opioids
The NOPAIN Act: An Opportunity for Collaboration, Improvement in Pain Outcomes
Significant change may be on the horizon with regard to the treatment of postsurgical pain in the United States.
JANUARY 20, 2025
ERAS Protocol Reduces Opioid Consumption, Discharge Prescriptions After Cardiac Surgery
A multimodal analgesia-based ERAS protocol following cardiac surgery not only reduces intraoperative opioid ...
DECEMBER 30, 2024
Superior Analgesia Found With Quadratus Lumborum Block in Laparoscopic Abdominal Surgery
Posterior quadratus lumborum block offers better short-term pain relief than erector spinae plane block in patients ...
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
Acupuncture Helps Stem Opioid Addiction While Treating Acute Pain
A review published in Pain Medicine found acupuncture can be effectively deployed in emergency departments to help ...
APRIL 12, 2023
Early Recovery Program Reduces Opioid Use by 80% After Cesarean Delivery
Over the past two years, Saddleback Hospital, in Laguna Hills, Calif., has implemented a robust early recovery ...
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
CDC Updates Opioid Prescribing Guideline
Citing significant new research produced over the past six years and the knowledge gleaned from speaking with ...
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
Multisociety Peri-op Pain Management Guidelines Issued
New perioperative pain management guidelines were published after a two-year review process aided by the ...
AUGUST 22, 2022
Patient Text Messaging Tracks Overprescribing Of Opioid Tablets After Surgery
An automated text messaging system for patients to self-report opioid consumption and pain intensity after surgery ...
JULY 21, 2021
Guideline Leads to Significant Reduction In Opioid Prescribing After Surgery
A study adhering to a new opioid prescribing guideline found a dramatic decrease in the number of pills prescribed ...
JUNE 7, 2021
How Interventional Effort Reduced Opioid Prescriptions at One Hospital
In the spring of 2016, patients discharged after undergoing a general surgery procedure at Massachusetts General ...
FEBRUARY 17, 2020
Collaborative Guidelines Help Slash Post-op Opioid Use
Evidence-based prescribing guidelines reduced postoperative opioid consumption for nine general surgeries by ...
JANUARY 3, 2020
Opioid Prescribing Too High After Minimally Invasive Surgery
Of nearly 400 MIS patients surveyed, 90% said they were prescribed opioids after surgery, and 13% of these patients ...
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
