Ketamine may be non-inferior to morphine for out-of-hospital traumatic pain management
1. Ketamine was non-inferior to morphine at analgesic pain reduction for out-of-hospital pain management. 2. There was, however, an increased ...
Tag: pain management
Several factors contribute to patients’ perception of a good death from cancer
1. In this systematic review, seven core elements of a good death among cancer patients were identified, including being aware ...
Spirituality may benefit patients with a diagnosis of prostate cancer
1. In this systematic review, most articles reported a positive association between spirituality and better health outcomes in prostate cancer ...
Wellness Check: Spirituality
Spirituality may benefit patients with a diagnosis of prostate cancer 1. In this systematic review, most articles reported a positive ...
Recommendations for opioid use in the management of chronic pain
1. Opioid therapy for the management of chronic non-cancer pain is not recommended according to new guidelines from the United ...
Spinal anesthesia for hip fracture surgery associated with increased pain and analgesic use
1. Spinal anesthesia, as compared with general anesthesia, was associated with a small but significant increase in pain and prescription ...
Study details opioid prescribing patterns to US children and young adults in 2019
1. Based on a prescription-dispensing database including a large majority of US pharmacies, 3.5% of children and young adults aged ...
Lower doses of ketamine shown to be non-inferior for acute pain control in the emergency setting
1. For the treatment of acute pain in the emergency setting, 0.15 mg/kg IV ketamine was shown to be non-inferior ...
Ibuprofen as effective as morphine for pediatric musculoskeletal injury pain
1. No significant difference was seen in visual analog scale (VAS) pain ratings morphine + ibuprofen, morphine + placebo, and ...