A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials of Labor Epidural Analgesia Using Moderately High Concentrations of Plain Local Anesthetics versus Low Concentrations of Local Anesthetics with Opioids

Pain Management

Cupping therapy versus acupuncture for pain-related conditions: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials and trial sequential analysis

Chin Med.

Zhang YJ, Cao HJ, Li XL, Yang XY, Lai BY, Yang GY, Liu JP

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Pain ReliefPostoperative Pain

Epidural analgesia versus patient-controlled intravenous analgesia for pain following intra-abdominal surgery in adults

Cochrane Database Syst Rev.

Salicath JH, Yeoh EC, Bennett MH

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Postoperative PainLabor and Delivery

High-dose versus low-dose local anaesthetic for transversus abdominis plane block post-Caesarean delivery analgesia: a meta-analysis

Br J Anaesth.

Ng SC, Habib AS, Sodha S, Carvalho B4, Sultan P

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Back PainChronic Pain

Benefits and harms of spinal manipulative therapy for the treatment of chronic low back pain: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

BMJ.

Rubinstein SM, de Zoete A, van Middelkoop M, Assendelft WJJ, de Boer MR, van Tulder MW

doi: 10.1136/bmj.l689.

Chronic PainPostoperative PainRegional Anesthesia

Local anesthetics and regional anesthesia versus conventional analgesia for preventing persistent postoperative pain in adults and children: A Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis update

J Clin Anesth.

Levene JL, Weinstein EJ, Cohen MS, Andreae DA, Chao JY, Johnson M, Hall CB, Andreae MH

doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.

Postoperative PainLabor and Delivery

Benefit and Harm of Adding Epinephrine to a Local Anesthetic for Neuraxial and Locoregional Anesthesia: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials With Trial Sequential Analyses

Anesth Analg.

Tschopp C, Tramèr MR, Schneider A, Zaarour M, Elia N

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Epidural AnesthesiaLabor and Delivery

Transversus abdominis plane block versus local anaesthetic wound infiltration for analgesia after caesarean section: A systematic review and meta-analysis with trial sequential analysis

Eur J Anaesthesiol

Grape S, Kirkham KR, Albrecht E

doi: 10.1097/EJA.0000000000001552

Back PainFurther Publications Pain

Optimal Acupuncture Methods for Nonspecific Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Bayesian Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

J Pain Res

Wang L, Yin Z, Zhang Y, Sun M, Yu Y, Lin Y, Zhao L

doi: 10.2147/JPR.S310385

General Anesthesia

Dexmedetomidine for craniotomy under general anesthesia: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials