Articles: pain-management-methods.
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Clinical Trial
Effectiveness of Ultrasound-Guided Pulsed Radiofrequency Treatment in Patients with Refractory Chronic Cervical Radicular Pain.
The effect of pulsed radiofrequency (PRF) stimulation for alleviating cervical radicular pain has been demonstrated in several previous studies. ⋯ Ultrasound, pulsed radiofrequency, cervical radicular pain, chronic pain.
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Erector spinae plane (ESP) block is an effective regional analgesic technique for thoracic and abdominal pain. The volume of local anesthetic (LA) needed to produce sensory block in the spinal segment is unknown. ⋯ Acute pain, dermatomal spread, erector spine plane nerve block, thoracic pain, thoracic postoperative analgesia.
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Advances in therapy · Jun 2020
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyThe Impact of Baseline Pain Intensity on the Analgesic Efficacy of Ibuprofen/Caffeine in Patients with Acute Postoperative Dental Pain: Post Hoc Subgroup Analysis of a Randomised Controlled Trial.
A fixed dose combination (FDC) of ibuprofen 400 mg and caffeine 100 mg has been shown to be more effective than ibuprofen 400 mg alone for the treatment of acute postoperative dental pain in a phase III randomised controlled trial. A post hoc subgroup analysis of the primary data from an active-/placebo-controlled, double-blind, single-centre, parallel-group study was conducted in patients with moderate or severe baseline pain. ⋯ The enhanced analgesic efficacy of ibuprofen/caffeine FDC versus ibuprofen is most pronounced in patients with moderate intensity pain at baseline, and also evident in patients with severe baseline pain.
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Observational Study
A Comparison in Outcomes of Preoperative Single-shot versus Continuous Catheter Fascia Iliaca Regional Anesthesia in Geriatric Hip Fracture Patients.
Fascia iliaca nerve blocks relieve pain in geriatric hip fracture patients and can be administered via a single-shot or continuous catheter. We compared perioperative opioid consumption and pain scores between these two blocks. ⋯ We report no differences in opioid use and pain scores between single-shot and continuous catheter fascia iliaca nerve blocks. Both blocks similarly reduce preoperative opioid consumption.
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Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is associated with multiple mechanisms involving peripheral and central nervous system pathologies. Among percutaneous treatments offered, radiofrequency thermocoagulation (RFT) is associated with longer duration of pain relief. Mostly due to anatomic variation, cannulation of the foramen ovale using the Hartel approach has a failure rate of 5.17%. ⋯ Trigeminal nerve, neuralgia, pain, radiofrequency, ablation, percutaneous, computed tomography, imaging.