonists, steroids, magnesium, midazolam, ketamine etc.), indications for their administration broadened. However, there are still some restrains in clinical practice based on the fact that neurotoxicity and demonstration of neurological complications in regional anesthesia haven't been properly researched yet.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Sep 2022
Race and Outcomes in Patients with Congenital Cardiac Disease in an Enhanced Recovery Program.
Disparities in perioperative outcomes exist. In addition to patient and socioeconomic factors, racial disparities in outcome measures may be related to issues at the provider and institutional levels. Recognizing a potential role of standardized care in mitigating provider bias, this study aims to compare the perioperative sedation and pain management and consequent outcomes in Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) cardiac patients of different races undergoing congenital heart surgery at a single quaternary children's hospital. ⋯ Racial disparity in perioperative management and outcomes in patients with standardized ERAS protocols does not exist at the authors' institution. Future comparative studies of ERAS noncardiac patients may provide additional information on the role of standardization in reducing implicit bias.