Postsurgical Pain

Single Injection of Ketorolac Reduces Surgical Pain More Effectively Than Opioids

Jessica Nye, PhD

July 19, 2021

The researchers’ goals were to compare the efficacy and adverse effects of single‐dose intravenous ketorolac for postoperative pain in adults and compare it with placebo or an active comparator.

General Endocrinology

Intravenous Magnesium May Improve Postoperative Pain and Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

Jessica Nye, PhD

April 20, 2021

Magnesium’s potential action as a voltage-gated antagonist of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors to mediate pain transduction is reviewed here.

General Endocrinology

Older Age and Previous Opioid Use Associated With Persistent Postoperative Opioid Use

Lauren Biscaldi

April 19, 2021

The goal of the study researchers was to identify rates of persistent postoperative opioid use after hip arthroscopy and to identify those factors associated with persistent use.

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