Comparison of TAP block and epidural analgesia for postoperative analgesia after robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy by O.O. Volkov, Lutsenko V.V., M.O. Plis, M.V. Pavlenko, Krishtafor D.A.

“…Both epidural analgesia and TAP block have shown sufficient safety profile and efficacy in postoperative pain management. After radical prostatectomy, the TAP-block is an effective method of analgesia, while not interfering with the timely full mobilization of the patient. …”
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Agreement of Revised Premature Infant Pain Profile Scoring between Healthcare Providers and Laypersons: A Cross-sectional Study by Dipen V Patel, Megha J Anant, Bhadra Y Trivedi, Ajay Gajanan Phatak, Mayur K Shinde, Reshma K Pujara, Somashekhar M Nimbalkar

“…The Revised Premature Infant Pain Profile (PIPP-R) is a globally accepted and validated tool for assessing pain in neonates. Adequate pain management measures can be implemented using the PIPP-R, even in the absence of consultants. …”
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2078 by Yi Ye, Jihwan Kim, Brian L. Schmidt, Donna G. Albertson, Bradley E. Aouizerat

“…These results suggest that therapeutic strategies aimed at both pathways could yield improved pain management for oral cancer patients.…”
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Revitalizing neurosurgical frontiers: The EANS frontiers in neurosurgery committee's strategic framework by Aaron Lawson McLean, Ignazio G. Vetrano, Anna C. Lawson McLean, Alfredo Conti, Patrick Mertens, Michael Müther, Jakob Nemir, Simone Peschillo, Antonio Santacroce, Can Sarica, Constantin Tuleasca, Cesare Zoia, Jean Régis

“…This paper examines the implications of this development for neurosurgical practice and patient care, with a focus on specialized areas like pain management, peripheral nerve surgery, and stereotactic radiosurgery. …”
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Acceptability of a Pain History Assessment and Education Chatbot (Dolores) Across Age Groups in Populations With Chronic Pain: Development and Pilot Testing by Nicole Emma Andrews, David Ireland, Pranavie Vijayakumar, Lyza Burvill, Elizabeth Hay, Daria Westerman, Tanya Rose, Mikaela Schlumpf, Jenny Strong, Andrew Claus

“… BackgroundThe delivery of education on pain neuroscience and the evidence for different treatment approaches has become a key component of contemporary persistent pain management. Chatbots, or more formally conversation agents, are increasingly being used in health care settings due to their versatility in providing interactive and individualized approaches to both capture and deliver information. …”
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Preoperative High Sleep Quality Predicts Further Decrease in Length of Stay after Total Joint Arthroplasty under Enhanced Recovery Short‐stay Program: Experience in 604 Patients fr... by Zichuan Ding, Jinlong Li, Bing Xu, Jian Cao, Hao Li, Zongke Zhou

“…Patients received the same ERAS protocol, mainly including preoperative preparation (patient education, preoperative functional exercises, nutritional support), blood management, pain management, sleep management, prevention of infection, prevention of thrombosis and strict discharge criteria. …”
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Applying the Participatory Slow Design Approach to a mHealth Application for Family Caregivers in Pediatric Ear, Nose, and Throat Surgery by Raffaella Dobrina, Anja Starec, Laura Brunelli, Eva Orzan, Chiara De Vita, Livia Bicego, Luca Ronfani, Veronica Castro, Paola Di Rocco, Sara Zanchiello, Margherita Dal Cin, Benedetta Tagliapietra, Michela Cinello, Donatella Fontanot, Tamara Stampalija, Angelo Dante, Cristina Petrucci, Andrea Cassone

“…The mHealth app content was structured around five crucial educational moments characterizing the ENT perioperative period, providing evidence-based information on surgical procedures, strategies for preparing children for hospitalization and surgery, pain management, and post-discharge care. The mHealth app featured a function that sends customized notifications to guide caregivers at specific perioperative stages. …”
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A pilot study on a patient with refractory headache: Personalized deep brain stimulation through stereoelectroencephalography by Hulin Zhao, Shuhua Zhang, Yining Wang, Chuting Zhang, Zihua Gong, Mingjie Zhang, Wei Dai, Ye Ran, Wenbin Shi, Yuanyuan Dang, Aijun Liu, Zhengbo Zhang, Chien-Hung Yeh, Zhao Dong, Shengyuan Yu

“…Summary: The integration of stereoelectroencephalography with therapeutic deep brain stimulation (DBS) holds immense promise as a viable approach for precise treatment of refractory disorders, yet it has not been explored in the domain of headache or pain management. Here, we implanted 14 electrodes in a patient with refractory migraine and integrated clinical assessment and electrophysiological data to investigate personalized targets for refractory headache treatment. …”
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Opioid prescriptions among the World Trade Center Health Program population by Ruiling Liu, Geoffrey M. Calvert, Kristi R. Anderson, Helen Malcolm, Lauren Cimineri, Hannah Dupont, Marisol Martinez

“…To prevent prescription opioid overuse, in 2018 the Program implemented various measures to improve opioid prescribing and expand access to non-opioid pain management among Program members. However, the characteristics of opioid prescriptions dispensed among this population has never been described. …”
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Real-time feedback on chest compression efficacy by hands-free carotid Doppler in a porcine model by Bjørn Ove Faldaas, Erik Waage Nielsen, Benjamin Stage Storm, Knut Tore Lappegård, Bent Aksel Nilsen, Gabriel Kiss, Eirik Skogvoll, Hans Torp, Charlotte Björk Ingul

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Case Report: Guanfacine and methylphenidate improved chronic lower back pain in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease with comorbid attention deficit hyperactivity disorder... by Satoshi Kasahara, Satoshi Kasahara, Shoichiro Kanda, Shoichiro Kanda, Miwako Takahashi, Mao Fujioka, Taito Morita, Ko Matsudaira, Naoko Sato, Motoshi Hattori, Toshimitsu Momose, Shin-Ichi Niwa, Kanji Uchida

“…Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is an inherited renal disease characterized by the bilateral development of multiple cysts in the kidneys. Pain management is a clinically important issue, especially because approximately 60% of patients with ADPKD experience chronic pain related to hemorrhage from renal cysts, which significantly reduces their daily life. …”
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Machine learning prediction for COVID-19 disease severity at hospital admission by Ganesh Raman, Bilal Ashraf, Yusuf Kemal Demir, Corey D. Kershaw, Sreekanth Cheruku, Murat Atis, Ahsen Atis, Mustafa Atar, Weina Chen, Ibrahim Ibrahim, Taha Bat, Mutlu Mete

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Toward a digital citizen lab for capturing data about alternative ways of self-managing chronic pain: An attitudinal user study by Najmeh Khalili-Mahani, Najmeh Khalili-Mahani, Najmeh Khalili-Mahani, Najmeh Khalili-Mahani, Sandra Woods, Sandra Woods, Eileen Mary Holowka, Amber Pahayahay, Mathieu Roy, Mathieu Roy

“…Qualitative analyses revealed several promises and impediments to creation of data-sharing platforms for CP.ConclusionsThis study shows a general willingness among PwPPs to become partners in studying alternative pain management. Despite a generally positive attitude toward the concept of sharing complex personal data to advance research, heterogeneity of attitudes shaped by personal experiences must be considered. …”
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Prevalence of radiographic appendicular osteoarthritis and associated clinical signs in young dogs by Masataka Enomoto, Nicholas de Castro, Jonathan Hash, Andrea Thomson, Aoi Nakanishi-Hester, Erin Perry, Savannah Aker, Emily Haupt, Logan Opperman, Simon Roe, Tracey Cole, Nichola Archer Thompson, J. F. Innes, B. Duncan X. Lascelles

“…Only 2 dogs with cOA were receiving OA pain management. The most commonly affected joints in descending order of frequency were elbow, hip, tarsus, and stifle. …”
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Delivery of engineered extracellular vesicles with miR-29b editing system for muscle atrophy therapy by Rui Chen, Weilin Yuan, Yongjun Zheng, Xiaolan Zhu, Bing Jin, Tingting Yang, Yuwei Yan, Wanru Xu, Hongjian Chen, Juan Gao, Guoping Li, Priyanka Gokulnath, Gururaja Vulugundam, Jin Li, Junjie Xiao

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Combining Regional and Connectivity Metrics of Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Diffusion Tensor Imaging for Individualized Prediction of Pain Sensitivity by Rushi Zou, Rushi Zou, Rushi Zou, Linling Li, Linling Li, Linling Li, Li Zhang, Li Zhang, Li Zhang, Gan Huang, Gan Huang, Gan Huang, Zhen Liang, Zhen Liang, Zhen Liang, Lizu Xiao, Zhiguo Zhang, Zhiguo Zhang, Zhiguo Zhang, Zhiguo Zhang

“…Hence, this study provided a more comprehensive characterization of the neural correlates of individual pain sensitivity, which holds a great potential for clinical pain management.…”
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Positive Clinical Outcomes for Severe Reported Pain Using Robust Non-Addictive Home Electrotherapy—A Case-Series by Anish Bajaj, David Han, Igor Elman, Panayotis K. Thanos, Catherine A. Dennen, Rajendra D. Badgaiyan, Abdalla Bowirrat, Debmalya Barh, Kenneth Blum

“…While an ideal analgesic has yet to be developed, some effective multimodal non-opioid pharmacological regimens for acute pain management are being more widely utilized. Some investigators have suggested that a safer and more scientifically sound approach might be to induce “dopamine homeostasis” through non-pharmacological approaches, since opioid use even for acute pain of short duration is now being strongly questioned. …”
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Manajemen Low Flow Anesthesia pada Pasien Kraniosinostosis dengan Hipertelorisme yang menjalani Four Box Wall Osteotomy, dan Eksisi Redundant Skin Fronto Nasal by Arief Cahyadi, Dewi Yulianti Bisri, M Sofyan Harahap, Syaruddin Gaus

“…Difficult airway management due to fascial deformity, use of low flow anesthesia to preserve temperature and reduce inhalation anesthesia usage, intraoperative fluid management in consideration maintenance and replacement blood loss and post operative pain management has become another consideration. Covid-19 as part of problems post operatively being known before extubation made the process is delayed. …”
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Impact of vitamin C on the reduction of opioid consumption after an emergency department visit for acute musculoskeletal pain: a double-blind randomised control trial protocol by David Williamson, Marcel Émond, Alexis Cournoyer, Caroline Arbour, Raoul Daoust, Jean Paquet, Jean-Marc Chauny, Vérilibe Huard, Dominique Rouleau

“…Participants will be ≥18 years of age, treated in ED for acute musculoskeletal pain present for less than 2 weeks and discharged with an opioid prescription for home pain management. Total morphine 5 mg pills consumed during the 2-week follow-up will be assessed via an electronic (or paper) diary. …”
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Early life factors associated with the experiences of pain in later life: evidence from a population based study in India by Waquar Ahmed, Manacy Pai, T. Muhammad, Chanda Maurya, Parimala Mohanty, Nargis Begum Javed

“…They also are pertinent to health care providers and practitioners working in pain management, as this knowledge better positions them to identify older adults most susceptible to pain. …”
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