Pain medicine : the official journal of the American Academy of Pain Medicine
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
A Comparison of Prilocaine vs Prilocaine + Bupivacaine in Periprostatic Block in Ambulatory Prostate Biopsies: A Single-Blind Randomized Controlled Study.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the analgesic effect of a prilocaine + bupivacaine combination in patients undergoing periprostatic nerve block (PNB) by comparing its effects with those of prilocaine alone. ⋯ The prilocaine + bupivacaine combination is an effective analgesic method during prostate biopsies and for one and six hours after prostate biopsy.
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Observational Study
The Relevance of Proprioception to Chronic Neck Pain: A Correlational Analysis of Flexor Muscle Size and Endurance, Clinical Neck Pain Characteristics, and Proprioception.
Impairment in the cervical proprioception and deep flexor muscle function and morphology have been regarded to be associated with chronic neck pain (CNP). ⋯ The results indicated that cervical proprioception was associated neither with deep flexor muscle structure/function nor with clinical CNP characteristics. Left rotation error and local flexor endurance were found relevant to neck pain development.
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Prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) enable prescribers to review patient prescription histories, and their use is mandatory in many states. We estimated the cost of physicians retrieving PDMP patient reports compared with a model where a delegate (i.e., administrative staff) retrieves reports. ⋯ Relying on delegates vs physicians to retrieve reports is less costly in most cases. Automation and integration of PDMP data into electronic health records may reduce costs further. Physicians, health care systems, and states should collaborate to streamline access to PDMPs.