Capillary carbon dioxide tension increases in hospital staff wearing filtering facepiece masks: a prospective crossover study by Georg Roeder, Aylin Bilir, Alexandra Graf, David M. Baron

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The spectrum of psychological disorders in family members of patients suffering from delirium associated with critical illness: a prospective, observational study by Katarzyna Kotfis, Patrycja Maj, Aleksandra Szylińska, Maria Pankowiak, Elżbieta Reszka, E. Wesley Ely, Annachiara Marra

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Comparative effect of deliberate hypotensive anesthesia using nitroglycerine vs. phentolamine on event related potentials and cognitive functions in patients undergoing septoplasty... by Wael Fathy, Mona Hussein, Rehab Magdy, Hanan H Soliman, Hatem Elmoutaz, Alaa A Meshref, Reem M Sabry, Marwa A Elgaly, Mohammed Fawaz, Dina Y Kassim

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Analgesia and spread of erector spinae plane block in breast cancer surgeries: a randomized controlled trial by Ahmed Mohamed Mohamed Rabah Abdella, Emad Eldin Abd El Monem Arida, Nagwa Ahmed Megahed, Wessam Zakaria El-Amrawy, Walid Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed

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Opioids Prescribing Among Patients with Zoster-Related Pain in Real-Life: A Retrospective, Cohort Study Based on the Clinical Database by Su W, Liu D, Yang P, Ye L

“…Wei Su,1,2 Dong Liu,2 Pingliang Yang,3 Ling Ye1 1Department of Pain Management, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Pain Management, Chengdu Second People’s Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610011, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Anesthesiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610500, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Ling Ye, Department of Pain Management, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-28-85423593, Email zerodq_hx@163.comPurpose: The aim of this study was to analysis of the opioid use of opioid native zoster-related pain (ZRP) patients to evaluate the impact of opioid use on pain control and quality of life improvement based on the clinical database.Patients and Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study to identify opioid native patients who were hospitalized in the pain department between May 1, 2020, and May 1, 2021. …”
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Patient motivators to use opioids for acute pain after emergency care by Brittany E. Punches, Brittany E. Punches, Jennifer L. Brown, Natalie K. Taul, Hawa A. Sall, Tamilyn Bakas, Gordon L. Gillespie, Jill E. Martin-Boone, Edward W. Boyer, Michael S. Lyons

“…IntroductionPatients are stakeholders in their own pain management. Factors motivating individuals to seek or use opioids therapeutically for treatment of acute pain are not well characterized but could be targeted to reduce incident iatrogenic opioid use disorder (OUD). …”
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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Utilization Patterns of Facet Joint Interventions in Managing Spinal Pain in a Medicare Population by Laxmaiah Manchikanti, Alan D. Kaye, Richard E. Latchaw, Mahendra R. Sanapati, Vidyasagar Pampati, Christopher G. Gharibo, Sheri L. Albers, Joshua A. Hirsch

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Virtual Pain Unit Is Associated with Improvement of Postoperative Analgesia Quality: A Retrospective Single-Center Clinical Study by Guanyu Yang, Shanshan Zuo, Pengfei Wang, Yue Yin, Xiaowei Zhang, Yanling Ma, Gang Quan, Yueli Zhang, Xin Zhao, Huan Qu, Piao Zhou, Xiaofei Zhang, Huaibin Zhang, Hongkai Lian, Qinjun Chu

“…Thus, this study established a new acute pain management model and compared the effects of the acute pain service (APS) model in 2020 and the virtual pain unit (VPU) model in 2021 on postoperative analgesia quality. …”
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Validation of a convolutional neural network that reliably identifies electromyographic compound motor action potentials following train-of-four stimulation: an algorithm developme... by Richard H. Epstein, Olivia F. Perez, Ira S. Hofer, J Ross Renew, Réka Nemes, Sorin J. Brull

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Fungal infection profile in critically ill COVID-19 patients: a prospective study at a large teaching hospital in a middle-income country by Essamedin M. Negm, Mohamed Sorour Mohamed, Rehab A. Rabie, Walaa S. Fouad, Ahmed Beniamen, Ahmed Mosallem, Ahmed E. Tawfik, Hussein M. Salama

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Pain Knowledge, Attitudes and Beliefs of Allied Health Learners Across Three Curricular Models by Kylie Fitzgerald, Elizabeth Devonshire, Brett Vaughan

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White matter microstructure predicts measures of clinical symptoms in chronic back pain patients by Jason W. Robertson, Guillermo Aristi, Javeria A. Hashmi

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The effect of emotional stressors on postoperative skin conductance indices: a prospective cohort pilot study by Semih Gungor, Hanne Storm, James J. Bae, Valeria Rotundo, Paul J. Christos

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Intracarpal midazolam: does it offer better pain relief than dexamethasone in carpal tunnel syndrome patients? A randomized double-blind clinical trial by Mina Maher Raouf, Mohammad Awad Alsaeed, Manal Hassanien, Esraa A Talaat, Tamer Elzaem Esmael, Emad Zarief Kamel

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Management of Brachial Plexus Missile Injuries by Lukas Rasulić, Vesna Simić, Andrija Savić, Milan Lepić, Vojin Kovačević, Vladimir Puzović, Filip Vitošević, Nenad Novaković, Miroslav Samardžić, Krešimir Rotim

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The Diagnostic Odyssey of Patients with Chronic Neuropathic Pain—Expert Opinion of Greek Pain Specialists by Persefoni Kritikou, Athina Vadalouca, Martina Rekatsina, Giustino Varrassi, Ioanna Siafaka

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Best Practice Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Vertebrogenic Pain with Basivertebral Nerve Ablation from the American Society of Pain and Neuroscience by Sayed D, Naidu RK, Patel KV, Strand NH, Mehta P, Lam CM, Tieppo Francio V, Sheth S, Giuffrida A, Durkin B, Khatri N, Vodapally S, James CO, Westerhaus BD, Rupp A, Abdullah NM, Amirdelfan K, Petersen EA, Beall DP, Deer TR

“…Dawood Sayed,1 Ramana K Naidu,2,3 Kiran V Patel,4 Natalie H Strand,5 Pankaj Mehta,6 Christopher M Lam,1 Vinicius Tieppo Francio,7 Samir Sheth,8 Anthony Giuffrida,9 Brian Durkin,10 Nasir Khatri,11 Shashank Vodapally,12 Christopher O James,13 Benjamin D Westerhaus,9 Adam Rupp,7 Newaj M Abdullah,14 Kasra Amirdelfan,15 Erika A Petersen,16 Douglas P Beall,17 Timothy R Deer18 1Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA; 2Anesthesiology, California Orthopedics & Spine, Marin, CA, USA; 3Pain Management, MarinHealth Medical Center, Marin, CA, USA; 4Interventional Pain Management/ Anesthesiology, The Spine & Pain Institute of New York, New York City, NY, USA; 5Interventional Pain Management, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, USA; 6Clinical Research, Pain Specialists of Austin, Austin, TX, USA; 7Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA; 8Interventional Pain Management, Sutter Health, Roseville, CA, USA; 9Cantor Spine Center, Paley Orthopedic and Spine Institute, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA; 10Pain Institute of Long Island, Port Jefferson, NY, USA; 11Interventional Pain Medicine, Novant Health, Charlotte, NC, USA; 12Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA; 13Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA; 14Pain Medicine and Anesthesiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA; 15Clinical Research, IPM Medical Group, Inc, Walnut Creek, CA, USA; 16Department of Neurosurgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Science, Little Rock, AR, USA; 17Comprehensive Specialty Care, Edmond, OK, USA; 18The Spine and Nerve Center of the Virginias, Charleston, WV, USACorrespondence: Dawood Sayed, The University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Blvd, Kansas City, KS, 66160, USA, Tel +1 913-588-5521, Email dsayed1@yahoo.comAbstract: Chronic low back pain is a worldwide leading cause of pain and disability. …”
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A randomised controlled trial assessing the potential of palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) to act as an adjuvant to resistance training in healthy adults: a study protocol by Zoya Huschtscha, Jackson J. Fyfe, Simon A. Feros, Andrew C. Betik, Christopher S. Shaw, Luana C. Main, Gavin Abbott, Sze-Yen Tan, Martin C. Refalo, Michael Gerhardy, Emma Grunwald, Anthony May, Jessica Silver, Craig M. Smith, Matthew White, D. Lee Hamilton

“…However, these types of pain management strategies have been shown to inhibit signalling pathways (e.g., cyclooxygenase-2) that may hinder muscular adaptations such as hypertrophy and strength. …”
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Spinal Cord Stimulation for Intractable Visceral Pain Originating from the Pelvic and Abdominal Region: A Narrative Review on a Possible New Indication for Patients with Therapy-Re... by Bieze M, van Haaps AP, Kapural L, Li S, Ferguson K, de Vries R, Schatman ME, Mijatovic V, Kallewaard JW

“…Matthanja Bieze,1,2,* Annelotte Pauline van Haaps,3,4,* Leonardo Kapural,5 Sean Li,6 Kris Ferguson,7 Ralph de Vries,8 Michael E Schatman,9,10 Velja Mijatovic,3,4 Jan Willem Kallewaard1,11 1Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, Amsterdam UMC Location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; 2Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; 3Department of Reproductive Medicine, Amsterdam University Medical Center location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; 4Amsterdam Reproduction and Development, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; 5Carolina’s Pain Institute and Center for Clinical Research, Winston Salem, North Carolina, USA; 6National Spine and Pain Centers, Shrewsbury, New Jersey, USA; 7Aspirus Langlade Hospital Pain Clinic, Antigo, Wisconsin, USA; 8Medical Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; 9Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care & Pain Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA; 10Department of Population Health – Division of Medical Ethics, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA; 11Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, Rijnstate Ziekenhuis, Arnhem, the Netherlands*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Jan Willem Kallewaard, Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Management, Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Email j.w.kallewaard@amsterdamumc.nlAim: Visceral pain, characterized by pain that is diffuse and challenging to localize, occurs frequently and is difficult to treat. …”
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Dataset used to refine a treatment protocol of a biofeedback-based virtual reality intervention for pain and anxiety in children and adolescents undergoing surgery by Zandantsetseg Orgil, Anitra Karthic, Nora Bell, Sara E Williams, Lili Ding, Susmita Kashikar-Zuck, Christopher D King, Vanessa A Olbrecht

“…There is a great need for nonpharmacologic pain management strategies, given the catastrophic effects of the opioid epidemic and the role of opioid prescription in precipitating addiction [1], particularly in children and adolescents at risk of chronic pain and opioid use after surgery [2–4]. …”
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