Pain Management

Patients with increased levels of negative pain thoughts may have poor patient-reported outcomes, knee function and general health after arthroscopic meniscectomy, according to published data.

The CDC recently issued updated guidance regarding the provision of medications for IUD placement, stating that lidocaine “might be useful” for reducing patient pain and that misoprostol is no longer recommended for routine use.

Opioid use in patients with autoimmune rheumatic disease has decreased 15% annually since 2014, while use of non-opioid options for pain management has either increased or stabilized, according to data published in The Lancet Rheumatology.

Women are less likely to be prescribed pain relief medications compared with men when treated in EDs, findings from a retrospective analysis published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggested.

Almost one in 10 patients treated with prescription opioid painkillers experience opioid dependency or opioid use disorder, a result from a systematic review and meta-analysis showed.

The American Society for Radiation Oncology has issued an updated clinical guideline that outlines best practices for addressing symptomatic bone metastases and improving quality of life for these patients.

Published results showed 10.5% of patients who underwent surgery for a tibial shaft fracture between January 2016 and June 2020 had prolonged opioid use, with an increased risk for patients who used opioids preoperatively.

In this episode of Meeting Mic, we bring you pearls and perspectives from the 2024 ASCO Annual Meeting, as well as Healio’s top headlines from the meeting.

SAN DIEGO — A vaporized combination of THC and CBD was the most efficacious of four cannabis choices for acute moderate to severe migraine at 2 hours, according to an expert at the American Headache Society Annual Scientific Meeting.

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has released an updated clinical practice guideline for the management of carpal tunnel syndrome, according to a press release.