Pain Management Journal Articles

• Communication About Chronic Pain and Opioids in Primary Care Find out how discussions about long-term opioid use for chronic pain during primary care visits may impact the visit experience for both patient and physician.
  Pain, April 2018
• Outcomes for ACDF With and Without Anterior Plate Fixation What benefits might anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with anterior plate fixation offer over the non-plating approach?
  Spine, April 2018
• QoL in Adolescents With HCV Treated With Sofosbuvir+Ribavirin How does treatment with DAAs and viral eradication affect health-related quality of life in adolescent patients with HCV?
  Journal of Viral Hepatitis, April 2018
• Fruit and Vegetable Consumption and Risk of Endometriosis Might increased intake of fruits and/or vegetables protect against endometriosis?
  Human Reproduction, April 2018
• Pain Management at the End of Life The ASPMN and HPNA issue a position statement regarding the safe and effective management of pain at the end of life.
  Pain Management Nursing, April 2018
• Understanding Infusion Pumps This article discusses the relative advantages and disadvantages of the various types of infusion pumps, their monitoring capabilities, and potential for error.
  Anesthesia & Analgesia, April 2018
• Interdisciplinary Models for Older Adults With Back Pain This study looked at the feasibility and acceptance of a model of collaborative care for older adults with lower back pain, which pairs medical doctors and licensed chiropractors.
  The Gerontologist, April 2018
• US Overdose Deaths: Opioids, Cocaine, and Psychostimulants The sobering statistics in this report indicate that the overdose epidemic has continued to worsen in the US, with deaths increasing across all drug categories examined, and across all demographics.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, April 2018
• Pregnancy Outcome in a Pregnant Patient With Idiopathic PAH While the risk of mortality in pregnant patients with idiopathic pulmonary hypertension remains high, this case demonstrates that with proper care it is possible for these patients to carry to term.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, April 2018
• How Do We Value Postoperative Recovery? Are patient-reported outcome measures an effective means of assessing value in surgical care?
  Annals of Surgery, April 2018
• Prognostic Discussions and Patient-Physician Relationships Does discussing the prognosis hurt the relationship between doctor and patient?
  Journal of Clinical Oncology, April 2018
• Chemotherapy-Associated Neuropathy in Early Breast Cancer Neuropathic symptoms may persist in over 80% of patients receiving adjuvant chemotherapy for early breast cancer.
  Journal of the National Cancer Institute, April 2018
• Fatal Yellow Fever in Travelers to Brazil, 2018 A recent outbreak of yellow fever in Brazil underscores the need for travelers to obtain timely vaccination and for clinicians to be alert to symptoms in returning travelers.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, April 2018
• Viable Human Placental Membrane Grafts for Diverse Wounds Cryopreserved human placental membrane grafts may be an effective option for chronic ulcerations that do not respond to standard wound care.
  Wounds, April 2018
• Consequences of Continuing ACEIs/ARBs in the Preop Period Patients using ACEIs or ARBs have been reported to be prone to hypotension during the administration of anesthesia. Should these drugs be discontinued in patients undergoing surgery?
  BMC Anesthesiology, April 2018
• Sudden Death in Schizophrenia Sudden unexpected death is not uncommon in schizophrenia. What are the most frequently implicated causes, and what do we know about their potential mechanisms?
  Current Opinion in Psychiatry, April 2018
• Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Secukinumab in AS Is secukinumab a safe and effective treatment choice for patients with ankylosing spondylitis?
  Arthritis Research & Therapy, April 2018
• Chronic Interstitial Cystitis: Comorbidities and Tobacco Use Might coexisting diseases and/or tobacco smoking contribute to the symptoms of chronic interstitial cystitis?
  Urologic Nursing, April 2018
• Cognitive Dysfunction and Pain The connection between pain and cognitive dysfunction could have important implications for future research on the treatment of chronic pain.
  Pain, April 2018
• Impact of Depression on PROM After Lumbar Decompression In what ways might depression impact patient-reported outcome measures following lumbar decompression?
  Spine, April 2018