BACKGROUND Chronic low back pain is a common health problem for adult workers and causes an enormous economic burden. With the improvement of minimally invasive surgical techniques (MIS) in spinal fusion and the development of fusion devices, more lumbar operations are today being performed through a less invasive technique. When compared with open surgeries (OS), MIS has demonstrated better...

The central role of the liver in drug metabolism sets the stage for drug-related hepatotoxicity. The incidence of hepatotoxicity associated with non-narcotic analgesics is low, but their widespread use both prescription and over-the-counter-makes analgesic-associated hepatotoxicity a clinically and economically important problem. Hepatotoxicity is considered a class characteristic of nonsteroid...

Pain control after traumatic rib fracture is essential to avoid respiratory complications and prolonged hospitalization. Narcotics are commonly used, but adjunctive medications such as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs may be beneficial. Twenty-one patients with traumatic rib fractures treated with both narcotics and intravenous ibuprofen (IVIb) (Treatment) were retrospectively compared with...

Nurses lack adequate pain management knowledge, which can result in poorly managed postsurgical pain. This study aimed to develop, implement, and evaluate pain management education and operational guidelines to improve nursing knowledge and pain management. This quality improvement project employed convenience samples of surgical oncology nurses and postoperative patients. The intervention invo...

Drug combinations for premedication are used to allay apprehension and to counter adverse reactions such as nausea and vomiting, but drug combinations potentially increase the risk of other adverse reactions. Monitoring is very important, and the Guidelines for elective use of conscious sedation of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry I recommend assessing heart rate and respiratory rate...

BACKGROUND Pain can adversely affect every aspect of a patient's daily activity, and consequently, it has a great influence on the quality of life. Studies have shown that health care professionals have little knowledge of and inadequate attitudes toward the assessment of pain and its treatment with analgesics. OBJECTIVES This cross-sectional study was designed to evaluate the knowledge, atti...

conclusions the findings of this study support concern about inadequate knowledge, attitudes, and practice regarding chronic pain management. we believe that further education and practical training will be needed for adequate pain management. background pain can adversely affect every aspect of a patient’s daily activity, and consequently, it has a great influence on the quality of life. studi...