Articles: acute-pain.
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The relationship between preexisting osteoarthritic pain and subsequent post-total knee arthroplasty (TKA) pain is not well defined. This knowledge gap makes diagnosis of post-TKA pain and development of management plans difficult and may impair future investigations on personalized care. Therefore, a set of diagnostic criteria for identification of acute post-TKA pain would inform standardized management and facilitate future research. ⋯ The diagnostic criteria created are proposed to define the nature of acute pain observed in patients following TKA.
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Advances in therapy · May 2020
Service Evaluation of Methoxyflurane Versus Standard Care for Overall Management of Patients with Pain Due to Injury.
Inhaled methoxyflurane is an analgesic used for the emergency relief of moderate to severe pain in conscious adult patients with trauma and associated pain that is increasingly being used in hospital emergency departments to provide rapid analgesia. It is widely accepted that effective pain relief can facilitate patient care and flow through the emergency department (ED). The main aim of this evaluation was to assess the impact of inhaled methoxyflurane on patient length of stay (LOS) in the ED compared with standard care. ⋯ Use of methoxyflurane in adult patients with trauma pain significantly reduced the ED LOS and may potentially improve patient flow through the ED.