Co-designing a theory-informed intervention to increase shared decision-making in maternity care by Alex Waddell, Gerri Spassova, Louise Sampson, Lena Jungbluth, Jennifer Dam, Peter Bragge

“…Conclusion Three interventions co-designed to increase the use of SDM for pain management during labour address key barriers and facilitators to SDM in maternity care. …”
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Does Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems survey correlate with traditional metrics of patient satisfaction? The challenge of measuring patient pain con... by Edward K. Jung, MD, Karan Srivastava, MD/MBA, Moneer Abouljoud, BS, Robert Keller, MD, Kelechi Okoroha, MD, Jason Davis, MD

“…Despite these measures' influence on reimbursements, the relationship between pain management and patient satisfaction remains unclear. …”
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Pain predict genetics: protocol for a prospective observational study of clinical and genetic factors to predict the development of postoperative pain by Song Li, Kris C P Vissers, Marieke J H Coenen, Regina L M van Boekel, Sandra A S van den Heuvel

“…The results of this study will be made available through peer-reviewed scientific journals and presentations at relevant conferences, which will finally contribute to personalised postoperative pain management.Trial registration number NCT02383342.…”
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Opioids and Breast Cancer Recurrence: A Systematic Review by Merlino Lucia, Titi Luca, Del Prete Federica, Galli Cecilia, Mandosi Chiara, De Marchis Laura, Della Rocca Carlo, Piccioni Maria Grazia

“…Opioids represent the most prescribed analgesics, both in surgical time and in immediate postoperative period, as well as in chronic pain management as palliative care. We made a systematic review analyzing the literature’s evidence about the safety of opioids in breast cancer treatment, focusing our attention on the link between opioid administration and increased relapses. …”
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Perspectives of Healthcare Professionals Towards Combination Use of Oral Paracetamol and Topical Non-Steroidal Inflammatory Drugs in Managing Mild-to-Moderate Pain for Osteoarthrit... by Sethi V, Van der Laan L, Gupta S, Piros KC

“…Differences in clinical practice across and within countries could be due to different reference sources for OA pain – clinical practice experience or local/international guidelines/medical products handbooks.Conclusion: The study suggests an opportunity to raise awareness of the suitability and potential benefits for adjuvant topical NSAIDs to APAP for effective OA pain management as well as a need for universal OA guidelines.Keywords: combination therapy, pain relief, Delphi methodology, consensus, prescription uptake…”
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Radiation Exposure during Fluoroscopy-Guided Ozone Chemonucleolysis for Lumbar Disc Herniation by Matteo Luigi Giuseppe Leoni, Sara Vitali, Fabrizio Micheli, Marco Mercieri, Giustino Varrassi, Roberto Casale, Felice Occhigrossi, Carlo Giordano

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Effectiveness of antenatal yoga in reducing intensity of labour pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Deenadayalan Boopalan, Venugopal Vijayakumar, Poornima Ravi, Poonguzhali shanmugam, Bincy Kunjumon, Maheshkumar Kuppusamy

“…Background: Yoga during pregnancy was found to be beneficial in various aspects of pregnancy including pain management during the time of labour. The current systematic review and meta-analysis aims to assess the effectiveness of antenatal yoga practices in reducing pain during the time of labour. …”
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Emergency Palliative Cancer Care: Dexmedetomidine Treatment Experiences—A Retrospective Brief Report on Nine Consecutive Cases by Erik Torbjørn Løhre, Augstein Svedahl, Gunnhild Jakobsen, Tora Skeidsvoll Solheim, Pål Klepstad, Morten Thronæs

“…Physicians reported relief from pain and anxiety, but two patients required neuraxial pain management during admission. At day 2 of dexmedetomidine treatment, the opioid dose was reduced in six out of nine patients. …”
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Treatment Beliefs and Practices towards Low Back Pain among Teachers in Asir Region, Saudi Arabia—A Cross-Sectional Study by Abdullah Raizah, Faris Alzahrani, Bandar Albarqi, Ibrahim Abusaq, Hashim Alqarni, Ibraheem Alyami, Irshad Ahmad, Ravi Shankar Reddy

“…This cross-sectional study included a sample of 312 teachers from the Asir region, with data collected regarding the prevalence of back pain, management approaches, and beliefs surrounding medical interventions. …”
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Prophylactic anti-emetic use to counter opioid adverse effects in the emergency department: Is it doing more harm than good? by Muhammad Salih, Maryam Qamar

“…The most common manner of treatment in the ER for pain management is the use of analgesic medicine, especially in the category of opioids. …”
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Factors influencing health-related quality of life among long-term care residents experiencing pain: a systematic review protocol by Shovana Shrestha, Greta Cummings, Jennifer Knopp-Sihota, Rashmi Devkota, Matthias Hoben

“…Understanding factors influencing HRQoL of LTC residents with pain is imperative to designing and evaluating targeted interventions that complement pain management to improve residents’ HRQoL. However, these factors are poorly understood, and we lack syntheses of available research on this topic. …”
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Anesthesia and Analgesia Management Profile for Airway Surgeries at Dr. Soetomo General Academic Hospital Surabaya by Agustina Salinding, Widiartha Wahyudi, Arya Pradipta

“…Objective: This study aims to determine the action profile, anesthetic management, and pain management in ENT surgery at Dr. Soetomo General Academic Hospital Surabaya. …”
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Socioeconomic variation in the prevalence of pain by anatomical sites among middle-aged and older adults in India: a cross-sectional study by Amit Kumar Goyal, Sanjay K. Mohanty

“…Conclusion This research highlights the high burden of pain in major anatomical sites among middle-aged and older adults in India and emphasises the need for increased awareness and effective pain management strategies.…”
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Ultrasound Guided Continuous Erector Spinae Plane Block versus Patient Controlled Analgesia in Open Nephrectomy for Renal Malignancies: A Randomized Controlled Study by Abdelgalil AS, Ahmed AM, Gamal RM, Elshal MM, Bakeer AH, Shaker EH

“…Ahmed Salah Abdelgalil, Ahmed Mansour Ahmed, Reham M Gamal, Mamdouh Mahmoud Elshal, Ahmed Hussein Bakeer, Ehab Hanafy Shaker Anesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain Management, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, Cairo, EgyptCorrespondence: Ahmed Salah Abdelgalil, Anesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain Management, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, Cairo, 11796, Egypt, Email ahmed.salah@nci.cu.edu.egBackground: It is critical to manage acute postoperative pain for patient satisfaction and better outcome. …”
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Quality of life and treatment satisfaction with pharmacological interventions in Chinese adults with chronic pain due to osteoarthritis by Qingyun Xue, Huibin Long, Jianhao Lin, Dongping Du, Jin Zhou, Jinwei Chen, Shu li, Yanlei Zhang, Yan Cheng, Xiao Ma, Zhiyi Zhang

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Group eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) in chronic pain patients by Stephanie Vock, Anna Delker, Janna Rinderknecht, Felicitas Engel, Sebastian Wieland, Eva Beiner, Hans-Christoph Friederich, Ignacio Nacho Jarero, Günter H. Seidler, Jonas Tesarz

“…Although group therapy is becoming increasingly popular in pain management, EMDR has mainly been studied as an individual treatment. …”
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Possibilities of Influencing Procedural Pain Associated with Premature Newborn Retinopathy Screening with Oral Clonidine by Jiri Dusek, Eliska Simkova, Eva Fendrstatova, Radim J. Sram, Hana Kotouckova, Jan Voracek

“…Background: The aim of our study was to compare the analgesic/sedative effects of various fundus-related procedural pain management strategies on the risk of retinopathy in premature infants. …”
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Impact of flail chest injury on morbidity and outcome: ten years’ experience at a tertiary care hospital in a developing country by Khaled M. Alanwer, Ali Mohammed Refat, Essamedin M. Negm

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Reducing Opioid Dependence and Improving Patient Experience for Living Kidney Donors with Transversus Abdominis Plane Block by Vincent Do, Elizabeth Cohen, Danielle J. Haakinson, Ranjit Deshpande, Ramesh K. Batra

“…A pre-operative transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block with liposomal bupivacaine can effectively aid in perioperative pain management, while reducing opioid requirements. We conducted a single-center retrospective study involving patients 18 years and older who underwent LLDN to determine whether a TAP block with liposomal bupivacaine is efficacious in pain management after LLDN, while reducing opioid use. …”
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Trends in utilization of first‐line palliative treatments for anal squamous cell carcinoma by Srinidhi J. Radhakrishnan, Suleyman Y. Goksu, Saikripa M. Radhakrishnan, Muhammad S. Beg, Nina N. Sanford, Syed M. Kazmi

“…The majority of these patients received palliative radiotherapy (32%), followed by palliative surgery (25%), palliative chemotherapy (19%), combination therapies (14%), and pain management (10%). On multivariable analysis, higher stage disease, lower income, Medicare and Medicaid insurance, and life expectancy <6 months were associated with higher odds of use of first‐line palliative therapy. …”
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