Unpopular medical specialties: exploring the concept that “the customer knows best” by Charles Weissman, Alexander Avidan, Howard Tandeter, Rachel Yaffa Zisk Rony

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New coronavirus and hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis in women: A narrative review by Athar RasekhJahromi, Majid Vatankhah, Mehrdad Malekshoar, Marzieh Haghbeen, Mojtaba Ghaedi, Navid Kalani, Naser Hatami, Seyed Ebrahim Sadeghi

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Nurse-Led Telephone Follow-Up Intervention for Titrating and Tapering Opioids in Chronic Pain Patients – A Feasibility Study by Halvorsen U, Bjørnnes AK, Ljosaa TM

“…Unni Halvorsen,1 Ann Kristin Bjørnnes,2 Tone Marte Ljosaa1 1Department of Pain Management and Research, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; 2Institute of Nursing and Health Promotion, Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, NorwayCorrespondence: Unni Halvorsen, Department of Pain Management and Research, Oslo University Hospital, Pb 4950 Nydalen, Oslo, 0424, Norway, Tel + 47 23 02 61 61, Fax + 47 23 02 74 02, Email unhalv@ous-hf.noBackground and Purpose: Opioids in chronic non-cancer pain are debated, but remain a part of the pain treatment for selected patients. …”
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Predictive Analysis of Healthcare Resource Utilization after Elective Spine Surgery by Erik B. Gerlach, Felipe Ituarte, Mark A. Plantz, Peter R. Swiatek, Nicholas A. Arpey, Jeremy S. Marx, David J. Fei-Zhang, Srikanth N. Divi, Wellington K. Hsu, Alpesh A. Patel

“…Healthcare utilization was quantified including advanced spine imaging, emergency and urgent care visits, hospital readmission, reoperation, PT/OT referrals, opioid prescriptions, epidural steroid injections, and pain management referrals. Patient variables, namely, the Charlson comorbidity index (CCI) and the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification system, were assessed as potential predictors for healthcare utilization. …”
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Spinal cord stimulation for refractory pericarditis: a case report and a review of the mechanism of action by Simon Elsliger, Jacob Saucier, Andre Schneider, Andre Schneider, Antonios El Helou, Antonios El Helou, Antonios El Helou, Antonios El Helou

“…These distinct mechanisms likely collectively contribute to the therapeutic effects of SCS on the cardiovascular system and pain management.Case reportWe report the case of a 48-year-old male patient with recurrent pericarditis, characterized by refractory angina-like pain and reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). …”
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Clinical Efficacy Evaluation of Ultrasound-Guided C2 Dorsal Root Nerve Pulsed Radiofrequency Combined with Stellate Ganglion Block in the Treatment of Cervicogenic Headache: A Retr... by Hua L, Sha K, Lu H, Han Y, Ou C, Wang JL, Zhang Y

“…Lu Hua,1,2,* Kaiyuan Sha,1,2,* HongCheng Lu,1,2 Ying Han,1,2 Cehua Ou,1,2 Jiang-Lin Wang,1 Yue Zhang1,2 1Department of Pain Management, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, People’s Republic of China; 2Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine Key Laboratory of Luzhou Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan Province 646000 People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Jiang-Lin Wang; Yue Zhang, Department of Pain Management, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, People’s Republic of China, Email jianglin523@swmu.edu.cn; zhangyue0518@swmu.edu.cnPurpose: To explore the therapeutic effect of C2 dorsal root ganglion pulsed radiofrequency (PRF) combined with stellate ganglion block (SGB) in patients with cervicogenic headache (CEH).Patients and Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 90 patients diagnosed with CEH who were admitted to our hospital between May 2019 and May 2022. …”
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I-gel viršgerklinio vamzdelio naudojimas esant sudėtingai endotrachėjinei intubacijai by Karolis Urbonas, Robertas Samalavičius

“…Intubation through an i-gel supraglottic device in cardiac surgery patients with difficult airway Karolis Urbonas1, Robertas Samalavičius2 1 II Department of Intensive Care, Centre of Anaesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain Management, Vilnius University Hospital Santariškių klinikos, Santariškių Str. 2, LT-08661 Vilnius, Lithuania 2 II Department of Anaesthesia, Centre of Anaesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain Management, Vilnius University Hospital Santariškių klinikos, Santariškių Str. 2, LT-08661 Vilnius, Lithuania E-mail: kurbonas@gmx.net Failed tracheal intubation and prolonged attempts at intubation are the major causes of morbidity or mortality directly associated with anaesthesia. …”
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Paracetamol and ibuprofen combination for the management of acute mild-to-moderate pain in children: expert consensus using the Nominal Group Technique (NGT) by Niccolò Parri, Davide Silvagni, Alberto Chiarugi, Elisabetta Cortis, Antonio D’Avino, Marcello Lanari, Paola Giovanna Marchisio, Cesare Vezzoli, Stefania Zampogna, Annamaria Staiano

“…Paracetamol and ibuprofen are the most commonly used drugs for analgesia in Pediatrics. Multimodal pain management by using a combination of paracetamol and ibuprofen results in greater analgesia. …”
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Reducing Opioid Overprescribing through Procedure-specific Prescribing Guidelines by Kevin K. Zhang, BA, Kevin M. Blum, PhD, Jacqueline J. Chu, MD, MS, Shuchi Sharma, BS, Roman J. Skoracki, MD, Amy M. Moore, MD, Jeffrey E. Janis, MD, Jenny C. Barker, MD, PhD

“…Despite advances in opioid-sparing pain management, postdischarge opioid overprescribing in plastic surgery remains an issue. …”
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A comprehensive review on clinically proven natural products in the management of nerve pain, with mechanistic insights by Sanchita Dewanjee, Md Sohel, Md Shahadat Hossain, Farzana Ansari, Md Tofikul Islam, Farhana Sultana, Abdullah Al Mamun, Md Monirul Islam, Mohammad Nurul Amin

“…National Library of Medicine, USA) considering some search items like - nerve pain, natural products in pain/nerve pain management, clinically proven natural products in pain management, pain-reducing agents and so on. …”
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Comparison between Bilateral Ultrasound-Guided Quadratus Lumborum Block and Sacrococcygeal Epidural in Cats Undergoing Ovariectomy by José Diogo dos-Santos, Mário Ginja, João Martins, Patrícia Cabral, Sofia Alves-Pimenta, Lénio Ribeiro, Pablo E. Otero, Bruno Colaço

“…Conclusions: The QLB with 0.25% bupivacaine is a potential alternative to ScE with 0.25% bupivacaine in perioperative pain management in elective cat ovariectomy. The QLB promoted less hypotension and postoperative motor block when compared with the ScE group.…”
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Non-pharmaceutical Chinese medical therapies for degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Ya-nan Sun, Yi An, Yan-Ji Zhou, Xi-You Wang, Chang-He Yu

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The effect of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) on decreasing primary dysmenorrhea pain in adolescents by Nur Rahmawati Sholihah, Ratih Kumorojati

“…TENS is effective for severe pain management. Effleurage massage suitable for moderate level pain management. …”
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A systematic review and network meta-analysis of pharmaceutical interventions used to manage chronic pain by Ashish Shetty, Gayathri Delanerolle, Heitor Cavalini, Chunli Deng, Xiaojie Yang, Amy Boyd, Tacson Fernandez, Peter Phiri, Arun Bhaskar, Jian Qing Shi

“…We explored the current pharmaceutical treatments available for chronic pain management to better understand drug efficacy and pain reduction. …”
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Pectus arcuatum: Description of a hybrid surgical technique by Isabel González-Barba, Ana Laín, Laura García, Carlos Giné, Manuel López

“…All patients underwent either percutaneous or thoracoscopic cryoanalgesia to improve postoperative pain management. The Nuss procedure was performed first. …”
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Pharmacological Characterization of µ-Opioid Receptor Agonists with Biased G Protein or β-Arrestin Signaling, and Computational Study of Conformational Changes during Receptor Acti... by Justyna Piekielna-Ciesielska, Roberto Artali, Ammar A. H. Azzam, David G. Lambert, Alicja Kluczyk, Luca Gentilucci, Anna Janecka

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Long-Term Blockade of Nociceptive Na_v1.7 Channels Is Analgesic in Rat Models of Knee Arthritis by Allison R. Reid, Patrice D. Côté, Jason J. McDougall

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A scoping review of psychiatric conditions associated with chronic pain in the homeless and marginally housed population by Kathryn Rintoul, Kathryn Rintoul, Esther Song, Esther Song, Rachel McLellan-Carich, Rachel McLellan-Carich, Elizabeth N. R. Schjelderup, Elizabeth N. R. Schjelderup, Alasdair M. Barr, Alasdair M. Barr

“…Furthermore, the review examined factors that work to aggravate pain and those that have been shown to improve pain management. Electronic databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, psycINFO, and Web of Science) and the grey literature (Google Scholar) were searched. …”
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Effectiveness of an online management platform (Joint Cloud) versus standard process for patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty: study protocol for a prospective randomised co... by Lei Wang, Jun Liu, Bing Li, Shuhao Zhang, He Ma, Maopeng Wang

“…The primary outcome is knee functional recovery, and the secondary outcomes are pain management, isometric knee extensor muscle strength, patient satisfaction and cost-benefit analysis. …”
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Experiences of patients with advanced cancer coping with chronic pain: a qualitative analysis by Wanting Xia, Meijun Ou, Yongyi Chen, Furong Chen, Mengyao Yan, Zhirui Xiao, Xianghua Xu

“…Abstract Objectives To gain insight into the perceptions, and beliefs of patients with advanced cancer coping with chronic pain and to identify their attitudes and demands on pain management. Methods From July to September 2022, 17 patients with advanced cancer living with chronic pain were recruited from a tertiary cancer hospital in Hunan Province, China. …”
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