Articles: postoperative-pain.
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Reg Anesth Pain Med · Dec 2022
Randomized Controlled TrialComparison of sitting and prone positions for real-time ultrasound-guided thoracic epidural catheter placement: a randomized controlled trial.
Real-time ultrasound-guided thoracic epidural catheter placement (US-TECP) has been recently introduced. Patient's position is associated with the success of spine interventions; however, the effects of position on the outcome of the procedure remain unknown. We aimed to assess the clinical usefulness of patient positioning during real-time US-TECP. ⋯ This study shows that prone position may be preferred for real-time US-TECP, considering its better clinical usefulness.
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Observational Study
Postoperative Pain Management and Patient Evaluations After Five Different Surgical Procedures. A Prospective Cohort Study.
Sufficient pain management is a necessity and can play an important role in patients' contentment. ⋯ The analgesic treatment varied between procedures and patients and a significant number of patients did not achieve "no worse than mild pain" (Numeric Rating Scale ≤3). A significant association between patient contentment and experience of severe pain, pain relief, and involvement in own pain treatment, was found.
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Dec 2022
Predictors of continued opioid use 6 months after total joint arthroplasty: a multi-site study.
Continued opioid use after total knee and hip arthroplasty (TKA/THA) is well-documented and associated with both surgical and patient-reported factors. Research examining the combined effects of a multitude of factors on continued, and even chronic, opioid use in a systematic algorithmic manner is lacking. This study prospectively evaluated the combined effect of patient-related and surgical factors associated with continued opioid use after TKA/THA. ⋯ II.