T ueday, M arch 8, 2017 METHODS: Patients who underwent Exparel injection and On-Q implantation following autologous reconstruction were reviewed. Primary outcome measures included: Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA) dose/frequency/ attempts/rejections, daily pain score, required oral postoperative pain medication, and return-to-ambulation. Postoperative oral pain medications were converted to ...

T ueday, M arch 8, 2017 METHODS: Patients who underwent Exparel injection and On-Q implantation following autologous reconstruction were reviewed. Primary outcome measures included: Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA) dose/frequency/ attempts/rejections, daily pain score, required oral postoperative pain medication, and return-to-ambulation. Postoperative oral pain medications were converted to ...

Lidocaine is a use-dependent sodium channel blocker that produces analgesia when administered intravenously to patients with neuropathic pain. This article reviews the role and limitations of intravenous lidocaine infusions for neuropathic pain. Lidocaine infusions rarely provide relief that persists significantly beyond the duration of the infusion. Diagnostically, systemic lidocaine may help ...

radiotherapy in the head and neck region and chemotherapy might give rise to oral mucositis which is a severe and painful inflammation. there is no known definite cure for mucositis. a number of studies have attempted to evaluate the effect of low-power laser on radiotherapy- and chemotherapy-induced mucositis. the present study was undertaken to evaluate the effect of low-power laser on the pr...

Pain is experienced by most cancer patients and represents an important issue in the clinical setting. Breakthrough pain is a transitory flare of pain that occurs in most cancer patients on a background of otherwise controlled persistent pain. Treatment of breakthrough pain is a challenging phenomenon. Oral transmucosal fentanyl citrate (OTFC; Actiq, Cephalon, UK), a new opioid formulation with...

Through the perspectives of the children, this essay examines the communication between pediatric pain patients and their doctors. Based upon the oral history responses of thirty-two patients with chronic pain present for evaluation at the Pediatric Pain Clinic at UCLA, oral testimony was employed to uncover a wide range of topics related to a child's experience with pain such as family dynamic...

OBJECTIVE To explore the factors that influence older people's decision making regarding use of topical or oral ibuprofen for their knee pain. DESIGN Qualitative interview study nested within a randomised controlled trial and a patient preference study that compared advice to use oral or topical non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for knee pain in older people. SETTING 11 general...

The aim of this study was to establish the prevalence of orofacial pain and its impact on the daily performance of workers in the textile industry in the municipality of Laguna, Brazil. A cross-sectional study involving all workers (n= 267) of the five textile industries of the municipality in 2004 was conducted. Data were obtained through the questionnaire proposed by Locker and Gruska to meas...

Gastrointestinal symptoms are predominant in Crohn's disease. Oral manifestations may also occur. The prevalence of oral manifestations varies between 0.5% and 37%. The manifestations may coincide with or precede gastrointestinal symptoms, and can be subdivided into specific and non-specific lesions. In most patients, lesions are asymptomatic but some patients experience serious discomfort. Ora...

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the perceived impact of dental caries and dental pain on oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) among preschool children and their families. A cross-sectional study was conduct with 843 preschool children in Campina Grande, Brazil. Parents/caregivers answered a questionnaire on socio-demographic information, their child's general/oral health an...