Pain
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Most kneecap pain can be managed conservatively
Conference Coverage
J-Tip syringe cuts venipuncture pain in young kids
Key clinical point: Needle-free local anesthesia via jet-injected lidocaine is a fast and effective means of reducing venipuncture pain for young...
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Opioid prescribing varies widely across the country
Key clinical point: Increasing physician education, changes in legislation, and enforcement action at the state level may have the greatest...
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Naloxegol cut opioid-associated constipation without impairing pain relief
Key clinical point: Naloxegol improves opioid-induced constipation without affecting pain relief.
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FDA approves generic celecoxib
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Tapping office IT boosts orthopedic patient–reported outcomes
Major finding: Monthly completion rates of patient-reported outcomes questionnaires ranged from a high of 91% to a low of 56%. Data source: An...
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Longer-term opioid use in workers’ comp cases highest in Louisiana
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Intraoperative wound anesthetic cut chronic pain after hip replacement
Major finding: Severe pain at 12 months was reduced from 8.6% with standard care to 1.4% with the addition of local anesthetic wound infiltration...
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Men have more major complications after hip, knee replacement
Major finding: Men had more acute MIs within 90 days after total knee arthroplasty than did women (1.1% vs. 0.8%), more infection within 2 years...
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FDA panel not convinced by opiate combination safety
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Physicians are major source for frequent opioid misusers
Major Finding: Opioid pain relievers were prescribed by a physician for 18% of people who used them only 1-29 days of the year, but that...