Pain physician
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Multicenter Study
Pre-emptive and multi-modal perioperative pain management may improve quality of life in patients undergoing spinal surgery.
Compared to an abundance of data on surgical techniques for degenerative spine conditions and the outcomes thereof, little is available to guide optimal perioperative pain management after spinal surgery. The aim of this study was to survey patterns of perioperative pain management after spinal surgery and to investigate the effects of perioperative pain management, such as pre-emptive analgesia and multi-modal postoperative pain management, on acute postoperative satisfaction, pain reduction, and health-related quality of life in patients undergoing spinal surgery. ⋯ Pre-emptive analgesia and multi-modal pain management after spinal surgery may lead to better health-related quality of life, greater patient satisfaction, and less postoperative pain.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Tapentadol immediate release versus oxycodone immediate release for treatment of acute low back pain.
Tapentadol has demonstrated analgesic efficacy across a range of pain conditions. ⋯ NCT00986180.