NSAIDs and COX-2 Inhibitors Matthew R. Eng Kapil Anand Introduction Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and selective cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2) inhibitors have become valuable anti-inflammatory and analgesic medications in the perioperative…
Patient-Controlled Drug Delivery Systems (ie, PCA) Nellab Yakuby Lindsey Cieslinski Kelsey De Silva Caroline Galliano Introduction In 1963, Roe1 was the first to manage postoperative pain by titrating small intermittent…
Acute Pain Management in Patients on Medication Maintenance Therapy—Buprenorphine, Methadone, or Naltrexone Sameer K. Goel Shilen P. Thakrar Tina S. Thakrar Caitlin E. Martin Dharti Patel Savitri Gopaul Introduction Besides…
Opioid Agonists Lisa To Juan Gabriel Garcia Introduction Opioids are a group of natural, synthetic, or semisynthetic chemicals that interact with opioid receptors on nerve cells in the body and…
Management of Acute Pain in Amputation Joel Castellanos Christopher Reid John J. Finneran Introduction Amputation is a common procedure with ˜185 000 people undergoing amputations annually in the United States…
Chronic Pain and the Opioid Tolerant Patient Chikezie N. Okeagu Gopal Kodumudi Boris C. Anyama Alan David Kaye Introduction Investigation into the experience of pain has captivated medical research for…
Acute Pain Management for Orthotopic Liver Transplant Surgery Islam Mohammad Shehata Antolin S. Flores Leonid Gorelik Alan David Kaye Introduction Liver transplant (LTx) is the most effective treatment for patients…
Acute Pain Management in the ICU Farees Hyatali Franciscka Macieiski Harish Bangalore Siddaiah Alan David Kaye Introduction Pain in the critically ill patient is often underreported and misdiagnosed. Such factors…
Pregnant Patient Kelly S. Davidson Carmen Labrie-Brown Introduction Pregnant patients are a unique population requiring special consideration in regards to pain management for a number of reasons. When approaching management…
Acute Pain Management Considerations in the Older Adult Sarahbeth R. Howes Tyson Hamilton Elyse M. Cornett Alan David Kaye Introduction Many treatments for chronic pain in the older adult are…
