Search

A recent study found that a small number of major surgeries are responsible for a significant portion of opioid prescriptions given to children and teenagers. The researchers analyzed data from over 200,000 procedures and found that three procedures accounted for the majority of opioid prescriptions in children up to age 11: tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy, open treatment of upper extremity fracture, and removal of deep implants. In patients aged 12-21, the top three procedures were tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy, knee arthroscopy, and analgesia after cesarean delivery. The study suggests that targeting these procedures in opioid stewardship initiatives could help reduce the risks of opioid prescribing while still providing effective pain control. [Extracted from the article]

The article reports on research presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2024 annual meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania which showed that African American patients recovering from major surgery are less likely to receive multimodal analgesia, a pain management approach proven to reduce opioid dependence.

Reports that I-Flow Corp is seeking a medical device to change the way post-surgical pain is managed. Target market of the company's On-Q medical device; Recruitment of sales representatives; Variants of On-Q.

Focuses on the adoption of pain management service by major children's hospitals in the United States, in efforts to relieve postoperative pain felt by children. Inadequacy of other methods used to relieve the pain a child feels; Comments made by Doctor Neil L. Schechter; Ways devised by doctors to relieve children's pain without spending extra money; Details on the program adopted by hospitals.