analgesia
New AANA Obstetric Guidelines Prioritize Addressing Gaps in Health Equity
The newly updated practice guidelines for analgesia and anesthesia in the obstetric patient from the AANA aim not ...
APRIL 21, 2023
Clinical Experience With a Non-Opioid Local Analgesic Alternative For Postsurgical Pain Management in the Ambulatory Setting
Postsurgical pain management is a key factor in migrating procedures to the ambulatory surgery center (ASC). This ...
APRIL 30, 2020
Cancer Survivors With Chronic Pain Face Uncertainty
Last fall, the CDC released a draft of its guidelines for prescribing opioids for chronic pain. But the ...
MARCH 17, 2017
Adductor Canal Block Provides Inconsistent Analgesia for TKA
If the results from a recent study left researchers scratching their heads, it wasn’t because more than ...
NOVEMBER 21, 2016
Continuous Femoral Nerve Blocks for Total Knee Arthroplasty Shorten Hospital Length of Stay
Sometimes even the simplest interventions can have meaningful effects on patient outcomes and an ...
NOVEMBER 15, 2016
Marijuana Less Effective for Pain in Women
Cannabis showed lower efficacy as an analgesic in women than in men, in a new controlled study of its effects on ...
OCTOBER 3, 2016
Local Infiltration Analgesia for TKA Cuts Recovery Times, Hospital LOS
Preoperative ultrasound-guided local infiltration analgesia with liposomal bupivacaine is a safe, effective ...
SEPTEMBER 28, 2016
Clonidine Added to Single-Shot Interscalene Block Confers No Analgesic Benefit
A large, retrospective study from Mayo Clinic has concluded that the addition of clonidine to a single-shot ...
SEPTEMBER 26, 2016
Protocol Improves Analgesia, Pain Documentation After Arthroplasty
The implementation of a multimodal analgesics protocol may be a simple, effective way to boost documentation of ...
SEPTEMBER 21, 2016
Mindfulness Meditation Uses Distinct Neural Pathways To Reduce Pain Better Than Placebo
Recent research showed that mindfulness meditation is significantly more effective at reducing pain intensity and ...
AUGUST 23, 2016
Olanzapine Shows Analgesic Properties, May Help Reduce Chronic Pain
Olanzapine has several biochemical actions that may indirectly modulate pain, including modulating histamine, which ...
APRIL 22, 2016
Experts Review Popular Knee Arthroplasty Analgesia Approaches
A new overview of approaches to analgesia and anesthesia in people undergoing total knee arthroplasty leaves no ...
APRIL 13, 2016
