Easing the Ouch: The Role of IV Lidocaine in Pediatric Surgery

Connie Lin, MD, shares patient outcomes concerning the multidisciplinary use of intravenous lidocaine in the ...

MARCH 5, 2025

Advanced Practice Clinicians May Be Overprescribing Perioperative Opioids

Advanced practice clinicians (APCs)—nurse practitioners and physician assistants—prescribe ...

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Short-Term Perioperative Opioid Prescriptions Decrease Patients’ Risk for Drug Dependency

A postoperative restrictive opioid prescription protocol limiting the supply of opioids up to three days, in ...

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Opioid Reduction Strategy Lowers Unanticipated Admissions and 30-Day Emergency Visits

San Francisco—Use of beta blockers in the perioperative period as an opioid-sparing technique can have ...

AUGUST 17, 2017

Opioids for Pain Management In Infants and Children: A High Standard For Prescribers

Although misguided prescribing patterns are partly to blame for the ongoing opioids epidemic, the problem begins ...

APRIL 3, 2017

Dealing With Deception: A Perspective on Malingering

“Malingering” first appeared in print in the 1890 Webster dictionary, but the behavior no doubt ...

AUGUST 25, 2016

Methylnaltrexone for Opioid-Induced Constipation Might Also Improve Overall Survival in Advanced Cancer Patients

Methylnaltrexone influenced cancer progression and prolonged survival in patients with advanced cancer, suggesting ...

MARCH 17, 2016