Modified pectoral plane block (PECS II) provides longer analgesia duration and lower morphine use
New nerve block technique may reduce morphine use after mastectomy
This meta-analysis of 790 patients undergoing modified radical mastectomy found that the PECS II technique provided significantly longer ana…
A new nerve block method could provide longer pain relief and lower morphine needs for patients undergoing breast cancer surgery.
Transversus abdominis plane block reduces morphine use and pain after kidney removal surgery in patients
Nerve block cuts morphine use after kidney removal surgery
A systematic review of 639 patients found that transversus abdominis plane blocks significantly lowered morphine needs and pain scores follo…
A simple nerve block before kidney removal surgery reduced morphine use by 16.67 mg and lowered pain scores for 24 hours.
Superficial parasternal intercostal plane block reduces 24-hour morphine use by 8.53 mg in cardiac surgery patients
S-PIP block lowers pain and opioid needs for adult heart surgery patients in this review
This meta-analysis evaluated the superficial parasternal intercostal plane (S-PIP) block versus standard or placebo analgesia in 1760 adult …
A review of seventeen hundred patients found that adding a S-PIP block to standard care reduced early pain and opioid use after heart surger…
Wound infusion catheter shortens hospital stay and provides comparable analgesia to epidural after laparotomy
Wound catheter shows shorter hospital stay after abdominal surgery
This systematic review and meta-analysis of 778 patients found that wound infusion catheter (WC) provided comparable postoperative analgesia…
A review of 778 patients found wound catheters led to shorter hospital stays than epidural pain control after abdominal surgery, with simila…
Perioperative nefopam failed to lower morphine needs or pain scores in spine surgery patients undergoing randomised trials
Perioperative nefopam did not reduce morphine use or pain after spine surgery
A systematic review of five hundred fifty-three spine surgery patients found that adding nefopam did not decrease twenty-four hour morphine …
A review of spine surgery patients found that taking nefopam did not lower morphine use or pain scores in the first few days after the opera…
Laparoscopic assisted TAP block reduces morphine consumption after elective minimally invasive colon surgery
L-TAP block reduces morphine use after colon surgery
Laparoscopic-assisted TAP block demonstrates superiority over placebo in reducing postoperative morphine use during colon surgery.
A new type of nerve block may help reduce the amount of morphine patients need during the first day after minimally invasive colon surgery.
Lignocaine-based opioid-free anesthesia increases sevoflurane need in head-and-neck cancer surgery
Opioid-free surgery needs more gas to keep patients asleep safely
This randomized trial in 30 patients undergoing head-and-neck cancer surgery found that lignocaine-based opioid-free anesthesia required hig…
Opioid-free anesthesia using lignocaine needs more breathing gas and causes more blood pressure spikes than morphine during major head surge…
Systematic review and meta-analysis on oliceridine versus morphine for postoperative nausea and vomiting
Oliceridine at low doses reduces nausea and vomiting after surgery compared with morphine
This systematic review and meta-analysis of 1,767 patients found that oliceridine significantly reduced postoperative nausea and vomiting co…
A meta-analysis shows oliceridine lowers nausea and vomiting after anesthesia compared to morphine, with fewer side effects at specific dose…
Intraoperative methadone alters 72-hour postoperative morphine use after hip fracture surgery in older adults
Can a single dose of methadone during hip surgery reduce painkiller needs?
In this randomized trial of 129 patients aged 60 or older undergoing hip fracture surgery, a single intraoperative dose of methadone (0.10 m…
A single methadone dose during hip surgery cuts early morphine use but keeps older patients in the hospital longer than those given a placeb…
Case report of semi-implantable IDDS for advanced cancer pain in three patients
Can a small pump stop severe cancer pain in just one day?
This case-based study describes three representative patients with advanced cancer pain treated with a semi-implantable intrathecal drug del…
A small pump delivered direct spinal medicine to three advanced cancer patients, dropping their worst pain from near maximum to zero within …
Auditory distraction and VR reduce pain during burn dressing changes in adults receiving morphine
Can music or VR help ease the agony of burn dressing changes?
A single-center RCT in 60 adults undergoing burn dressing changes found both auditory distraction and VR significantly reduced pain severity…
Listening to music or watching nature scenes on a headset reduced pain and improved breathing during burn dressing changes just as well as m…
Guided Breathing VR Reduces Opioid Use Post-PTBD in Cancer Patients by 64%
Can Virtual Reality and Breathing Techniques Reduce Cancer Pain?
In a randomized trial, guided breathing VR (VRBG) significantly reduced opioid use post-PTBD compared to conventional VR (VROG), with a mean…
Cancer patients using virtual reality with guided breathing took significantly less pain medication after a painful procedure than those usi…