Problems and barriers of pain management in the emergency department: Are we ever going to get better?

abstract：Purpose:The study aimed at the evaluation of the impact of intravenous (IV) dexamethasone on efficacy and duration of analgesia of paravertebral block (PVB) in patients undergoing modified radical mastectomy (MRM). Patients and methods:This randomized, double-blind controlled trial included 50 patients with breast can...

journal_title：Journal of pain research

authors： Bakeer AH,Abdallah NM,Kamel MA,Abbas DN,Ragab AS

更新日期：2018-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block can provide effective analgesia for abdominal surgery. However, many randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have shown controversial results in hysterectomy. We conducted a meta-analysis of RCTs to investigate the effectiveness of TAP block after hysterectomy. Methods:St...

journal_title：Journal of pain research

authors： Zhou H,Ma X,Pan J,Shuai H,Liu S,Luo X,Li R

更新日期：2018-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Pain is a common symptom presented in the emergency department (ED) although it is often underestimated, poorly evaluated and treated. The application of a protocol for timely pain management ensured by the nurse can avoid the delays in the analgesic treatment and improve the patient's quality of waiting. ...

journal_title：Journal of pain research

authors： Butti L,Bierti O,Lanfrit R,Bertolini R,Chittaro S,Delli Compagni S,Del Russo D,Mancusi RL,Pertoldi F

更新日期：2017-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Adolescent low back pain (ALBP) is a common form of adolescent morbidity which remains poorly understood. When attempting a meta-analysis of observational studies into ALBP, in an effort to better understand associated risk factors, it is important that the studies involved are homogenic, particularly in terms of the ...

journal_title：Journal of pain research

authors： Milanese S,Grimmer-Somers K

更新日期：2010-05-17 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to examine the health and economic burden associated with fibromyalgia among adults in Japan. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Data from the 2011-2014 Japan National Health and Wellness Survey (n=115,271), a nationally representative survey of adults, were analyzed. The greedy matching algorithm...

journal_title：Journal of pain research

authors： Lee LK,Ebata N,Hlavacek P,DiBonaventura M,Cappelleri JC,Sadosky A

更新日期：2016-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:The aim of this study was to evaluate postoperative discomfort in patients undergoing ambulatory strabismus under general anesthesia, and to identify risk factors associated with the discomfort. Patients and Methods:A cross-sectional study was conducted among 210 consecutive patients undergoing ambulatory stra...

journal_title：Journal of pain research

authors： Huang J,Lin J,Xiong Y,Wang Z,Zhu Y,Ye H,Guo W

更新日期：2020-05-05 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Medical clowning has proven effective for reducing pain, anxiety, and stress, however, its differential effects on children from different cultures have not yet been researched. This study evaluated the effects of medical-clowning intervention on anxiety and pain among Jewish and Bedouin children, and anxiety a...

journal_title：Journal of pain research

authors： Gilboa-Negari Z,Abu-Kaf S,Huss E,Hain G,Moser A

更新日期：2017-07-05 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:No final conclusion has yet been reached on characteristics of postoperative pain and pain-related factors after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). This study was designed to explore features of acute severe pain and chronic post-surgical pain (CPSP), and the pain-related factors of VATS. Patients an...

journal_title：Journal of pain research

authors： Tong Y,Wei P,Wang S,Sun Q,Cui Y,Ning N,Chen S,He X

更新日期：2020-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) represents significant burdens to many patients and the public health-care system. Patients with diabetes in rural areas have higher risk of developing complications and having less access to proper treatment. We studied a rural population of patients with diabetes who attended a p...

journal_title：Journal of pain research

authors： Pruitt J 3rd,Moracho-Vilrriales C,Threatt T,Wagner S,Wu J,Romero-Sandoval EA

更新日期：2017-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To investigate the ameliorative effects of Vitellaria paradoxa (VP) nut extract for an anterior cruciate ligament transection with medial meniscectomy (ACLT+MMx)-induced osteoarthritis (OA) in high-fat diet (HFD)-induced obese rats. Methods:The rats were fed by HFD for 5 weeks before surgery-induced OA. Rats w...

journal_title：Journal of pain research

authors： Sudirman S,Chen CK,Long BT,Chang HW,Tsou D,Kong ZL

更新日期：2020-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE:Previous studies have already reported an independent effect of light-load eccentric exercise (10% eccentric exercise contraction [EEC]) and low-level laser therapy (LLLT) as a protective measure against more strenuous eccentric exercise. However, the difference between these two interventions is l...

journal_title：Journal of pain research

authors： Nausheen S,Moiz JA,Raza S,Shareef MY,Anwer S,Alghadir AH

更新日期：2017-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Femoral nerve block (FNB) has been considered as an excellent analgesic modality in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) pain control. However, relatively high concentration of ropivacaine could lead to quadriceps muscle weakness and increase the risk of postoperative falls. Objective:This double-blinded randomize...

journal_title：Journal of pain research

authors： Yang X,Kang W,Xiong W,Lu D,Zhou Z,Chen X,Zhou X,Feng X

更新日期：2019-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic low back pain (CLBP) and chronic neck pain (CNP) have become a serious medical and socioeconomic problem in recent decades. Patients suffering from chronic pain seem to have a higher prevalence of sleep disorders. PURPOSE:To calculate the prevalence of sleep deprivation in patients with CLBP and CNP...

journal_title：Journal of pain research

authors： Artner J,Cakir B,Spiekermann JA,Kurz S,Leucht F,Reichel H,Lattig F

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite growing interest in the therapeutic use of cannabis to manage chronic pain, only limited data that address these issues are available. In recent years, a number of nations have introduced specific laws to allow patients to use cannabis preparations to treat a variety of medical conditions. In 2015, t...

journal_title：Journal of pain research

authors： Fanelli G,De Carolis G,Leonardi C,Longobardi A,Sarli E,Allegri M,Schatman ME

更新日期：2017-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Postsurgical pain management remains a significant challenge. Liposome bupivacaine, as part of a multimodal analgesic regimen, has been shown to significantly reduce postsurgical opioid consumption, hospital length of stay (LOS), and hospitalization costs in gastrointestinal (GI) surgery, compared with intra...

journal_title：Journal of pain research

authors： Cohen SM,Vogel JD,Marcet JE,Candiotti KA

更新日期：2014-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is a drug-free treatment for chronic neuropathic pain. Recent SCS technology can record evoked compound action potentials (ECAPs) in the spinal cord during therapy and utilize features of the sensed ECAP to optimize the SCS. The purpose of this work is to characterize the relevant ...

journal_title：Journal of pain research

authors： Chakravarthy K,Bink H,Dinsmoor D

更新日期：2020-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To characterize the steady-state pharmacokinetic profile of hydromorphone extended-release (ER) in patients with chronic pain taking concomitant medications. METHODS:This open-label repeat-dose study enrolled 22 patients (mean age, 51.4 years; 81.8% female). All patients were receiving at least one concomita...

journal_title：Journal of pain research

authors： Vandenbossche J,Richarz U,Richards HM

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paced breathing has shown efficacy in fibromyalgia (FM), but the mechanisms associated with symptom change are largely unknown. We investigated whether changes in respiratory rate (RR) alone resulted in autonomic changes during normal, paced, and mechanically assisted breathing in untrained FM patients and controls. P...

journal_title：Journal of pain research

authors： Schmidt JE,O'Brien TG,Hooten WM,Joyner MJ,Johnson BD

更新日期：2017-12-08 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Patients living with chronic upper limb and neck (ULN) pain are reliant on often ineffective therapies as they face limited options for effective long-term treatment. Objective:Prospective clinical studies have demonstrated that high-frequency spinal cord stimulation at 10 kHz (10 kHz SCS) is effective in t...

journal_title：Journal of pain research

authors： Sayed D,Salmon J,Khan TW,Sack AM,Braun T,Barnard A,Rotte A

更新日期：2020-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Millions of people worldwide are suffering from pain. Non-pharmacological therapy has an important role in the treatment of pain and is recognized as a valuable, simple help to lower the dosage of analgesic drugs needed, decreasing the side effects, reducing drug dependency and reducing health care costs; ho...

journal_title：Journal of pain research

authors： Jira L,Weyessa N,Mulatu S,Alemayehu A

更新日期：2020-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:To demonstrate the importance of recognizing and separating nonmedian nerve-related symptoms from those related to median nerve compression at the carpal tunnel. Methods:The records of 80 patients, aged 31-82 years (39 males and 41 females), who had undergone median nerve decompression using open and endosco...

journal_title：Journal of pain research

authors： Lazaro RP,Eagan TS

更新日期：2017-10-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Low back pain in patients with myofascial pain syndrome is characterized by painful active myofascial trigger points (ATPs) in muscles. This article reviews a novel, noninvasive modality that combines simultaneous imaging and treatment, thus taking advantage of the electrodermal information available from imaged ATPs ...

journal_title：Journal of pain research

authors： Gorenberg M,Schwartz K

更新日期：2013-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether X-ray, computed tomography (CT), bone scan, and clinical impression accurately reflect the level of vertebral fracture in patients about to undergo vertebroplasty. DESIGN:Retrospective observational study, utilizing patient inpatient notes, referral correspondence, and clinicians' priva...

journal_title：Journal of pain research

authors： Graziotti PJ,Graziotti CR,Sangster AM

更新日期：2013-05-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: Although amiodarone is classified as a Vaughan-Williams class Ⅲ antiarrhythmic drug, it has inhibitory effects on voltage-gated sodium and calcium channels and on β-adrenergic receptors. Given these pharmacological profiles, amiodarone may have analgesic properties. Most patients who are prescribed amiodarone...

journal_title：Journal of pain research

authors： Kotoda M,Ino H,Kumakura Y,Iijima T,Ishiyama T,Matsukawa T

更新日期：2019-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Pain is a common and undertreated non-motor symptom in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). Opioids have been seldom used in PD because they could worsen cognitive and motor functions. Objective:We aimed to assess efficacy and tolerability of tapentadol in PD patients. Methods:We retrospectively reviewe...

journal_title：Journal of pain research

authors： Freo U,Furnari M,Ori C

更新日期：2018-09-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Cervical intervertebral disc has long been considered a common source of neck pain. However, the pain caused by the disc itself has not been clearly defined so far, and its diagnosis and treatment has always been controversial. Degenerative cervical disc has a rich supply of nerve fibers, is prone to inflammatory reac...

journal_title：Journal of pain research

authors： Peng B,DePalma MJ

更新日期：2018-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Waiting list management at chronic pain clinics has become a serious problem throughout Canada. We analyzed the waiting list at the Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM) Pain Centre. METHODS:The present study is an observational, prospective study. We used a specifically designed survey ques...

journal_title：Journal of pain research

authors： Vargas-Schaffer G,Rusnov A,Boulanger A

更新日期：2013-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Although the Eph receptor plays an important role in the development of neuropathic pain following nerve injury, there has been no evidence of the participation of the ephrin A4 receptor (EphA4) in the development of trigeminal neuropathic pain. The present study investigated the role of EphA4 in central noc...

journal_title：Journal of pain research

authors： Kim MJ,Son JY,Ju JS,Ahn DK

更新日期：2020-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:The INTERMED instrument, which was developed to measure patient's biopsychosocial (BPS) complexity, represents a powerful diagnostic and therapeutic tool. Epigenetic changes are the interface between signals from the environment and genetic modifications, affecting gene expression, in particular, by DNA methyla...

journal_title：Journal of pain research

authors： Paoloni-Giacobino A,Luthi F,Stenz L,Le Carré J,Vuistiner P,Léger B

更新日期：2020-06-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Even though pain is a subjective phenomenon, its objective evaluation in humans is important because subjects requiring pain evaluation may be unable to describe their pain intensity because of decreased awareness or impaired cognitive function. Previous reports indicate that the perfusion index (PI), which ...

journal_title：Journal of pain research

authors： Nishimura T,Nakae A,Shibata M,Mashimo T,Fujino Y

更新日期：2014-02-10 00:00:00