Pain medicine : the official journal of the American Academy of Pain Medicine
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Letter Case Reports
Serotonin syndrome in a patient with chronic pain polypharmacy.
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Low back pain (LBP), obesity, and depression are highly prevalent health conditions. We assessed the relative impact of body weight and depression on different types of LBP in a representative population sample. ⋯ BMI and depression are modifiable risk indicators for chronic disabling LBP.
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Pain after laparoscopic cholecystectomy is reportedly complex and multifaceted, and has been cited as the most frequent reason for prolonged convalescence. The use of opioid therapy, a common pain management strategy, can be limited by potentially severe adverse events. In this report, I describe the use of liposome bupivacaine, administered via transversus abdominis plane (TAP) infiltration, in a patient undergoing emergency laparoscopic cholecystectomy. ⋯ Liposome bupivacaine administered via TAP infiltration shows potential as part of a multimodal analgesic regimen in laparoscopic cholecystectomy.