Articles Tagged With: opioids
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Multimodal Pain Control Strategy Shows Promise in Trauma Patients
Researchers continue searching for ways to minimize opioid exposure.
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Acupuncture as a Pain Management Alternative
The goal is to provide data that will convince payors to reimburse acupuncture treatment in the emergency environment, a stumbling block that has thus far prevented larger-scale implementation. Additionally, researchers hope their work leads to fewer unnecessary opioid prescriptions.
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Guideline: Clinicians Should Use NSAIDs for Acute Musculoskeletal Pain
Orgs call for topical treatment as first-line agent for acute pain from non-low back-related injuries that lasts no more than four weeks.
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Opioids May Lower Conception Odds, Cause Pregnancy Loss
Researchers urge careful pain management planning among this patient population.
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Type of Provider and Opioid Use in New-Onset Low Back Pain
When compared to an initial visit with a primary care physician, patients who initially received care for new-onset low back pain from a chiropractor, physical therapist, or acupuncturist were at lower odds for early and long-term opioid use.
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Pain Management in the Emergency Department: Opioids and Alternative Pain Management Therapies
Opioid therapy can be an effective form of pain management in the ED for acute painful conditions. The risk of addiction and abuse should be considered in every case. Alternatives to opioid therapy include systemic agents, such as acetaminophen, NSAIDs, lidocaine, alpha agonists, anticonvulsants, ketamine, corticosteroids, and local and regional anesthesia.
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The Inner Workings of a Successful Transitional Pain Service Program
A transitional pain service nurse program that uses case management can help reduce opioid dependency and provide better pain management.
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Investigators Test Experimental Pain Relief Technique
Researchers seeking next-generation alternative to traditional opioids.
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Data: Opioids Rising Cause of Ethics Consults
An analysis conducted at a Massachusetts hospital regarding ethics consults related to opioid prescriptions could provide useful insight for other facilities seeing a rise in such requests.
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Opioid Prescribing Cropping Up in ED Malpractice Claims
Learn more about the factors that repeatedly arise in malpractice claims involving opioids in the ED.