Process Optimization and Digital Quality Improvement to Enhance Timely Initiation of Epidural Infusions and Postoperative Pain Control

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

doi: 10.1002/14651858.

Epidural Anesthesia

Programmed intermittent epidural bolus versus continuous epidural infusion for postoperative analgesia after major abdominal and gynecological cancer surgery: a randomized, triple-blinded clinical trial

BMC Anesthesiol.

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A retrospective comparison of thoracic epidural infusion and multimodal analgesia protocol for pain management following the minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum

Paediatr Anaesth.

Man JY, Gurnaney HG, Dubow SR, DiMaggio TJ, Kroeplin GR, Adzick NS, Muhly WT

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Postoperative Pain

Gabapentin Does Not Appear to Improve Postoperative Pain and Sleep Patterns in Patients Who Concomitantly Receive Regional Anesthesia for Lower Extremity Orthopedic Surgery: A Randomized Control Trial

Pain Res Manag.

Eloy JD, Anthony C, Amin S, Caparó M, Reilly MC, Shulman S

doi: 10.1155/2017/2310382.

Postoperative Pain

Low-dose ketamine infusion reduces postoperative hydromorphone requirements in opioid-tolerant patients following spinal fusion: A randomised controlled trial

Eur J Anaesthesiol.

Boenigk K, Echevarria GC, Nisimov E, von Bergen Granell AE, Cuff GE, Wang J, Atchabahian A

doi: 10.1097/EJA.

Pain ReliefPostoperative Pain

Preemptive analgesia for postoperative pain relief in thoracolumbosacral spine operations: a double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized trial

J Neurosurg Spine.

Aglio LS, Abd-El-Barr MM, Orhurhu V, Kim GY, Zhou J, Gugino LD, Crossley LJ, Gosnell JL, Chi JH, Groff MW

doi: 10.3171/

Postoperative Pain

Systemic lidocaine fails to improve postoperative morphine consumption, postoperative recovery and quality of life in patients undergoing posterior spinal arthrodesis. A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial

Br J Anaesth.

Dewinter G, Moens P, Fieuws S, Vanaudenaerde B, Van de Velde M, Rex S

doi: 10.1093/bja/aex038.

Pediatric Anesthesia

Medication Errors in Pediatric Anesthesia: A Report From the Wake Up Safe Quality Improvement Initiative

Anesth Analg.

Lobaugh LMY, Martin LD, Schleelein LE, Tyler DC, Litman RS

doi: 10.1213/

Neuropathic PainPostoperative Pain

Perioperative pregabalin and intraoperative lidocaine infusion to reduce persistent neuropathic pain after breast cancer surgery: a multicenter, factorial, randomized controlled pilot trial

J Pain.

Khan JS, Hodgson N, Choi S, Reid S, Paul JE, Hong NJL, Holloway C, Busse JW, Gilron I, Buckley DN, McGillion M, Clarke H, Katz J, Mackey S, Avram R, Pohl K, Rao-Melacini P, Devereaux PJ

doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2019.02.010.

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