Review
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Leanne Teoh, Michael McCullough, Meng-Wong Taing
Summary: This article aims to evaluate the effectiveness of oxycodone for acute dental pain. The systematic review and meta-analysis found that oxycodone, when combined with paracetamol, provides better analgesia. However, compared to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, oxycodone is less effective.
JOURNAL OF DENTISTRY
(2022)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Binglin Du, Zhongmiao Xu, Xin Zhong
Summary: Electroacupuncture can effectively improve postoperative pain in mixed hemorrhoids, and it is an effective method worth further research and promotion for improving pain after hemorrhoidectomy.
Review
Surgery
Hala Muaddi, Erin Lillie, Stephanie Silva, Jori-Lee Cross, Karim Ladha, Stephen Choi, Aaron Mocon, Paul Karanicolas
Summary: This study systematically reviewed and meta-analyzed the effects of cryotherapy on closed incisions. The results showed that cryotherapy can significantly reduce postoperative pain and opioid consumption. However, it has no effect on hospital length of stay or surgical site infection rate.
Review
Clinical Neurology
Priscila R. Toledo, Francisco Lotufo-Neto, Helen Verdeli, Alessandra C. Goulart, Andrea Horvath Marques, Ana Cristina de Oliveira Solis, Yuan-Pang Wang
Summary: The study compared the effects of different interventions on weight loss, binge eating behaviors, and depressive symptoms in patients with overweight/obesity and depression. The results showed that interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) had some benefits for these patients compared to other interventions.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2023)
Review
Behavioral Sciences
Pascaline Langlois, Anaick Perrochon, Romain David, Pierre Rainville, Chantal Wood, Audrey Vanhaudenhuyse, Benjamin Pageaux, Amine Ounajim, Martin Lavalliere, Ursula Debarnot, Carlos Luque-Moreno, Manuel Roulaud, Martin Simoneau, Lisa Goudman, Maarten Moens, Philippe Rigoard, Maxime Billot
Summary: This systematic review and meta-analysis found that hypnosis treatment can effectively reduce pain intensity and pain interference in patients with chronic musculoskeletal and neuropathic pain. A minimum of 8 sessions of hypnosis treatment is recommended for better outcomes.
NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS
(2022)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Davide Previtali, Alberto Mameli, Stefano Zaffagnini, Paolo Marchettini, Christian Candrian, Giuseppe Filardo
Summary: The present study aimed to analyze existing evidence on pain sensitisation in tendinopathies. Results showed that tendinopathies are characterized by pain sensitisation, with conflicting results for different types of tendinopathies. Patients' characteristics were found to significantly influence the results of pain sensitisation.
Review
Food Science & Technology
Andrea Panunzio, Alessandro Tafuri, Giovanni Mazzucato, Clara Cerrato, Rossella Orlando, Vincenzo Pagliarulo, Alessandro Antonelli, Maria Angela Cerruto
Summary: Botulinum toxin A (BTX-A) may be an effective treatment for certain subtypes of chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS). However, the heterogeneity in clinical and methodological aspects of the studies included makes it necessary to conduct higher-level research to assess its efficacy and safety.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Zhigang Zhao, Kaiming Xu, Yanting Zhang, Gang Chen, Youfa Zhou
Summary: QLB significantly reduced postoperative opioid consumption, pain scores, time to first request for rescue analgesic, and incidence of PONV in women undergoing cesarean section. However, the quality of evidence for most results was still low to moderate.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Review
Rheumatology
Jesus Prego-Dominguez, Zahra Khazaeipour, Narmeen Mallah, Bahi Takkouche
Summary: This study revealed a moderate increase in the risk of chronic pain for individuals with low and medium socioeconomic status compared to those with high socioeconomic status, with consistent results across subgroup analyses. The study found moderate to high heterogeneity across strata, and some evidence of publication bias in studies related to low socioeconomic status. Further research in developing countries is needed to confirm these findings.
Review
Anesthesiology
Christine H. Meyer-Friessem, Erik Lipke, Stephanie Weibel, Peter Kranke, Sylvia Reichl, Esther M. Pogatzki-Zahn, Peter K. Zahn, Alexander Schnabel
Summary: Perioperative administration of ketamine may provide pain relief and reduce opioid consumption and postoperative sedation in opioid users undergoing surgery.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ANESTHESIA
(2022)
Review
Anesthesiology
Thomas Cheriyan, Mohamed Gaber, Taylor Glenn, John Latremouille, Kayla L. Loy, Jerry Cheriyan, Anterpeet Dua, Paramvir Singh, Vikas Kumar, Mohamed Ben Omran
Summary: This meta-analysis compares the efficacy of intraoperative methadone with other opioids on postoperative outcomes. The results show that there is no significant reduction in opioid consumption postoperatively between the groups. However, pain scores within 24 hours were significantly lower in the methadone group. There was no difference in secondary outcomes such as extubation time, nausea, vomiting, and respiratory depression.
Article
Anesthesiology
Chang-Hoon Koo, Junkyu Kim, Hyo-Seok Na, Jung-Hee Ryu, Hyun-Jung Shin
Summary: Lidocaine patch has been shown to reduce postoperative pain without side effects, although its ability to save morphine remains uncertain.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ANESTHESIA
(2022)
Review
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yu Ye, Yaodan Bi, Jun Ma, Bin Liu
Summary: Thoracolumbar interfascial plane (TLIP) block has been shown to effectively reduce opioid consumption, alleviate postoperative pain, reduce rescue analgesia requirement, and lower the incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting in spine surgery. Additionally, TLIP block is superior to wound infiltration in terms of opioid consumption.
Review
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Parbati Thapa, Shaun Wen Huey Lee, K. C. Bhuvan, Juman Abdulelah Dujaili, Mohamed Izham Mohamed Ibrahim, Sudesh Gyawali
Summary: Pharmacists play a significant role in chronic pain management, with interventions such as medication review reducing pain intensity for patients. Opiate stewardship provided by pharmacists is effective, but the intervention is more expensive compared to standard treatment. Further research is needed to assess the economic benefits and other health outcomes of pharmacist-provided interventions in chronic pain management.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Psychiatry
Luhan Tang, Fangzhong Xu, Ge Yu, Chong Li, Sijin Wen, Wanhong Zheng
Summary: Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) is found to be effective in treating Chinese patients with certain psychiatric conditions such as Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and Postpartum depression, according to a systematic review. It highlights the need for further research in this field.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Arela Agako, Lisa Burckell, Randi E. McCabe, Benicio N. Frey, Emily Barrett, Katherine Silang, Sheryl M. Green
Summary: This study developed and evaluated a targeted dialectical behavioral therapy skills group for perinatal women experiencing emotion dysregulation. The findings suggest that this group is effective in reducing emotion dysregulation symptoms and has the potential to improve overall perinatal care.
PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Abdul Rehman Qureshi, Oluwatoni Makanjuola, Samuel Neumark, Andrew Garas, Li Wang, Jason W. Busse
Summary: The study identified research priorities among Canadian military veterans with chronic noncancer pain, including optimizing pain management after release, establishing the effectiveness of self-care, and identifying and treating mental illness in veterans with chronic pain. The importance of improving chronic pain care while in the military was rated higher by females.
Review
Anesthesiology
Vahid Ashoorion, Behnam Sadeghirad, Li Wang, Atefeh Noori, Meisam Abdar, Yechan Kim, Yaping Chang, Nadia Rehman, Luciane C. Lopes, Rachel J. Couban, Mahmood Aminilari, Alireza Malektojari, Sara Ghazizadeh, Yasir Rehman, Mehdi Ghasemi, Anthony Adili, Gordon H. Guyatt, Jason W. Busse
Summary: Approximately one in four total knee replacement patients develop persistent pain. Factors such as pain catastrophizing, younger age, and moderate-to-severe acute post-operative pain are associated with persistent pain after knee replacement surgery, while sex and higher pre-operative pain may also play a role.
Article
Psychiatry
Christina Puccinelli, Jean-Philippe Gagne, Dubravka Gavric, Irena Milosevic, Randi E. McCabe, Noam Soreni, Gillian M. Alcolado, Karen Rowa
Summary: This study examined whether clinicians' willingness to encourage challenging exposures differed depending on the repugnant obsession subtype and found that clinicians were less likely to encourage exposures for intentional harm, accidental harm, and pedophilia obsessions. Clinicians reported varying levels of comfort in encouraging clients to face feared thoughts/triggers depending on the content of symptoms, which may contribute to suboptimal treatment for those with pedophilic and harm obsessions. Clinician experience had limited impact on these findings, highlighting the need for more training about exposure and response prevention being a safe and effective intervention.
JOURNAL OF OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE AND RELATED DISORDERS
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Grishma Dabas, Karen Rowa, Irena Milosevic, David A. Moscovitch, Randi E. McCabe
Summary: The study found that specific types of safety behaviors have negative effects on the likeability and authenticity of individuals with SAD during conversations with strangers. The use of inhibiting/restricting and active safety behaviors mediates the relationship between group status and likeability, as well as participant-rated authenticity.
BEHAVIOURAL AND COGNITIVE PSYCHOTHERAPY
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Melise J. Ouellette, Karen Rowa, Duncan H. Cameron, Ashleigh Elcock, Noam Soreni, Elizabeth J. Pawluk, Randi E. McCabe
Summary: This study examined the cannabis use motives in individuals with anxiety disorders, finding that they primarily use cannabis for coping and enhancement motives. Frequent users were found to use cannabis for coping and expansion motives significantly more than infrequent users.
Review
Surgery
Jian-jun Xue, Yi-yang Cui, Jason W. Busse, Long Ge, Ting Zhou, Wei-hua Huang, Sheng-shuang Ding, Jie Zhang, Ke-hu Yang
Summary: A systematic review showed that transversus thoracic muscle plane blocks (TTMPBs) during cardiac surgery can reduce postoperative pain at rest and with movement, opioid consumption, ICU length of stay, and the incidence of nausea and vomiting.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SURGERY
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Alex Thabane, Jason W. Busse, Ranil Sonnadara, Mohit Bhandari
Summary: A strong pipeline of creative ideas and individuals is critical in order to address the complex healthcare challenges of the 21st century. The field of creativity in surgery is currently underexplored and it is important to examine the level and nature of creativity among surgeons from various specialties and backgrounds. Identifying the areas of surgery with strong and weak levels of creativity, as well as the predictors of high creativity among surgeons, may aid in the selection and training of future surgeons.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Jane Jomy, P. Jani, F. Sheikh, R. Charide, J. Mah, R. J. Couban, B. Kligler, A. J. Darzi, B. K. White, T. Hoppe, J. W. Busse, D. Zeraatkar
Summary: This systematic review identified 45 instruments for measuring subjective health status, and two instruments, M2C-Q and WHOQOL-BREF, showed the most promise for this purpose.
BMJ MILITARY HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Briar E. Inness, Randi E. McCabe, David L. Streiner, Emily Barrett, Sheryl M. Green
Summary: Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is a significant mental health concern in the perinatal period. The Worry Behaviors Inventory (WBI) may not adequately capture the extent of GAD behaviors during this time. This study evaluated the Perinatal Revised WBI (WBI-PR) in a sample of perinatal women with and without GAD to assess its validity and predictive utility. The findings supported a 10-item scale with good internal consistency and construct validity, and the WBI-PR predicted GAD diagnostic status independently of other anxiety and depression symptoms.
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Christina Puccinelli, Duncan H. Cameron, Melise J. Ouellette, Randi E. McCabe, Karen Rowa
Summary: Worry is a transdiagnostic characteristic across mental health disorders, and reliable and valid measures are needed to track weekly progress. The Penn State Worry Questionnaire-Past Week (PSWQ-PW) is a psychometrically sound tool that measures worry severity. It has good reliability and convergent validity, but poor discriminant validity with depression and stress measures. The PSWQ-PW is not useful for diagnosing or screening Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), but it demonstrates strong treatment sensitivity.
JOURNAL OF PSYCHOPATHOLOGY AND BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Linan Zeng, Shelly-Anne Li, Mengting Yang, Lijiao Yan, Lise M. Helsingen, Michael Bretthauer, Thomas Agoritsas, Per O. Vandvik, Reem A. Mustafa, Jason Busse, Reed A. C. Siemieniuk, Lyubov Lytvyn, Lingli Zhang, Romina Brignardello-Petersen, Gordon H. Guyatt
Summary: This study explores guideline panelists' understanding of panel surveys in eliciting patient values and preferences, and their influence on making recommendations. The results show that most panelists found the survey easy to follow and that it helped incorporate patient values and preferences in the tradeoffs, enhancing the rationale behind the decisions.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Mansi Patel, Jane Jomy, Rachel J. Couban, Helene Le Scelleur, Jason W. Busse
Summary: This review examines the challenges and transition needs of military personnel living with chronic pain as they return to civilian life. The study identified several challenges in areas such as identity, interpersonal interactions, employment, education, finances, self-care and mental health, and accessing services and care. However, there is a lack of specific research on individuals released with chronic pain, highlighting the need for further studies to address their unique needs and well-being.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Minghong Yao, Yuning Wang, Jason W. Busse, Matthias Briel, Fan Mei, Guowei Li, Kang Zou, Ling Li, Xin Sun
Summary: This study aims to explore the integration of non-randomised studies of interventions (NRSIs) into meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and investigate the impact of including NRSIs on pooled estimates. A systematic survey of 210 systematic reviews published from 2017 to 2022 will be conducted to assess the concordance between NRSIs and RCTs, and the factors associated with agreement will be examined through regression analysis. The findings will be disseminated through peer-reviewed publications, conference presentations, and condensed summaries for clinicians, health policymakers, and guideline developers.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Yasir Rehman, Malgorzata Bala, Nadia Rehman, Arnav Agarwal, Magdalena Koperny, Holly Crandon, Ream Abdullah, Alexandra Hull, Nima Makhdami, Savannah Grodecki, Anna Wrzosek, Wiktoria Lesniak, Nathan Evaniew, Vahid Ashoorion, Li Wang, Rachel Couban, Brian Drew, Jason W. Busse
Summary: This study conducted a systematic review to explore factors associated with chronic post-surgical leg pain and impairments after lumbar microdiscectomy for sciatica. The results showed that female sex is likely associated with persistent leg pain and failure to return to work, and older age is probably associated with greater post-surgical disability. Future research should investigate the association between legal representation and preoperative opioid use with persistent pain and impairment after microdiscectomy for sciatica.
CUREUS JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE
(2023)