Surgical procedures are key drivers of pain development and opioid utilization globally.
Various organizations have generated guidance on postoperative pain management …

Perioperative pain management is a unique challenge in patients undergoing spine surgery
due to the increased incidence of both pre-existing chronic pain conditions and chronic …

Effective pain management is a key component in the continuum of perioperative care to
ensure optimal outcomes for surgical patients. The overutilization of opioids in the past few …

The adrenal gland is a vital endocrine organ, and adrenal steroid synthesis and secretion
are closely regulated by the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis in response to …

3. Turbitt LR, Mariano ER, El-Boghdadly K. Future directions in regional anaesthesia: not
just for the cognoscenti. Anaesthesia 2020; 75: 293e7 4. Kukreja P, Deichmann P, Selph JP …

Purpose Surgical stress promotes tumor metastasis. Interleukin (IL)-17 plays a pivotal role in
cancer progression, and high IL-17 expression predicts poor prognosis of non-small-cell …

Study objective Rib fractures (RF) are common injuries. Multiple analgesia strategies are
available for treatment of pain associated with RF. However, the optimal multimodal …

Background Multimodal analgesia in rib fractures (RFs) is designed to maximize pain control
while minimizing narcotics. Prior research with intravenous lidocaine (IVL) efficacy produced …

The management of pain in the critical care setting can be challenging and complex due to
patient comorbidities and the reduced capacity of critically ill patients to communicate their …

Introduction Traumatic rib fractures result in significant patient morbidity and mortality, which
increases with patient age and number of rib fractures. A dedicated acute pain service (APS) …