Perioperative Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation Reduces Postoperative Pain in Patients Undergoing Thoracoscopic Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Jianming Liu, Keqin Zhang, Yongyan Zhang, Feng Ji, Haifeng Shi, Yi Lou, Hua Xu

“…Perioperative TEAS significantly decreased postoperative pain and rescued analgesia requirements and the incidence of PONV in patients undergoing thoracoscopic surgery, with a higher patient satisfaction. …”
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Analgesic Impact of a Popliteal Plexus Block to Standard Adductor Canal Block in Arthroscopic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Randomized Blind Clinical Trial by Atef Mahmoud, Maged Boules, Joseph Botros, Mohamed Mostafa, Safaa Ragab, Mohammed Alsaeid

“…The addition of PPB to ACB was associated with improved analgesia and a reduced need for opioid-based sedatives following ACLR with an ipsilateral hamstring graft (https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04020133).…”
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Performance of Surgical Stress Index during Sevoflurane-Fentanyl and Isoflurane-Fentanyl Anesthesia by S. Mustola, T. Parkkari, K. Uutela, M. Huiku, M. Kymäläinen, J. Toivonen

“…Fentanyl boluses during surgery decreased SSI, indicating that increasing analgesia decreases SSI.…”
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A Randomized Controlled Trial of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Versus Standard of Care Recovery for Emergency Cesarean Deliveries at Mbarara Hospital, Uganda by Moris, Baluku, Francis, Bajunirwe, Joseph, Ngonzi, Joseph, Kiwanuka, Stephen, Ttendo

“…Patients in the ERAS arm were treated with a modified ERAS protocol that included modified counseling and education, prophylactic antibiotics, antiemetics, normothermia, restrictive fluid administration, and multimodal analgesia. They also received early initiation of mobilization, feeding, and urethral catheter removal. …”
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Effect of transcranial direct current stimulation on postoperative sleep disturbance in older patients undergoing lower limb major arthroplasty: a prospective, double-blind, pilot,... by Chunyan Li, Jie Yang, He Liu, Wen Tan, Song Zhang, Hongxing Zhang, Yuan Han, Mingshu Tao, Rongguang Liu, Jiaxing Fang, Dexian Chen, Qi Wei, Xingyu Xiong, Wenxin Zhao, Junli Cao

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Bilateral Outpatient Total Knee Arthroplasty – Is it Feasible, Safe, and Worth Considering: A Pilot Study by Sunil Rajan, Saurabh Jain, Chetan Singh Dhosariya, Ashish Goyal

“…Conclusion: Bilateral outpatient TKA can be considered a suitable alternative with benefits of reduced hospital stay, and hence decreased morbidity and cost, early mobilization and recovery, economical advantages, minimal pain owing to multimodal analgesia, faster return to normalcy, and less mental stress or disturbances, but in selected patients at specialized center only. …”
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Procedural Pediatric Sedation by Nurses: Available, Competent, and Safe by Laetiscia Lavoie, Catherine Vezina, Emilie Paul-Savoie, Claude Cyr, Sylvie Lafrenaye

“…Sedation and/or analgesia are standard of care for pediatric patients during painful intervention or medical imaging requiring immobility. …”
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Differentiating False Loss of Resistance from True Loss of Resistance While Performing the Epidural Block with the CompuFlo® Epidural Instrument by Pasquale Vaira, Michela Camorcia, Tiziana Palladino, Matteo Velardo, Giorgio Capogna

“…We performed epidural block with the CompuFlo® epidural instrument in 120 healthy women who requested labor epidural analgesia. The epidural needle was considered to have reached the epidural space when an increase in pressure (accompanied by an increase in the pitch of the audible tone) was followed by a sudden and sustained drop in pressure for more than 5 seconds accompanied by a sudden decrease in the pitch of the audible tone, resulting in the formation of a low and stable pressure plateau. …”
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The Effect of Lower-Limb Exercise on Pain Management of the Patients Undergoing Posterior Lumbar Fusion Surgery: A Retrospective Case-Control Study by Tong Wu, Yong Ye

“…After surgery, some patients took celecoxib for analgesia (celecoxib group, 200 mg/day) while the others took celecoxib together with lower-limb exercise (combined group, celecoxib-200 mg/day). …”
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Risk Factors of Delirium Following Reconstructive Surgery for Head and Neck Tumors: A Retrospective Clinical Trial by Li L, Zhang L, Wu X, Zeng Z

“…Lulan Li,1,* Liupan Zhang,1,2,* Xixuan Wu,1 Zhenhua Zeng1 1Department of Critical Care Medicine, Nanfang Hospital, The First School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Internal Medicine, Zhongshan Shenwan Hospital, Zhongshan, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Zhenhua Zeng, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Nanfang Hospital, The First School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Baiyun District, Guangzhou, 510515, People’s Republic of China, Tel/Fax +86 20 61641884, Email zhenhuazeng.2008@163.comBackground: Patients after head and neck tumor reconstruction surgery frequently require deep sedation and analgesia in the ICU. However, the risk factors for delirium associated with propofol-based sedation remain unclear.Objective: The study aimed to explore the risk factors of delirium of propofol singled or combined sedation.Methods: This retrospective study analyzed ICU patients who underwent head and neck tumor reconstruction surgery. …”
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Treatment selection factors and outcome comparison in acute myocardial infarction by Elham Gholamian, Nasrin Hanifi, Parvin Shiri Ghidari

“…Outcomes such as hospitalization length, analgesia dose, rehospitalization, and mortality rate over a year showed no significant statistical difference between the PPCI and thrombolytic groups (P>0.05). …”
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Role of adductor canal block and genicular nerve block on postoperative pain and enhanced recovery in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty: A randomized clinical trial by Bassel Mohammed Elfokery, Mustafa Seet, Tareef Ashour, Hatem Alharbi, Mujeeb Ashraf, Hatim Alshareef, Mohammad Nyaz, Rayan Bakhreba, Atif Sait

“…Conclusions: The combination of ACB and GNB provided adequate analgesia and enhanced recovery via reducing pain scores, total opioid consumption with shorter hospital stays, better mobility, and patient satisfaction.…”
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The Utilization of Ultrasound-Guided Regional Nerve Blocks in Anesthetic Management for Fracture Surgery by Yi R, Li Z, Yang X, Huang T, Liu H, Zhang J

“…Nerve block techniques, which are critical in mitigating pain, involve the targeted administration of local anesthetics to disrupt nerve signal transmission, thereby achieving significant analgesia. Traditionally, these techniques rely on anatomical landmarks and the clinician’s expertise, which can introduce variability and potential risks. …”
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Ketamine Use in Hysterosalpingography (the Jimah Procedure): A Follow-Up of Bilateral Tubal Evaluation of 27 Infertile  Women  at a Teaching Hospital, Ghana by Bashiru Babatunde Jimah, Anthony Baffour Appiah, Benjamin Dabo Sarkodie, Dorothea Anim

“…This study found IV ketamine sedation produces profound anesthesia and analgesia and eliminates tubal spasm. We recommend that radiologists in developing countries should consider sedating patients during HSG and documenting observations and patients’ feedback to help assess safety and effectiveness in local settings.…”
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Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation Integrated into Pants for the Relief of Postoperative Pain in Hip Surgery Patients: A Randomized Trial by Yohann Opolka, Courage Sundberg, Robin Juthberg, Amelie Olesen, Li Guo, Nils-Krister Persson, Paul W. Ackermann

“…Mixed-frequency TENS integrated in pants could potentially be an interesting addition to the arsenal of treatments for multimodal analgesia following hip surgery. This trial is registered with NCT05678101.…”
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The Effect of Various Combinations of Peripheral Nerve Blocks on Postoperative Pain in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Comparative Prospective Study by Zoya Haitov Ben Zikri, Maryna Volis, Andrei Mazur, Tatjana Orlova, Hana Alon, Sara Bar Yehuda, Vladislav Gofman

“…The transversus abdominal plane (TAP) is currently used for post-LC analgesia. Posterior, subcostal, or rectus sheath TAP blocks are the conventional approaches used. …”
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Immune Toxicity with Checkpoint Inhibition for Metastatic Melanoma: Case Series and Clinical Management by Anna J. Lomax, Jennifer Lim, Robert Cheng, Arianne Sweeting, Patricia Lowe, Neil McGill, Nicholas Shackel, Elizabeth L. Chua, Catriona McNeil

“…A bullous pemphigoid-like skin reaction with refractory pruritus responded to corticosteroids and neuropathic analgesia. Disabling grade 3-4 oligoarthritis required sulfasalazine therapy in combination with steroids. …”
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Human Placenta-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Ameliorate Diabetic Neuropathy via Wnt Signaling Pathway by Songsong Pan, Sushant S. Hada, Yang Liu, Chao Hu, Mengdie Zhou, Shaoqiu Zheng, Minjie Xu, Changsheng Shi, Shiwu Yin, Xiaoyun Xie

“…Thermal stimulation response was determined with a plantar analgesia tester. The mice were sacrificed on 7, 14, and 28 days. …”
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Prevalence of Emergence Delirium and Associated Factors among Older Patients Who Underwent Elective Surgery: A Multicenter Observational Study by Gezahegn Tesfaye Mekonin, Megersa Kelbesa Olika, Mitiku Birhanu Wedajo, Ashanafi Tolasa Badada, Abebe Dukessa Dubiwak, Tajera Tageza Ilala, Mamo Nigatu Gebre

“…Adequate preoperative optimization and postoperative analgesia may reduce the prevalence of emergence delirium.…”
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Conservative Surgical Management of Stage I Bisphosphonate-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw by Paolo Vescovi, Elisabetta Merigo, Marco Meleti, Maddalena Manfredi, Carlo Fornaini, Samir Nammour, Giovanni Mergoni, Amin Sarraj, Jose V. Bagan

“…Surgical interventions were performed, under local analgesia, in patients unresponsive for a period of six months to noninvasive treatments such as cycles of local or systemic antibacterial therapy combined or not to low level laser therapy, ozone therapy, or Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy. …”
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